Miley Cyrus covered hits like Queen’s “We Will Rock You” and Stevie Nicks’ “Edge of Seventeen” during the show-stopping performance.
Miley Cyrus delivered a stellar performance on Saturday night during the NCAA men’s final four concert.
Cyrus, 28, took the stage at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis to perform some classic rock and roll songs for an audience of socially-distanced frontline workers. The show occurred after the Baylor-Houston game, which finished in Baylor progressing to the title game against Gonzaga on Monday.
Cyrus, wearing a dark vest, trousers and a pair of lace-up vinyl boots, played versions of a few vintage hits, including Queen’s “We Will Rock You” and “Don’t Stop Me Now,” Stevie Nicks’ “Edge of Seventeen,” and Blondie’s “Heart of Glass.”She also took on some of her own hits, such as “Wrecking Ball.”
“⭐️ A STAR IS BORN ⭐️,” the Hannah Montana alum captioned a video on Instagram that included her leaving onto the stage.
Cyrus additionally shared behind-the-scenes footage from before the show via online media, including one video of her soundcheck execution of “Don’t Stop Me Now.” In another post, Cyrus postured for a mirror selfie while dressed her outfit for the outing.
“MILEY MADNESS ♥️♠️💋🎸👹 @FinalFour#MarchMadnes,” Cyrus wrote alongside a video that showed her arriving at the concert venue.
Cyrus was acclaimed on social media for her performance. Her father Billy Ray Cyrus composed on Twitter, “Mamaw Ruthie said it best ” Wow Wow Wow !!!!” Excellent performance #finalfour@mileycyrus @CBSI agree …Thank you first responders for your service and sacrifice. PS nice hairdo.”
The Bachelorette’s Tayshia Adams and Zac Clark additionally fixed on the show-halting execution. “@tayshia was passed out. Miley Cyrus sang one note and she is now dancing around the room like a teenager….0 to 60 would be an understatement here….” Clark, 37, composed on Twitter about his fiancée, 30.
Cyrus last performed for a major sporting event in February when she featured the TikTok Tailgate at Super Bowl LV in Tampa, Florida. For the show, she performed hits like “High” and “Edge of Midnight” from her 2020 collection Plastic Hearts, just as past singles including “We Can’t Stop.”
She additionally covered tracks like Nine Inch Nails’ “Head Like a Hole” and Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” and was joined by ’80s music icon Billy Idol to play out their song “Night Crawling,” just as rock whiz Joan Jett to sing “Bad Karma.”