Britney Spears Brings 'Circus' To Pittsburgh

Thousands of fans, young and old, packed Mellon Arena Friday night for one of the most anticipated concerts of the year.

Britney Spears brought her 'Circus' tour to Pittsburgh.

The Pussycat Dolls opened the show, followed by a 15 minute circus-style performance which included acrobats, jugglers and gymnasts.

Slideshow: Fan Photos, Inside The Show

Raw Video: The Pussycat Dolls Perform

Raw Video: Britney Spears Performs

At about 9:20 p.m., Britney descended from the ceiling in a cage-type apparatus drawing wild screams from the fans. Britney started with the song 'Circus' followed by 'Piece of Me.'

Several local celebrities were rumored to be amongst the crowd. Channel 11 spotted Penguins star Evgeni Malkin with some great seats just a few rows back from the floor.

The tour has been called Britney's attempt at a comeback by many, but many fans Channel 11 talked to said Britney never 'went away' and is as strong as ever.

The drama that has surrounded the pop star's life over the past several years seemed to follow her to Pittsburgh.

On Thursday, two crew members hired by an outside contractor were fired after they were arrested in a scuffle with Pittsburgh police on the South Side.

Pittsburgh police were offered 300 free tickets to the concert Friday night by Mellon Arena/SMG.

When asked if Spears had donated the tickets to the police, a representative for Mellon Arena/SMG said, “SMG has no comment.”

If you attended the concert let us know what you thought by posting your comments below!

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