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“It was rare I was there”: I Remember the Eras Tour All Too Well
An extensive experience… The Eras Tour is making history, and it was definitely my favorite event of the year. I was wondering, where do I even start this post? Getting ready for the show, arriving at the arena, Taylor Swift coming on stage? Or over one year ago where I was in the Ticketmaster queue, buying beads to make dozens of friendship bracelets or scouting every shop for clothes that could become my eras tour outfit? The Eras Tour is something so extensive that it is hard to put the experience into a few words. It is reliving girlhood surrounded by other fans going through the same thing. It is a time…
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Nieve Ella Rocks Paradiso: Fan Love & Unreleased Hits
When you see bows in braided hair and flowy outfits with ruffles and lace, you know you’re at the right place! The indie newcomer Nieve Ella played the Paradiso Amsterdam on the 20th of April and her fanbase showed up in style and full of energy and dedication. From start to finish her fans screamed along every word to every song. Even the ones that are not released yet! Dynamic Set and Vibrant Performance Nieve and her band played a variety of songs from fan favourites to covers to unreleased tracks and shared background stories to most of the tracks. You could just see the excitement and joy radiating from…
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Chappell Roan Review: One Fascinating Performance in Amsterdam
Chappell Roan is on her Europe tour and takes us on a colourful trip through her debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess. On the 9th of December it is finally time. The pop princess is taking over the Melkweg Amsterdam with her colourful energetic show. The audience is showing up in cowboy hats, glitter, leather and highly artistic makeup. Chappell’s shows are a type of costume party as she gives a theme based on one of her songs for each city on her tour. For Amsterdam and Paris, the theme is based on her song My Kink Is Karma. Check out the music video and see…
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Cigarettes After Sex Concert: Outstanding Moments in Amsterdam
On the 9th of November Cigarettes After Sex played a hypnotizing show in front of 6000 people in Amsterdam. For the second night in a row, they sold out AFAS Live and enchanted the audience with their dreamy alternative pop. The whole evening had a cinematic feel to it from beginning to end. I chose my seat on the balcony to watch the stage design and visuals from high up. Slowly the pit and seats beside me started to fill and anticipation was rising as half an hour before the show sepia film scenes started playing on stage accompanied by jazzy music. Taken into another world The black and white…
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5 Seconds of Summer – Concert Experience
The Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer are back on tour! With a TV show concept resembled through their stage design, funny video clips in between breaks and interactive elements they entertained the fans to the fullest. The Mitsubishi Electric Hall in Düsseldorf was hot and buzzing from excitement on the 28th of September when Luke, Ashton, Calum and Michael made the audience dance and jump and go through all the feelings. AR/CO opened for 5 Seconds of Summer and played a set of their spacey electronic music. The Australian duo of Mali-Koa and Leo Stannard invited the audience into the world of their music and put on a good…
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Jesse Jo Stark – Concert Experience
On the 6th of September the American singer “Jesse Jo Stark” heated up the “Rotown” Rotterdam with an energetic show. On the Doomed Tour she gets to finally perform her latest album “DOOMED” in Europe. Every song has its own life and she takes us through the variety of her discography. Pre-Show Impressions Let me set the scene. It’s 30 degrees in the Netherlands, everyone is excited to enjoy the last summer days and a bunch of people stand in line in front of the venue Rotown. If you look around there’s dyed hair, leather skirts and fishnets and many excited smiles to be found in the queue. “This is…
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Lana Del Rey – Concert Experience
On the 4th of July the sold out Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam hosted Lana Del Rey live in concert. The singers dedicated fanbase has been waiting for years to get tour dates in Europe. The show was announced as a surprise out of the blue and 17.000 fans were lucky to secure tickets. The atmosphere has been something special that I have never experienced in this extreme. Let me take you on a journey through her magical show. Pre-Show Observations Outside of the venue fans have been camping for hours, waiting to see the American singer live. As the queue was growing I spotted outfits varying from white flowy dresses,…