on - color ed ▁floor , ▁las ers , ▁lif ts ▁and ▁giant ▁but ter fly ▁wings ." ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Entertainment ▁Ton ight ▁on ▁June ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Spe ars ▁said ▁about ▁the ▁show , ▁" I ' m ▁really ▁excited . ▁I ' m ▁probably ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁extra ▁nerv ous ▁the ▁day ▁before . ▁We ' ve ▁been ▁working ▁hard ▁for , ▁like , ▁two ▁months ▁now , ▁and ▁everything ' s ▁coming ▁together ▁really ▁good . ▁[...] ▁[ The ▁show ] ▁can ▁be ▁kind ▁of ▁[ gru eling ], ▁especially ▁when ▁you ' re ▁on stage ▁and ▁you ' re ▁on ▁your ▁e ighth ▁number , ▁you ▁get ▁really ▁wind ed ▁and ▁you ' re ▁like , ▁' How ▁can ▁I ▁do ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁show ?' ▁But ▁I ' ve ▁been ▁training ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁and ▁I ▁actually   — ▁before ▁I ▁come ▁to ▁re he ars als   — ▁I ' ve ▁been ▁working ▁out ▁and ▁stuff ▁like ▁that ▁so ▁I ▁won ' t ▁have ▁that ▁pred ic ament ." ▁ ▁After ▁M ina j ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁opening ▁act ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁she ▁said ▁on ▁Ryan ▁Se ac rest ' s ▁radio ▁show ▁she ▁was ▁looking ▁forward ▁to ▁creating ▁" a ▁new , ▁a ▁bigger , ▁a ▁br ighter , ▁a ▁more ▁spect ac ular ▁show ." ▁She ▁stated ▁that ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁her ▁set ▁was ▁about ▁the ▁music , ▁she ▁wanted