By Mike McKenney, Rock At Night New England
Venue: Foxwoods Grand Theater,Mashantucket, Connecticut-Gabriela Bee Supporting Walk Over The Earth – Friday May 31, 2019
I’ve been to many concerts over the years and seen some strange things. Floating pigs, and a ten foot inflatable rabbit, just to mention a few. However, Friday night was a first for me. Twelve-year-old, Gabriela “Miss Monkey” Bee opened for Walk Over The Earth Friday night and brought with her a dancing gorilla!
Gabriela (with appearances by her dancing gorilla), entertained the crowd at Foxwoods, performing songs that had something for fans of all ages. Starting with “The Final Countdown” (Europe cover), and Panic! At the Disco’s, “High Hopes”, Gabriela’s energy and enthusiasm had the audience on their feet. The all age crowd enjoyed the Grace VanderWall cover “Beautiful Thing” as well as “Something More” and “Feeling Alright.
Dancing and jumping around, the youthful Gabriel was joined by two musicians onstage, one playing guitar, the other playing drums and occasional kazoo.
With Gabriela’s confidence and stage presence, performing songs such as “Tequila” (The Champs) and Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” (Beatles)it is easy to forget she is only twelve years old.
However, with her positive energy and spunk, Gabriela kept her younger fans engaged throughout the show. Gabriela Bee and her Dancing Gorilla will continue to support Walk Over the Earth 2019 World tour through the summer.
Gabriela Bee Setlist:
1. The Final Countdown (Europe Cover)
2. High Hopes (Panic at the Disco cover)
3. Something More
4. Beautiful Thing (Grace VanderWaal cover)
5. Tequila (The Champs cover)
6. Feeling Alright
7. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
( Beatles cover)
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Mike McKenney is an award winning professional photographer and current New England Correspondent for Rock At Night magazine.
With his years of experience and passion for Concert Photography, Mike has photographed many of the famous acts in the world today.
Rock Icons such as Sting, Peter Gabriel, Dave Matthews, and Fleetwood Mac along with Country artist Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney,and Jason Aldean have all appeared before Mike’s camera.
"My goal is always to present the experience truthfully so fans can feel the energy and emotions the Artists convey. It’s a tremendous honor and responsibility to be allowed to create art while blending my two passions, music and photography”
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