I have been looking forward to seeing Kimbra perform live since I came here to New Zealand. She had a show earlier in August that I missed for some reason. I decided that I would be on the look out if she ever comes back to promote her latest album, The Golden Echo.
Lo and behold, a pre-sale of tickets to her show on 18 November was popping in my Ticketmaster notification. I became undecided at first because my circumstances that time didn't seem to be favorable to me watching concerts. I visited the Ticketmaster website everyday to keep updating my cart; always clicking the "remember for later" button as to the purchase of the concert ticket.
Exactly a week before the concert, I finally decided to hit the "Buy" button. There's no turning back, I'm seeing Kimbra-- finally!!! I have been listening to her ever since her Vows album, long before Somebody That You Used to Know hit the worldwide charts. That video posted on Tumblr by Sirens' Songs of her live Two Way Street performance at Sing Sing Studios won my heart. Since then I got caught in the web of Kimbra's awesomeness. Whoah!
The venue was The Powerstation. It was perfect for the performance-- standing right next to the stage was right where I wanted to be.
The event was a promotion of her new album hence most of the songs she performed were from The Golden Echo. She opened the show with Teen Heat, which was the first song in the record as well. Settle Down, Two Way Street, and Cameo Lover were the ones she played from Vows. After performing Miracle, Kimbra and her band exited the stage and we were all surprised that that was her last song. We were screaming and shouting her name asking for an encore. She couldn't resist leaving us hanging. (You just can't do that to your fans, Kimbra. Hahaha.) She ended the night with Come Into My Head with incredible energy and passion.
Kimbra is commended for showing how passionate she is of music. Her live performances are proof. She always gives her best, bringing so much energy and vibe in every song. In that concert, I witnessed that and it's spectacular! Artists that project their burning love for the music they make are those that strike me the most. Kimbra is one of those artists. I can see how she's doing a splendid job.
I am looking forward to another Kimbra concert. In fact I'm still hung up on that show. Can't help browsing my gallery from time to time for the pictures and videos of that night's performance. You can't blame me though, I just love Kimbra. She's simply amazing!
My shots from the show:
Watch a few videos I took from a few chosen songs (they're shaky; I was actually moving to the beat. Hehehe.)
Teen Heat
90's Music
Nobody But You
Two Way Street
Cameo Lover
Goldmine
Miracle
Come Into My Head
