Posts Tagged ‘Live Music’
Newsflash! Nicholas Stevenson Live @ The Enterprise [Camden - Friday Nov 22nd]
Posted: November 21, 2013 by Raider in London Venues, Raider Recommendations, Upcoming EventsTags: Camden, Events, Live Music, Music, Nicholas Stevenson, The Enterprise, Upcoming Events
Michael Bublé – 02 Arena – July 13th [Rated*****]
Posted: September 9, 2013 by Raider in Headliners, Instrumental, Jazz, Live Music, London Venues, Pop, SoulTags: 02 Arena, Art, Crooner, Entertainment, Live Music, Michael Bublé, Music, Naturally 7, Pop, Raider Music Posts, Review
It took many years, countless email notifications alerts, and a very stressful October morning in 2012 to finally bag myself two tickets to a Michael Bublé concert at the O2 Arena in Greenwich – and it was well worth the wait!
Opening for Michael Bublé was Naturally 7, a New York based seven person, all male a capella group, full of tight harmonies and classic tunes. With an infectious stage presence Naturally 7 were the perfect accompaniment, exciting the audience and gearing them up for the long anticipated arrival of the main act.
Michael Bublé’s arrived to a huge instrumental introduction, sliding down the stage in shiny shoes, a dapper tuxedo, and broke flawlessly into ‘Fever’ to screaming gooey eyed women around the arena. Buble continued to play a host of songs; several from his new album, some classic standards and a sprinkling of Bublé’s own pop songs including: It’s A Beautiful Day, Everything, Haven’t Met You Yet and a wonderful arrangement of Home with tear jerking visuals behind him. As expected his vocals throughout the show were powerful yet effortless, and the experience of his exceptional live band made paying the slightly extortionate £170 for two tickets slightly less painful.
I almost cried a river [excuse the pun] at the possibility that my favorite song was not to be included in the show, when Bublé’s reentered donning a sparkly silver suit and encored with the enormous notes of Cry Me A River to an almost wild audience. Buble finished with Save the Last Dance for Me and completed the night with what I naively believed to be a wiring fault, and was in fact Acapella belting out of the final notes of the concert. An unforgettable moment, which had the audience shrieking out in appreciation.
Flirtatious, charming, and welcoming – shaking hands and hugging people as he passes through the crowd, Bublé’s confidence, humor and camaraderie with his band made for a very pleasant experience. This was a truly wonderful show and I felt privileged to be able to appreciate Bublé’s voice live in an arena, as opposed to face up against a television screen. If you are a fan and have yet to experience Buble live in concert, I would strongly recommend it.
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Raider Videos – Rudimental Live@ 02 Academy Brixton
Posted: November 6, 2012 by Raider in Alternative, Artist Review, Dance, Live Music, London Venues, Raider VideosTags: 02 Academy Brixton, Arts, Feel the Love, John Newman, Live Music, Music, Review, Rudimental
After a few long hard seconds of pondering…the award for one of the best live music moments this year, has to go to Rudimental – Feel the Love feat John Newman. I am fully prepared to battle the cringeometer to say yes I could feel the love! Rudimental performed several tracks, but their summer smash hit was what the crowd were really waiting for! An epicly powerful feel good track, even the slightly weak live vocals of Mr Newman did not deter the Academy hoards to unleash a final burst of summer dance spirit amidst the impending October chills.
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Festival Review: Bangthebox@Lovebox Friday 14th June 2012
Posted: June 28, 2012 by Raider in Bass, DJs, Drum and Bass, Dubstep, East London, Festival, Grime, Headliners, Hip Hop, MCing, Post-Dubstep, Raider Reviews, Rap, Rinse FM, UK Garage, Various ArtistsTags: Benga, Dynamite, Entertainment, I Need Air, Live Music, London, LOVEBOX, Lovebox Festival, Magnetic Man, Ms Dynamite, Music, Review, Rinse FM Stage, Skream
This year the mighty Lovebox Festival celebrated a decade of love! After days of torrential rain and what was set to be a rather damp and dull day for Bangthebox on Friday; the heavens remained closed, the rain mac firmly packed away, and despite some hefty mud swamps, the day was glorious and the festival as expected was excellent.
Arriving just after 2:30 to hoards of early birds at the festival gates; it took a while to get past security and there wasn’t a great deal happening at this time around the festival. If you head there next year, give the festival a few hours to warm up. When it does all kick off, there is a lot to see and do at Lovebox. Given we arrived so early, we didn’t expect to leave having only seen a few acts. But after several ciders, much roaming, and several clashes with the main acts this was the case. We did however see Ms Dynamite, Magnetic Man, Roska and Stamina…3 minutes of SubFocus and 10 minutes of Plastician… Not bad really. Ms Dynamite was pure class, and Katy B made a surprise appearance, joining Skream, Artwork and Benga on stage to perform ‘Perfect Stranger’ which was a highlight of the day! At 2:40 in the ‘I Need Air’ video England score-great moment! For £30 this was a top-notch day festival, and one I would recommend to all lovers of good music!
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Tickets Still Available – Bang The Box@Lovebox Festival Friday 15th June [Victoria Park-London]
Posted: June 11, 2012 by Raider in Bass, DJs, Drum and Bass, Dub, Dubstep, East London, Electro House, Electronic, Festival, Funky, Grime, Headliners, Hip Hop, London Venues, MCing, Music Artists, Post-Dubstep, Raider News, Rap, Rinse FM, Techno, Trip Hop, UK Funky, UK Garage, Upcoming Events, Various Artists, YouTube VideosTags: Arts and Entertainment, Bang the Box, Events, Festival, Friendly Fires, Hot Chip, Live Music, London, Lovebox Festival, Music, Victoria Park
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Newsflash! Global Gathering Friday 27th & Saturday 28th July 2012 – Long Marston Airfield, Stratford Upon Avon
Posted: March 21, 2012 by Raider in Bass, Dance, DJs, Drum and Bass, Dubstep, Electronic, Festival, Funky, Grime, Headliners, Hip Hop, House, Music Genres, R&B, Raider News, Rinse FM, Techno, Trance, Trip Hop, UK Garage, Upcoming Events, Various Artists, YouTube VideosTags: Chase and Status, Events, Festival, Global Gathering, HMV Group, Live Music, Long Marston Airfield, Magnetic Man, Music, Nero, Skrillex, Stratford Upon Avon, Tinie Tempah
Global Gathering Festival this 2012 is an absolute must!
Visit the website for more information: http://www.globalgathering.com/