The high-energy act was followed by two singer-songwriters (perhaps somewhat incongruously). Beth Hart (of the Beth Hart Band) came on sans the Band, instead opting for a series of solos on the keyboard and guitar. Her strong voice carried her through the songs, but she wallowed in several attempts to preach social messages. After opening with a song dedicated to her sister who recently died of AIDS, she then discussed her recent sobriety. Before singing her latest hit "L.A. Song," she reminded the audience that "whether it's Alabama or L.A., the good life is not out there, it's in here." But for all her social consciousness, Hart still had no qualms about mooning the audience to expose them to her recently acquired tattoo.

Jewel, recovering from illness and a lost voice, had trouble reaching the high notes in her opening songs "You Were Meant For Me" and "What's Simple Is True." But she rallied her voice for four more songs, closing with a strange rendition of "Who Will Save Your Soul." She broke the song midway to introduce her band as well as some irritating skat-style lyrics which involved her imitating a kitten's meow.

Aguilera followed next and easily compensated for Jewel's weakened throat with a strong voice and heavily choreographed numbers with two male dancers. In a highly-charged performance that included "What a Girl Wants" and a cover version of "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire," she had the audience hooked. She closed with a seductive performance of her ubiquitous hit "Genie in a Bottle," looking very genie-like in velvet black pants and with an exposed stomach.

The concert's final act, Smash Mouth, delivered perhaps the best performance of the night, taking the audience through at least eight numbers and making the dance floor jump. Lead singer Steve Harwell came off brash and animated, perhaps from the alcohol he admitted to imbibing backstage. But whatever he drank worked. The set flowed smoothly and the longer length of the band's performance allowed for a wide range in their repertoire, which included their own hits like "Then the Morning Comes" and "All Star" as well as covers of Van Halen's "Runnin' With the Devil" and House of Pain's "Jump Around." With such a rich act, it's too bad many of the adults had already taken off--no doubt to relieve the babysitter back home.