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Gwen Stefani, a 39-year-old mom who could hold her own in a ska-punk circle pit, somehow managed to show up for the reunion tour run with a perfectly flat belly and a full reserve of energy.
On Saturday night by the response from the 17,000 in Burgettstown, Gwen Stefani and No Doubt bounced around the stage for the next hour and a half starting with the ska-pop songs, "Spiderwebs," and "Hella Good," after spirited opening sets by the Sounds and Paramore looking like an Orange Country mod squad in their gleaming whites.
Then, the set was pumped up with upbeat songs such as "Underneath It All," "Don't Let Go Away" and "Ex-Girlfriend," featuring the band members in a cool James Bond-style video. The dance hit "Hey Baby" broke into rap with vocal assists from horn player/keyboardists Stephen Bradley and Gabrial McNair.
Gwen also got her chance to really shine on the ballad "Don't Speak," which also came with an intricate acoustic solo from Dumont. No Doubt pumped the energy up again with its cover of "It's My Life," a gender-bending sing-along on "Just a Girl" and the slow reggae groove of "Rock Steady."
It's hard to watch No Doubt for 90 minutes and not end up at least mildly in awe of Gwen Stefani.
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