Michael Buble at the Vivint Arena

I have always wanted to see Michael Buble in concert but, for one reason or the other, I never had the opportunity.  When I heard he was coming to SLC last year, I bought a ticket for the concert immediately but, after Covid upended everything, the show was postponed a number of times.  It finally happened last night and I can't remember when I have had so much fun.  I had a huge smile on my face the entire time!  I love Buble's voice and I really enjoyed watching him perform because he is the ultimate showman.  He is also just a little bit irreverent and his interactions with the crowd were hilarious.  He performed, along with an insanely talented group of musicians and back-up singers, some lovely arrangements of quite a few standards, such as "Feeling Good," "My Funny Valentine," "I Only Have Eyes For You," "Such a Night," "When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)," and "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You." He talked about growing up in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, mentioning that it was famous for producing a bunch of hockey players that most people in the audience wouldn't know (this made me laugh because I know a quite a few of them, including my favorite player Joe Sakic), and he spoke lovingly of his grandfather's support of his singing career before dedicating "Lazy River" to him.  He dedicated "When I Fall In Love" and "To Love Somebody" (one of my favorites of the night) to all of the couples in the audience before quipping that if the singles felt left out they could join a couple in a threesome to spice things up!  He sang a snippet of "Everything" with a delighted audience member (after bragging about the long microphone he invented to comply with social distancing requirements).  He also performed the original songs "Haven't Met You Yet" and "Home," which are favorites of mine, as well as a beautiful rendition of "Forever Now," which he wrote for his son after a long illness (this brought tears to my eyes).  He turned the Vivint Arena into an intimate club by moving to a smaller stage at the other end of the floor with a few of his musicians to sing "Buona sera," "Just a Gigolo," "I Ain't Got Nobody" and "You Never Can Tell" and then ended his set with an exuberant performance of "Cry Me a River."  For the encore he performed "Where or When," "Everything" (I was so happy he performed the full version of this because it is one of my favorites), and an emotional rendition of "You Were Always on My Mind" after expressing his gratitude to his musicians, crew, and the audience.  Buble was brimming with energy and enthusiasm the whole evening and his show was everything I hoped it would be!  It was definitely worth the wait!

Note:  This was the first of several concerts I have this month!  Yay for the return of live music!