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ANNE-MARIE
@ Trak Lounge
17/10/2018
(Live Review)
Reviewer: Kelsey Hentschel
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On Wednesday the 11th of October the dynamic Anne-Marie played a packed out show at Toorak’s ‘Trak Lounge’. Descending the three flights of stairs down to the venue I was pleasantly surprised by the diversity of age in the crowd (within reason of course, it being an 18+ show after all), expecting the whole audience to be variations of me, a 20-something year old girl obsessed with pop & fashion. But alas the amount of young men, and older (we’re talking 40 + years) patrons beaming with excitement for the show warmed my heart, and mildly shocked me.
Opening her set with my personal favourite ‘Cry’ immediately had the crowd going nuts! Donning a full leopard print outfit (pictured below) the entire venue was yelling with excitement and admiration towards the English lass.
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Despite the warm welcome from the crowd and Anne-Marie’s unwavering infectious energy my night, and I’m sure many others was dampened by the layout of the venue. Obviously this in no way reflects badly on the performer as is out of her control. However I could not see a damn thing on the stage over the masses of people in front of me & what I’m assuming was a very low stage (assuming because once again, I couldn’t see anything.) The only time I got any kind of visuals of Anne-Marie was when someone around me held up their phone really high to film the singer.
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Even though my view was completely obstructed, my friend & I had a wonderful time. The vocals were on point, The setlist was amazing, and the banter between Anne-Marie and the crowd was heard and joined in by all.
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At one point roughly mid-way through the set after performing her admittedly quite old hit track ‘Do It Right’ which was filmed right here in Melbourne, the singer brought out Melbourne local Illy to perform their number one song together ‘Catch 22’. Both announcing this is the first time they have publicly performed the song alongside each other. It was unreal, and a really sweet way to acknowledge the city she was in, and her history here.
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Anne-Marie made a point of talking with the crowd giving little insights into tracks & making everyone feel included the whole duration of the night. Closing the show with 2x platinum single ‘FRIENDS’ was a perfect end to a near-perfect night.
This was my first time seeing Anne-Marie but I will 100% be in attendance for her shows coming up early next year, to which tickets go on sale Tuesday the 23rd of October. Cant wait to see this wonderful luminous girl again soon, and hopefully next time I’ll be right at the front.
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Studying a Bachelor of Business, specialising in Music Industry! At just 24, Kelsey has years of experience across multiple sectors of the music industry, gaining valuable insight into this world! Kelsey joined the AMNplify team upon returning to Australia from her time living in London. While abroad, Kelsey collaborated with Sony Music UK, and an array of independent artists. Kelsey has been globetrotting since the age of ten, coming up on twenty-four countries, and counting! It’s been a struggle for us to keep her in one place! Kelsey has a vast passion for music. As she would say, “Music commands ever facet of personality”!
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