Natasha Bedingfield Embraces Western Pride at Stampede

by Jeanne Dupuis on July 12th, 2008

Natasha Bedingfield was great last night when she stepped on to the Coca-Cola Stage at the Calgary Stampede. The audience showed some love as she began the set with some lesser-known songs but when she broke into hits like “These Words,” “Unwritten” and the new “Love Like This,” the crowd erupted into cheers. It was a more subdued concert than I’ve seen all week at the Stampede since, unlike with bands like Finger Eleven and Lifehouse, there was no moshing and certainly no body surfing. It was a nice change (even though I like the other stuff too).

She was really into performing and, at one point, she yelled “I’ve never performed for so many cowboys in my life!” Well, welcome to Stampede, Natasha! I hope she enjoyed herself - it looks like she did since, by the end of the show, she had a cowboy hat on herself.