George Ezra tour – review
George Ezra kicked off his month-long tour of the UK in my home town of Newcastle and if Thursday night’s performance is anything to go by then his fans are in for a real treat!
The last time I was at the Arena it had a different name and it was to see stand up comedian Chris Ramsey. You can read my review of his Happy to Get Out of the House Tour here.
A smaller tour last year saw Ezra play Newcastle’s O2 Academy in November but I wasn’t fortunate enough to bag tickets then.
We had standing tickets for his arena gig and didn’t want to get there too early so we made a pit stop for food first.
After being turned away from our favourite pizza place Central Oven and Shaker we headed to the recently refurbished Union Rooms. You can read all about what we thought of the food in an upcoming blog post.
Burger at Union Rooms
George Ezra live
After the support act Sigrid had finished her set we enjoyed a varied soundtrack of songs from Mo Town classics to the crowd-pleasing Wonderwall which really got us rared up.
A countdown timer made the anticipation of Mr Ezra’s arrival on stage even more palpable.
He started the evening with Don’t Matter Now from his last album which set the tone for a night that showcased all the happiness and charm you’d expect from a George Ezra gig.
George Ezra on stage
We were treated to a mixture of songs from his latest album and his classics.
The likes of Budapest, Paradise and Blame It On Me were always going to crank up the decibels.
He saved possibly one of his best songs until last as Shotgun was used as a lively farewell.
It was clear Ezra knew his audience and played with them superbly.
Hold My Girl went down really well and prompted paper lanterns to fall from the arena ceiling which looked simply stunning.
Paper lanterns
Ezra was a class act but it’s also worth noting his band too.
All My Love allowed the brass trio to showcase their talents, offering up the kind of sound that gave Staying at Tamara’s its distinctive bounce.
Ezra talked his fans through nearly every song with a well-stocked supply of amusing anecdotes which kept us all entertained between singing our hearts out.
The hubby and I had a wonderful evening with Mr Ezra and it was a lovely way to celebrate our five year anniversary.
Have you see George Ezra live? Let me know what you thought in the comments below.
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I do so love going to live concerts – I’ve recently seen Queen with Adam Lambert and the Rolling Stones – Florence & The Machine were with the Stones and I was really impressed. Not seen George Ezra myself – it sounds as though he gave a good stage show which makes a concert even more pleasurable than wall to wall songs with no audience rapport.
I have never seen George Ezra live, but I love concerts, I’ve been too so many! It sounds like you had a great time! Thank you for sharing!!
Thanks lovely it was a great concert. He’s got such an incredible voice.
I love it when the musical artists are also entertainers separate from the music, which it sounds like George Ezra did. Fun stuff!
I love George Ezra! Every time I see his name I’m reminded that I need to listen to more of his stuff.
I love his voice!
Very very jealous!! We love this guy in our house x
Happy 5 Year Anniversary to you both! What an amazing way to celebrate! My mum likes one of his songs, ‘Blame It On Me’. Actually, when my aunt called yesterday she said my cousin’s going to see him (I think tonight actually) in Nottingham! So glad you had a wonderful time 🙂
Caz xx
Thank you so much it has flown by! They will have a great time he puts on a great show.
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I wish I could have seen him live.
He was fab. Next time he’s back hopefully you can see him.
Hope so 🙂
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