The first half of the concert is a nonserious potpourri of songs, anecdotes, comedic interaction among the Imperials and their band, and a chance for members of the group to conduct light repartee with the audience. The Imperials are on friendly soil, and whatever they do is enthusiastically accepted. Fans react with open emotion to their professional entertainment. Song after song, with little or no introductions between, sweep the audience into an emotional climax for the evening. Feelings become more intense both and off the stage.
Stage lighting sets the mood for each new song and adds an aura of unity.
At this point, the Imperials could do almost anything they wanted with the audience. Many are ready to follow wherever these master entertainers lead. Emotions and the moving of the Spirit seem blurred together, and many members of the younger set don't try to recognize the difference. While the Imperials could have ended the concert on a purely emotional high, they instead focus attention more on the Lord. After a closing number, the auditorium lights brighten, and some, mostly young teenagers, come forward to whisper personal problems into any willing Imperial ear.