Tuesday 05 November 2024.

Tuesday 05 November 2024. LAURA PAUSINI live at Shepherds Bush Empire. Back again to see this show for the second time. Tonight is the extra show added after yesterday's show sold out pronto. Not sold out tonight, as 200 or 300 stalls standing are unsold , but seat levels are all full up. LAURA and band again play a full THREE HOUR show . Another visual treat , that is exactly the same setlist. Again , fans have brought flags from their countries . The crowd sing loudly along to the songs. The soft rock songs and ballads tick along nicely. Costume changes from Laura and dancers again. Again , there are a couple of times in the show , when you think it's all over, then Laura comes back on stage. It may have been mainly a non English speaking show , but was still very enjoyable to watch. The dazzling big screen again , was top notch. --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- Monday 04 November 2024. LAURA PAUSINI live at Shepherds Bush Empire. Laura plays the first of two shows at this venue. Grammy-Award winning Laura Pausini’s career spans over three decades and to celebrate Pausini is heading out on her tenth world tour. Her extraordinary show will feature a setlist of iconic songs, including hits from her latest album Anime Parllele/Almas Paralelas. Laura sings mainly in Italian and Spanish , and has sold over a staggering 70 million records . In some countries she can sell out big arenas. Laura has headlined the massive San Siro Stadium. Laura has also headlined at Radio City Music Hall and The Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York. Level 1 seats for this Shepherds Bush Empire show cost over £100. --------------- Tonight is fully sold out, and includes stalls standing. My friends on security said 100 fans were in the queue at lunchtime, and many more turned up in the afternoon, as this was certainly an intimate show for Laura. As expected it is mainly an Italian audience . It's not only the likes of Bruce Springsteen and The Cure who can play three hour shows, as LAURA and her band arrived on stage at 8pm , and played a mammoth THREE HOURS. A full arena production squeezed in here, with a stunning use of the big screen , and for several songs there were 14 on stage , Laura , six piece band , three backing signings and four dancers. Costume changes for Laura and the band. Most of the show and chat is non English , but the show is a colourful visual treat . Laura is looking great for age 50, as she celebrated her 30 year career. The big screen mixed live footage , with her music videos, dazzling graphics and personal images, including a video of the day she proposed to her longtime boyfriend, and guitarist, Paolo Carta. The couple got married in 2023 after dating for 18 years and having their daughter. The music was pretty much middle of the road , with a mix of uptempo numbers and romantic power ballads . Lots of chat between songs , that the fans all loved . At the end of the show there was a video of folks she had sung with , including Phil Collins and Kylie Minogue . Also a full list of credits of the small army that are working on the tour, as the ticker-tape fell over the crowd . Overall, a very enjoyable show. ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- Sunday 03 November 2024. THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS live at Shepherds Bush Empire. They Might Be Giants perform their super popular “evening with” performance of their breakthrough album 'Flood' in its entirety. The show evolves every night, but needless to say, this is a once-in-a-lifetime performance. TMBG will play two full sets that span the band's entire career from early favourites to brand new ones from their current Grammy-nominated album ' Book' , as well as the spontaneous and improvised moments that have made their shows legendary. This alt-rock band with humour , have released over 20 albums over the last 40 years. They had a Top 10 UK hit in 1990 with 'Birdhouse in Your Soul'. I saw them play The Garage back in 1999. This show is part of a UK tour. ------------- It says sold out outside the venue, and inside it is full. THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS are on stage for two hours over two sets of 55 mins and 65 mins. The five main members are joined by a three man brass section for half the songs tonight. A big screen mixes live footage with recorded images. They do have a unique quirky sound. Plenty of humour between the songs. The songs didn't really excite me that much. Final song of the main set was the big hit ' Birdhouse in Your Soul' which was good, but the rest of the show wasn't as good as I had hoped for...It just felt average.

Posted 4th November 2024