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The line of concertgoers in front of Hollywood's Avalon was wrapped around the corner Wednesday night. Chris Brown's Fan Appreciation Tour was making its Los Angeles stop. The venue that accommodates 1,100 patrons was sold out.

The crowd was abuzz, anxious to see the 20-year-old pop star on stage. The tour promoting the December 8 release of his third album, "Graffiti," is also a comeback effort. It's his first road show since his February 8 felony assault on his former girlfriend, Rihanna.

Fans in attendance held no grudges against the performer whose intricate dance moves have earned him comparisons to the late Michael Jackson.

Mack McConkey, a 47-year-old father from Ventura, California, brought his 16-year-old daughter and her three friends who are the same age. After the incident, McConkey spoke to his daughter about domestic abuse. He initially felt hesitancy about continuing to support Brown.

"It didn't seem politically correct at the time to stay, ‘Hey, you know let's give him a second chance right away," McConkey said. "And then it came out what actually occurred. I think that is where the forgiveness process started."

Some McConkey's female co-workers did not agree with him. "A couple ladies I work with weren't happy about me taking my daughter to see him," he said. "But I don't think they were ready to say, ‘Okay, let's jump back on the Chris Brown wagon.'"

Another parent it attendance agreed that Brown deserved a second chance. Los Angeles resident Yvette Young, 43, brought her 17-year-old daughter to the show.

Young said her daughter was influenced by some of the rumors that Rihanna provoked the altercation. "She's kinda on the fence about it," Young said. "You know all the controversy about what [Rihanna] did. Not saying it was right that he did anything to her behind what she did."

Young's 19-year-old son, however, has not supported Brown since the attack, and elected not to join them at the concert. "He's like I don't want to go see him," Young said.

Young saw a remorseful side of Brown during his interview with Sway on MTV. "I watched the interview the other day," Young said. "He seemed like he was really genuine. And people make mistakes. Hopefully, he can learn from it."

One woman who referred to Brown as her "little Boo Boo Cakes" said the tragic evident did not negatively affect her feelings for the singer.

"I don't think what he did was right," said Lita London, 23, "but it didn't make me like him any less."

London is adamant Rihanna did something to prompt Brown to beat her. "I thought Rihanna really deserved it," London said. "She should have got it worse."

London, who described herself as an aggressive woman who likes to "get beat up," stressed that there are two sides of every story.

"I know there are things she has done, shady things she has done to make him do this," London said. "Otherwise, he would have been sick to actually do that."

A 15-year-old girl from Newport Beach, California said that Brown's artistry helped her cope with his mistake.

"I was a little upset about it," Briana said about Brown's assault on Rihanna. "But I just think he's just a really, really good entertainer. So I had to forgive."

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