BELIEBERS UNITE!
Justin Bieber performs to a full house at Rexall Place Tuesday night. Fans stood outside for hours hoping for a glimpse of the star.
Screaming and tears erupted outside of Rexall Place as Canadian pop idol Justin Bieber was spied skateboarding Tuesday evening outside of his tour bus in advance of his performance at Rexall Place.
“I almost had a heart attack, I almost died,” said 17-year-old Jenasie Laliberte, who just minutes before tried to deny her adoration for Bieber before rushing the chain-link fence with a crowd of girls for her chance at a glimpse of the teen pop heartthrob.
“He was beautiful,” she said. “I almost cried, I can’t speak. I am dying right now.”
Jenasie has been to every concert Bieber has played in Edmonton. She was surprised by her parents who bought ticket for the whole family.
When asked which was her favourite Bieber song, Jenasie’s sister, eight-year-old Ciara Miller — still wide-eyed from seeing Bieber — responded with an enthusiastic, “all of them.”
Thousands of fans packed Rexall for Bieber’s Edmonton stop on his Purpose World Tour.
While Jenasie said she loves, “everything about him. His face, his body, his hair,” other fans are attracted to his music.
“I like the way he sings and how his lyrics really speak to me,” said Charlie Murray, 13, excited to see Bieber live in concert for the first time.
“It’s his looks, his music, he’s so inspirational and always brings me hope, makes me smile,” said her friend Paige Salloum, 13, about to see Bieber live for the third time.
While rumours have circled the young star after Bieber announced he would no longer be doing meet and greets with fans, Charlie and Paige said there was no need for the singer to apologize.
“I get why he did it, but I also would have loved to do it,” Charlie said