With career-spanning hits in tow, Kelly Rowland rocked Sydney with a performance at The Everest 2019 on Saturday (October 19).
Drawing a crowd of thousands who were also on hand for the annual Royal Randwick Races, the ‘Kisses Down Low’ singer headed Down Under donning a form-fitting black leotard as she cranked out her solo songs ‘Like This,’ ‘Commander,’ ‘When Love Takes Over,’ and even Destiny’s Child hits ‘Bootylicious,’ ‘Independent Women,’ and more.
See highlights inside:
‘Can’t Nobody’
LQ fan video:
‘Bootylicious’
‘When Love Takes Over’
‘Independent Women’
While concertgoers took to Twitter in droves to praise Rowland for her show-stopping performance, the outing was greeted with controversy from animal rights advocates who have fought to increase awareness of the event’s reported mistreatment of horses. After successfully encouraging Pop megastar Taylor Swift to pull out of performing at Australia’s Melbourne Cup, activists and fans turned to Kelly to follow suit.
Using the hashtag #PullASwifty, ‘The Voice Australia’ judge was swarmed by tweets from fans suggesting she step down from the appearance – even going as far as creating a petition to discourage her participation (click here to view).
While their efforts proved futile, many are hoping the concert served as a “warm up” for the diva to showcase some of her long-promised new music. Click here to read her latest comments on the elusive LP.