Opening acts to me are like side salads to Italian dinners-I
can take ‘em and I can leave ‘em. (nice analogy, har har)
However, St. Lucia
proved me wrong to the point where I didn’t want them to leave the stage.
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| St. Lucia. Photo credit: Angela Thomas |
On Jan. 25, British pop-singer, Ellie Goulding, came to the
Electric Factory in Philadelphia . I’ve
been a huge fan of Goulding since my WCUR days when her first album was on the
shelves on WCU’s radio station.
After standing in the snow for a mere hour and a half, fans
rushed in the building, eager to get front row seats while my friends and I opted
for the “21+” section where we ultimately had the best seats in the house.
I am normally impatient with opening acts. I just want them
to get over with. However, when St. Lucia
came on stage and started to play their first song, it was a jaw-dropping, holy
shit experience. I don’t think I have ever seen a group of fans dance so hard
in my life. I think the best way to describe their sound is ethereal, ’80s-like
but not in the “ohmyGAWD this is like sooooooooooo 80s” kind of way.
Side note: Check them out on Itunes and I highly recommend “We
Got It Wrong”, “Closer Than This”, “All Eyes On You” and the sickest beat you
will ever hear, “September.”
Get ready for your mind to be BLOWN.
Anyways, after fan-girling over St.
Lucia , our girl Ellie came on (ya know…after
20 minutes)
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| That moment when every lesbian's heart exploded |
And let me tell you…
I am still recovering from the show.
Ellie Goulding gives her fans the ultimate satisfaction of
attending the best-concert-known-to-EVERYONE feeling.
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| Meaningful eye contact moment #3 ladies and gents (and everyone in between) |
The thing about Goulding is that she writes songs about
heart-break, about disappointment, about hopes and dreams and everyone can
relate to that. Everyone has had their heart broken by someone or something and
everyone has had hopes for their future.
And the other thing about Goulding is that when she
performs, she relives the pain over-and-over again and you can see it in her
face and her fans are right there with her, every step of the way. We are
reliving our own memories and we are relating our experiences to her songs.
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| Girl knows how to play her drums |
Also, Goulding has dance moves that could make the
straightest girl turn gay and the gayest man turn straight.
So cheers to you Ellie, for making me lose my voice, making
my legs wobbly and putting on the best concert I have seen in a long time.
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