My latest gig offering comes in the form of KT Tunstall as the wee Scottish lass visited Southampton Guildhall on Monday night. In a set full of charm, humour and energy, the singer/songwriter made a triumphant return to the Guildhall.
Following a bizarre support act that still seemed to work splendidly as a warm up from Faroe Islands born Teitur (one of his quips was “you probably know the Faroe Islands from the weather maps), Tunstall took to the stage.
The laid back walk onto the stage set the scene for the entire evening. There were no glitzy intros, sparks or fireworks to build it up and KT strolled onto the stage with her band like a group of friends performing at the school talent show.
Beginning in style with Little Favours from recent album Drastic Fantastic, the crowd began to realise that there is a whole lot more to this performer than meets the eye. You can forgive bands and artists for simply rolling through the “hits” and that’s fair enough to a point.
But what made KT stand out from quite a few gigs I’ve been to was the charming, humorous and, at times, crazy, personality shining through in between songs. She was totally enjoying every second of being on stage as if it was her only performance she’d ever give.
Apart from that, the performance of the songs from both albums were a far cry from what you hear on the radio and on CD’s, in a very good way. There’s nothing like a live gig to fully judge the standard of a band or singer and Tunstall was outstanding.
Jumping between her two albums with the likes of Other Side of the World, If Only, Suddenly I See and a finale of I Don’t Want You Now, ever song seemed to showcase something different about her vocal range and especially when she was left along on stage for two songs by the band.
There would be some fears that taking away the backing band and backing vocals would harm the quality of the performance but if anything it improved it and further saw Tunstall excel in her own right.
With two albums under her belt, there’s clearly a hell of a lot more to come from KT Tunstall and her down to earth manner will get her a long way and earn her a lot of respect in the music world.
Overall, a top class performance and well worth the wait after buying my tickets some time last year!
Next up on my gig radar is the Guillemots back at the Guildhall in May!
Following a bizarre support act that still seemed to work splendidly as a warm up from Faroe Islands born Teitur (one of his quips was “you probably know the Faroe Islands from the weather maps), Tunstall took to the stage.
The laid back walk onto the stage set the scene for the entire evening. There were no glitzy intros, sparks or fireworks to build it up and KT strolled onto the stage with her band like a group of friends performing at the school talent show.
Beginning in style with Little Favours from recent album Drastic Fantastic, the crowd began to realise that there is a whole lot more to this performer than meets the eye. You can forgive bands and artists for simply rolling through the “hits” and that’s fair enough to a point.
But what made KT stand out from quite a few gigs I’ve been to was the charming, humorous and, at times, crazy, personality shining through in between songs. She was totally enjoying every second of being on stage as if it was her only performance she’d ever give.
Apart from that, the performance of the songs from both albums were a far cry from what you hear on the radio and on CD’s, in a very good way. There’s nothing like a live gig to fully judge the standard of a band or singer and Tunstall was outstanding.
Jumping between her two albums with the likes of Other Side of the World, If Only, Suddenly I See and a finale of I Don’t Want You Now, ever song seemed to showcase something different about her vocal range and especially when she was left along on stage for two songs by the band.
There would be some fears that taking away the backing band and backing vocals would harm the quality of the performance but if anything it improved it and further saw Tunstall excel in her own right.
With two albums under her belt, there’s clearly a hell of a lot more to come from KT Tunstall and her down to earth manner will get her a long way and earn her a lot of respect in the music world.
Overall, a top class performance and well worth the wait after buying my tickets some time last year!
Next up on my gig radar is the Guillemots back at the Guildhall in May!
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