When I told people I was going to see Gwen Stefani, they looked at me with pity and confusion (sweet child, now why would you do something like that?), and then after considering it for a while were like, “actually that would be pretty cool, it sounds so out it must be in.” Stefani’s dirty laundry being washed in public recently hasn’t helped with enticing fans out of the woodwork of their now late-20s to early-30s adult lives. Rogers Arena had trouble selling out the venue and tickets were rumoured to have been given away at embarrassingly low prices. Once onstage, Gwen’s opening line to the fans was straight from the gut and emotional: “Thank you for showing up!” It was touching and a little sad. She then started playing songs that once upon a time must have packed venues from door to door. That’s when things went from doubtful to shameless fun at the Gwen Stefani 2016 concert, making it my most bizarre concert experience ever.