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Britney hits Boston

When Britney Spears descended from the ceiling at her nearly sold-out show at the TD Garden on Saturday night, she was looking more Death Eater than ringleader.

Dressed in a long, hooded black cloak, it didn’t take long for Spears to shed her Harry Potter hand-me-down, and the Britney we all expected to see emerged: flowing blonde hair (see: weave), gold studded leotard (the infamous ‘my p*$$y is hanging out’ costume) and of course a dangly headset microphone that may or may not even work.

Dubbed the ‘final act’ of the Circus Starring Britney Spears Tour, the stop came after a string of three shows at Madison Square Garden and was Britney’s second show in Boston in less than five months.

Although fans were promised ‘new songs, new surprises and new costumes,’ not much changed from the last show besides the costume part . . . and that stick of gum Britney shamelessly chomped during the last three songs.

Regardless, she was there, in all her popstar glory, working her newly toned body and lip-syncing her heart out just as well as you’d expect from any other overly-medicated mother of two.

She performed her hits (‘Toxic,’ ‘. . . Baby One More Time’), new favorites (‘If U Seek Amy,’ ‘Womanizer’) and a handful of older album tracks like ‘Breathe On Me’ and ‘Do Somethin’,’ which although aren’t as well known prove that Britney is still HBIC when it comes to choosing her set list.

While the concert showcased a hotter, more confident Britney than five months ago, the circus shtick that has been dragging on since the album dropped last December is getting tired. But so is the life of a Britney fan, and we’ll undoubtedly be willing to splurge another $200 on seats the next time Britney comes to town. Maybe she’ll even come with a spare pack of Wrigley’s and a working mic.

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