Eight pop-radio acts played the annual KDWB Jingle Ball on Sunday night at the Xcel Energy Center, but a scan of the T-shirts favored by the majority of the 14,000 in attendance suggested there was only one true star of the show.
Just 15 and rocking a hairdo straight out of a 1974 issue of Tiger Beat, Justin Bieber is currently the hottest thing going among those of an age to consider ‘N Sync an oldies act. With the mug of a prepubescent girl and his right foot jammed into a cast — he busted it during a London concert late last month — Bieber cast an odd figure, to say the least. Not that it mattered a whit, because every time the kid opened his mouth, the sold-out crowd howled with unbridled tween lust.
For a comment from Bieber’s target market, I asked my 13-year-old pal Taylor Lieber for her take, and she gave me the following quote, complete with creative-spelling instructions and the desire to emphasize the word “more”: “Even though he broke his foot, I’ll tell you more than one time Justin Bieber rox my sox.”
Suddenly controversial 2009 “American Idol” runner-up Adam Lambert was a last-minute addition to the lineup, although he didn’t do much but patiently banter with KDWB DJs a few times between sets.
Oh, and other stuff happened, too. In honor of the show’s abbreviated nature — most sets lasted about 15 or 20 minutes — here’s an appropriately quick review of the acts, haiku-style:
JAY SEAN
He likes to act tough But his party tunes and grin Are brighter than most
OWL CITY
Owatonna kid Plays the X sans hockey stick Crowd hit: “Fireflies”
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