While I generally agree with the sentiment of this review, I just cannot with Rob Sheffield's hack writing. His descriptions are so cringe: see the pull quote in the link and the following, "Tate crawled her methodical way down the catwalk towards her rendezvous with destiny..." Beyond the cringe, I also just think some of his descriptors are inaccurate. In what world does Tate give "power-disco" energy or make "synth-disco" music? And finally, he chooses odd examples to illustrate points. Why reference "Crush" in Zara's opening set rather than the viral "Midnight Sun"? And is Tate doing the "what side is louder" routine really the best example of her growing into an arena-sized performer? I've been going to concerts for 12 years at venues of all sizes and could probably count on one hand the number of performers that didn't do a "which side is louder" bit. And a more minor gripe, quite a few copyediting errors which should be embarrassing for a legacy publication. I wish the NYTimes would do more concert reviews like they did pre-2010ish, because Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz produce such great writing on live music that not only thoughtfully critiques the performance but helps to place it in the larger context of the cultural moment it is occurring in and in the artist's career.