CHEROKEE — The Blurred Lines Tour, featuring Robin Thicke and his flashy rhythm-and-blues band, performed an hour-long set, and a 15-minute encore, that left the predominately female crowd on its feet cheering for more March 14 in the Event Center at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort.

Thicke’s concert drew about 2,600 people, including an unusually high proportion of young and middle-aged women — an ironic twist in light of the high-octane criticisms leveled by some feminists that Thicke and the video of his bestselling song, “Blurred Lines” — the world’s most popular song of last summer — are degrading to women. (Thicke has countered that the song “Blurred Lines” and the companion video that went viral were all done in fun.)

Despite the controversy, the ratio of women to men was “at least” 4:1 to see the dapper 37-year-old American-Canadian, according to a female Event Center crew member in an interview with the Daily Planet afterward.

More than a few of the fans could be observed making their smart phones a key part of their concert experience — shooting selfies before and during the show, shooting pictures of Thicke, texting and holding their phones up with the flashlight option on to signify their solidarity with the singer. 

Also the female-dominated crowd spent much time on its feet, with many swaying in apparent ecstasy to Thicke’s sex-infused music and visuals. There also were persistent female screams of approbation — reminiscent of Beatlemania — throughout the show.

The concert originally had been scheduled for Feb. 25, but was postponed — according to a TMZ Mobile Alert— on the heels of his separation from his wife, actress Paula Patton. The casino had said the postponement was “due to unforeseen circumstances.” However, the couple, once high school sweethearts, has since reportedly been on the path to reconciliation.

Thicke’s music and vocal styles have been described as heavily influenced by 1970s soul. Unsurprisingly, the singer named Marvin Gaye and Al Green among his main influences. Indeed, Thicke’s Cherokee performance affirmed the aforementioned preferences.

The show opened with an announcer asserting, “Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready for the white man of soul?

“Give it up, Cherokee, for Robin Thicke!” The crowd cheered loudly, with many attendees rising to their feet. 

From a cloud of fog, Thicke appeared in a three-piece black suit and sunglasses, as his all-black band launched into “Give It 2 U.” The band included a guitarist, bassist, two percussionists, a trombonist, trumpeter, saxophonist, keyboardist and two female backup singers.

The group kept the fast tempo going with “Magic” and other hits, but slowed down on about the fourth song, when Thicke sat at the piano to play and sing a few numbers. He first noted, though, that “we just want to make y’all feel good tonight.”

Throughout the concert, a strong part of the presentation of Thicke and his band was the visuals — the terrific choreography, the twirling of the horns and other instruments in time to the music, the lighting and other effects.

Alas, the music, often sounding bass-heavy and muddy, seemed to — sadly — come second. However, that formula proved to be a hit with the audience.

About halfway through the show, Thicke announced that the band would play a “Black Daddy” extended funk instrumental, during which he took a well-earned break and left the stage, along with his two backup singers, for the duration of the song.

Upon returning to the stage, Thicke launched into “Shadow of Doubt” — a magical combination of arresting lyrics and imaginative melody — easily the best song of the night, to that point.

After the song got rousing applause, the lights were turned down and Thicke noted, “This is a loud city. I like it. I feel like we’re in Philadelphia....” He then wished some people in the crowd happy birthdays and sang to them. 

Taking things a step further, Thicke removed his jacket and walked from the stage into the front row area, where women could be seen excitedly stretching out their arms to touch him. He nimbly kept on the move to avoid being mobbed.

After a few more songs, Thicke and his band ended the regular show and left the stage. However, they soon returned as the crowd, on its feet, pleaded for more music.

Much of the audience remained standing and roared with delight when Thicke and crew returned for an encore that included some soul hits from the past, including Michael Jackson’s “Rock With You” and Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together.”

As opposed to the flash of the regular show, Thicke — finally — seemed to really give it his all vocally, joined by his band doing its part, to dazzle the crowd musically with renditions of the aforementioned two songs. 

Given Thicke’s recent much-publicized grief over his wife’s breakup with him after eight years of marriage, his heart-felt rendition of “Let’s Stay Together” probably is as smashing — and profound — as one might ever hope to achieve with that song.

Wearing just a black vest and trousers, Thicke stood, perhaps with a glint of true sadness, simply snapping his fingers and singing from his heart:

“I’m... I’m so in love with you, / Whatever you want to do ... is all right with me.....”

During the chorus, he asked everyone to stand up, as he sang:

 “Ooo baby... / Let’s, let’s stay together.../  Loving you whether, whether / Times are good or bad, happy or sad....”

Continuing his in-depth vocal dig into “Let’s Stay Together,” Thicke then asked everyone to sing along, but most just stood in amazement at his exceptionally emotional and dramatically phrased singing of the following lyric:

 “Why, somebody, why people break-up / Ohhh, turn around a make-up / I just can’t deceive / You’d... never do that to me ... (would you, baby?) / Stayin’ around you is all I see....”

As more than a few people dabbed tears from their eyes, Thicke and his band then closed the encore with its most popular song, “Blurred Lines,” with the women in the crowd appearing to especially enjoy swaying to, and singing along with, the controversial and sexually suggestive song that remains immensely popular.

The opener, DJ Cassidy, performed for only 30 minutes, playing a hip-hop style mix of songs, based largely on soul and disco songs.