Category: Live Review

Troye Sivan in full Bloom

Troye Sivan, Australian pop icon, is taking his sophomore album Bloom on tour across Europe and the UK right now. The first show was last night (February 23rd) at the O2 Academy in Glasgow.

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I finally (!!) saw Troye live and wow. Speechless. Shook. Jaw is on the FLOOR. What an amazing performer.

I’ve been a fan since around 2012 back when he was just a YouTuber and boy has he bloomed, pun intended. I missed him last time he toured and I was heartbroken but this show more than made up for it.

First off, that entrance though! Instead of coming out on the stage he started off up on one of the balconies in amongst members of the crowd which I thought was amazing.

His visuals were so cute – the lights were pretty, and he had a couch and loads of lamps onstage which was interesting, especially during slower songs like Postcard. Here’s some pictures I took.

My personal highlights were the transition from Wild into im so tired, Heaven, Postcard and My My My! which turned into what can only be described as a miniature rave. Lucky Strike and Plum live were also unreal and The Good Side almost had me crying because it was just so pretty.

Also, I’ve never seen an artist so amused by the usual crowd chants and Troye was so involved it was the most wholesome thing I’ve ever seen. He even joined in on a drinking game – when in Rome, as they say.

Honestly cannot recommend going to a Troye Sivan concert enough! I had such a laugh and he’s one of those artists where, even if you knew zero songs, he’s energetic enough that you have a great night anyway.

Love always, Fiona X

Hippo Campus live in Glasgow

Hippo Campus are a five-piece from Minnesota, US. They recently released their sophomore album, Bambi.

You know that way where you find a band or artist that no one really knows, then you watch them grow and grow as more people finally start to discover them? That’s the sort of relationship I have with this band. I first saw them supporting Walk the Moon in 2015. I don’t think they’d ever done a headline tour, they had like one EP at the time and were still a four piece. Me and my friends met them after and they were all so lovely.

Ever since then, I’ve seen them every time they’ve played in Glasgow and they get better and better each time.

I saw them in the Garage, Glasgow, on Friday (15th of Feb) on their Bambi UK Tour. Despite it only being a small venue, the band still made an effort to make the show visually interesting with some cool lighting tricks and all of the members having really great stage presence.

Their songs are so fun/emotional live. Listen to buttercup and Bubbles. They’re 2 of my favourites and it was such a laugh when they were played. The real highlight of this show for me was a wee change in the setlist with the addition of monsoon – a proper tearjerker. I was kinda sad that they didn’t play Warm Glow but honestly, I would have been crying my eyes out if they did.

Here are some pictures I took.

The only kind of let down for me was the crowd. I wish they were more enthusiastic!! It made me feel a bit self-conscious for being too into it and the band deserves more energy than they got. Other than that, a 10/10 night and I would really recommend you try catch a show!

Love always, Fiona X