I have wanted to see Olly in concert for a number of years but there has always been a reason why I couldn't go so I was thrilled to finally be seeing him live. I went to his London and Newcastle dates, four altogether! I literally loved every second and would go again in a heartbeat. I just think he is so down to earth and a genuinely lovely guy and clearly a born entertainer. I've seen many acts over the years on tour and none of them are quite like Olly he is in a class of his own nor have I ever seen anybody love the attention as he does lol!
As I have previously mentioned I travelled all the way to Newcastle from Essex just to see Olly's show, that's how desperate I was to see him live. I literally can not stand at concerts, I feel far to claustrophobic, plus my panic attacks literally won't let me, but I love to be right at the front and all the London dates were standing, see my dilemma? So Newcastle seated was my solution.
So Saturday 18th had finally arrived and we were all ready to go and see mr Murs. We had dinner at the hotel first which was pretty nice, although I think they knew people would be eating there before the show and stuck there prices up! I had this really strange pizza like all the toppings were actually underneath the cheese, a tad annoying when you don't like tomatoes and have to lift the cheese up to dig them out lol! Finally at around 8:00pm we started to make our way to the Metro Arena which was literally across the road from where we were staying. People always talk about first impressions being so important, well I think that's true and my first impression was I didn't like it. The entrance to the arena was dirty and smelly and to be honest the venue itself looked like my local dirty nightclub! I have wanted to see a show at the Metro for years and I couldn't help feeling a tad disappointed! Perhaps I was expecting to much?
As we entered the arena after climbing what felt like a 1000 stairs we had to go and check in at the V.I.P desk to collect our package which was basically a signed programme, mug and lanyard. I'm the sort of person who likes to get a feel for where I am, I either love or hate a place and I just felt really uncomfortable as I entered the arena it felt so strange but that could be something to do with being used to the size of the O2. I was so amazed with our seats though, we were third row and literally at the end right by the catwalk. That was one of the nice things about the Metro you were so close to the stage and it felt like such a intimate show, you could not have got any closer and for that reason alone I would visit again. Being the mature people Sian and myself are we thought it would be funny to create a banner, just a quick simple one to let Olly know we had travelled all the way from Essex to be at the show. Which he did actually see but me being ditzy as always, I was holding it upside down I died to think what Olly must have thought it said. It was a good idea at the time I promise, looking back makes me want to crawl up in a ball!
Now lets move onto the actual show, I hate the waiting before a show starts you literally sit there getting more and more excited. Before Olly's show started each time Taylor Swifts 'Shake It' and Pharrells 'Happy' would echo throughout the arenas thats when you knew Olly was about to come on stage. The stage then comes alive with lights and music from Olly's band which feels like the longest wait ever and then all of the sudden Olly pops up out of the stage. Each and every time I missed seeing the entrance! Olly comes out signing to 'Did you miss me?' which was so lively and energetic it really got the crowds going, especially with all the twerking. Still after all this time that song is stuck in my head. Each and every song his quirkiness and cheeky personality came across making the show that little bit more amazing.Olly had the setlist down to a tee, although he tried to fool us all by saying he had scraped his biggest hits the little liar! He literally had such a good mixture of old and new songs. At one point a piano appears from beneath the stage and a whole new twist of his classics 'Please don't let me go', 'Thinking Of Me' and 'Busy' is sang with his four backing singers which showed just how amazing Olly's voice really is. A highlight of each and every show I went to has to be his duet with Ella Eyre. They sang 'UP' it honestly didn't matter how many times I saw it I love it more and more each time, their vocals were unbelievably amazing and the choreography was incredible, I just loved the chemistry. Before I saw the show all I kept saying was how amazing it would be for Demi Lovato (who actually sings on the track) would appear and sing it with him but by the end of the shows I whole heartily preferred Ella.
As it gets to the halfway point of the show the walkway comes down from the air to allow Olly to walk over the audience to the B stage. In true Olly style he danced and sang his heart out to 'Dance With Me Tonight' which really gets you singing and dancing. Before he calms it down to sing 'Let Me In' and 'Dear Darlin'. I've never been to a show where the artist interacts with the crowd so much literally at one point I think Olly talked more than he sang, talking about anything from his family to the Spice Girls. Which was quite amusing seeing Olly blurt out and start singing to their songs and completely got the crowd going. The show ended with Olly's no1 hit 'Wrapped Up' which was incredible and even after a 2 hour show he was still going and by the time Olly had disappeared under the stage you just wanted to go and see him again! I have never been to such a good show!
Coming out of the Metro was awful you literally couldn't move everything was at a standstill, it was seriously badly organised! A five minute walk turned into a twenty minute push and shove! I've never been to anything quite like it. Like don't get me wrong there have been times when I have gone to the O2 and it has been unbearably busy with everyone leaving at once but there has always been some kind of organisation. It was so bad you couldn't even cross the road!
I had the time of my life seeing Olly on his tour! If you ever get the chance to see him live then go for it. You will far from regret it! Roll on the next album and tour I'm all ready and waiting .....not that my bank balance is! Has anyone else seen Olly live on tour? I would love to know! Please leave me a message in the comments below!
Love Sophie xx
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