As a performer there is one real goal, and that is to leave an audience captivated. Leave them in awe, transfixed, and marvelling at your artistry. It’s easier said than done, and it takes a certain polish to pull it off, but on this winter’s Saturday night, two acts managed to do just that to…
Category: Live Reviews
LIVE REVIEW: Blackpink – Qudos Bank Arena
Hearing the refrain “Blackpink in your area” live just hits different. The global K-POP megastars are in Australia for four sold out shows across Sydney and Melbourne, and the hysteria surrounding their arrival is very real. It’s been four years in-between visits, and their stardom is at an entire different level than it was before. …
LIVE REVIEW: Ella Mai – Sydney Opera House
Over the past three weeks VIVID LIVE has offered so many incredible and unique live performances that have left audiences in awe. Wrapping up the 2023 season at the Sydney Opera House, Ella Mai delivered one of the most compelling shows of the festival with her soulful and fierce taste of RNB. With a platform…
LIVE REVIEW: Stephen Sanchez – The Metro Theatre
With a line that wrapped around the block an hour before doors, it was clear that Sydney was very excited to see Stephen Sanchez. Packing into The Metro, the sold out crowd were ready to be swooned by the king of TikTok swoon-pop, and singalong to his viral songs that have seen him sell out…
LIVE REVIEW: Kimbra – Sydney Opera House
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to attend a show where the crowd didn’t applaud, didn’t sing along, didn’t dance, didn’t talk, or didn’t film? Kimbra has – and for her headlining show at Sydney Opera House for VIVID LIVE, she asked the audience to do just that. Explaining it as an…
LIVE REVIEW: Peach PRC – The Metro Theatre
There’s something so special about being in a sold out venue for an Australian queer female popstar who’s just had a number one on the ARIA album chart, especially when you know it’s only one of three sold out shows at that venue for her. But this is the mainstream and commercial success that Peach…
LIVE REVIEW: Cian Ducrot – Liberty Hall
Cian Ducrot is currently on what feels like a giant victory lap. The Irish singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist is currently in Australia for his first run of shows following the global success of “I’ll Be Waiting” and “All For You”, and it’s very well deserved. With a sold out crowd pouring into Liberty Hall in…
LIVE REVIEW: Ruel – Aware Super Theatre
Ruel has officially entered arena pop star status. The breakthrough artist has just conducted his biggest headlining tour of Australia to-date in celebration of his debut album “4TH WALL”, which ended with a hometown date at Aware Super Theatre in Sydney. The theatrical affair was his continued experimentation into the pop world with a show…
LIVE REVIEW: The 1975 – Aware Super Theatre
Australia have had a love affair with The 1975 since the very beginning, but it’s safe to say things have escalated quite dramatically since their first visit for Big Day Out in 2014. Returning down under for their biggest run of shows yet, this also marks their seventh Australian tour, and while their core long-term…
LIVE REVIEW: Billie Eilish – Brisbane Entertainment Centre
I always joke that in 2019 I saw Billie Eilish when she performed at the Riverstage, but I didn’t hear her because the crowd was singing that passionately loud. It was half a joke, but half the reality. She was THE artist on the rise, and since then she’s won seven Grammy Awards, and become…
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