Baby, you need to try a little bit harder

By Siena Yates

Maybe it’s because he’s had a rough time with the paparazzi and fans mobbing his house in Sydney, but Justin Bieber does not seem happy.

He spent most of his Mt Smart show looking miserable and bored and like he’d rather be anywhere else.

He looked dead in the eyes, chewing gum, standing around with his hands in his pockets and dancing lazily, compensating by pulling up his shirt and grabbing at his crotch for applause.

The show itself is incredible. The lasers, lights, platforms, tricks, pyrotechnics, dancers — the whole nine yards. And Bieber’s vocals are consistently on point. It’s just let down by his apathy.

To be fair, he was sick. He coughed into the mic and his nose was red, but he could at least fake it.

The only time he came alive was during his drum solo (which was amazing) and when he introduced the local kids who danced with him during

But thankfully that perked him right up to go out in style.

From there he was smiling and joking and dancing weirdly and having a good time — and who would’ve guessed that would have been the biggest hit of the night?

He rounded off the set with his major hits including right through to and it was brilliant.

It’s just a shame it took him half the show to play ball.