Lorde

The Melodrama World Tour Brisbane

Lorde of the Riverstage

The best time to see an artist perform is when they have less than three albums, you are pretty much guaranteed to get an awesome set without filler and no exclusions. In this respect Lorde did not disappoint and along with Porter Robinson (also at the Riverstage in February) was one of the best gigs of the year.

Melodrama is an interesting album, despite receiving critical acclaim, I often glean that some yearned for a repeat of Pure Heroine. At 40 minutes the album at face value do not appear substantial, but those will be some of the best minutes of the year, emotionally charged, unique, at times energetic and more diverse than her first offering.

Lorde opened with Homemade Dynamite, a great way to start. Magnets was a special treat, I didn’t expect that the Disclosure track would make it into the set despite it’s strong showing in the 2015 Triple J Hottest 100. Lorde weaved here own personal narrative through the set, recalling the stories behind tracks Tennis Court (a personal favourite), A World Alone and the Louvre.

Lorde covered Springsteen’s I’m on Fire with guitarist Ray Suen, and worked in 400 Lux, a seminal moment which slowed the tempo at the midpoint of the set. Paying homage to Brisbane band Powderfinger, “I was raised on Powderfinger. That was my shit,” she said before blending an intro from My Happiness into Liability.
Pure Heroine tracks Royals and Team were well received, and built the intensity to the final song Green Light, cue the confetti storm. Lorde returned to play Loveless as the encore.

On the down side, there were no tracks from Hunger Games, Meltdown or Yellow Flicker Beat could have been worked well with the set. Writer in the Dark was a curious omission.

All in all, one of the best shows of the year, on a beautiful night, and well supported by George Maple, who will be playing in Brisbane this coming February.

EPIC. Fireworks, smoke, flashing lights ... costume changes, short videos, chat sessions ... this was one of the best concerts I’ve been to ! Somehow it didn’t feel super super extravagant and large scale though, which I loved because it made the whole experience so much more intimate. We arrived at around 6, and because that was when the gates opened we expected people to have been already lining up for ages and we thought we would get a terrible place in the mosh pit but we were actually still so close to the front! I loved how Lorde chatted to us like friends and really interacted with the audience. She comes across as such a wonderful, kind and genuine young woman, and it was so gorgeous to watch her sing and dance her beautiful heart out. She played a lot of her old music from Pure Heroine as well which was awesome - including Royals, Team, Tennis Court, Buzzcut Season and Ribs. She also played Magnets (by Disclosure) and a beautiful rendition of I’m on Fire (Bruce Springsteen) in combination with 400 Lux. That was possibly my favorite performance of the night. Green Light was the finale and was absolutely awesome of course. I would highly recommend you see Lorde live for an amazing once in a lifetime experience!!

Oh my Lorde! I highly recommend all lovers of music to attend at least one Lorde concert - it was the best concert I've been to yet! Couldn't fault it; her tone was perfect, her dancing crazy and awesome, her humbleness astounded me especially how she informed the audience of meaning of her songs. The atompshere was buzzing! She captured her audience, with her use of the whole stage and just having a good time! The lights were great and added a good vibe to her performance. I thought it was lovely how she apologised for rescheduling her show "I'm so sorry for having to reschedule I became gravely ill in Las Vegas - mum told me I had to reschedule. I told her 'I'm going to Australia if I have to go on my own'. I also thought if I'm this sick I can't give you guys a proper performance- I wouldn't be able to dance around and get into it like I'm doing tonight!" I honestly cannot stress enough how great this show was - any age can go, sing their heart out and dance till their feet fall off. This young kiwi girl definetly has a "speeshil" (how she pronounces the word special) nack for performing and entertaining - knowing what the audience wants to see! If I was to rate it, honestly 10/10- had the best night ever!

At the center of the stage there’s a staircase on the top of a round structure. The whole thing is placed on a round platform.
During the first song, Leader of a New Regime, Lorde plays from behind a screen.
The support singers look like akward nerds dressed like The Beatles in the 60s. Their dresses are the color of the sun. Lorde's look is curated by Karla Welch.

She is really good at switching between her newer songs, with acoustic guitars, and the older ones with electronic bases.

In Buzzcut Season the support singers do a good job providing support voices. Their performance is quite staged, with them turning towards the audience only when they are singing.
It’s in this song that I realized how powerful the voice ensemble is.

Lorde’s songs, like Lana Del Rey’s, seem to describe a lazy life spent on the side of pools, just enjoying oneself.

During the songs she takes time to interact with the crowd, she reflects on what happened in Oslo last week, and she tells about her memories of visiting the city. She also shares how she got rid of stage fright.

A camera films her so that it is possible for everyone in the audience to see her expressions.

A great experience overall.

Lorde's first of two shows in Berkely 10/2/14 was nothing short of amazing. She sounds just like she does on her record with her powerful vocals. The atmosphere was incredible with her energetic dancing around stage, her multiple costume changes, visually beautiful setup and all around great music quality. She played her entire album along with 2 EP tracks (bravado and biting down), 2 covers (Kanye west and Bon iver), her single song No Better, and what made the night really special was premiering her single she dropped 2 days before Yellow Flicker Beat for the first time live. She reflected on the times she's been in the bay area before and made us all feel special and loved, everything about the show was great I couldn't have asked for a better show, and afterwords she met the fans, myself included making it one of the best concerts I've ever been to. She is incredibly sweet, kind, and talented. I would always recommend for others to see her live show, it'll make them say Praise the Lorde!

Lorde was, unexpectedly, one of my favorite concerts that I have ever been to. The entire performance from her vocals, her interaction with the crowd and the playlist, to the drums, lights and music was amazing. Every aspect of the show was amazing. I honestly was in awe of how exciting and moving the concert was. The music, especially with the drums, was way better live than on the CD. Lorde's vocal talent is absolutely brilliant. She's incredibly talented. I only gained more respect for her seeing her live. I honestly was not expecting a lot from the show and came away with one of the best concert experiences of my life. The show does a great job building things by changing the pace and using lights and drums for increased drama. At first just Lorde came out by herself with almost a slower-type energy and then everything opened up loud and big including music, vocals and lights. It was shocking and exciting. I can't wait to see her again. I didn't want the show to end.

Lorde was simpy amazing! The venue at Echo Beach was surprisingly terrific (first time being there!) it was a smaller venue with a sand pit but the stage was big enough for everyone to be able to view it from whereever they were standing. It is all general admission. Lorde had a lot of moments where it was just her vocals & no back tracks or music which showcased how talented she really is. Her show was simple but enteretaining. There were great visuals & lighting along with great remixes to her currents songs. Her set list was stellar considering she only has one album and she played all the good ones! She also did not close with her "hits" which was a nice change for an artist. She opeend with Glory & Gore, put Royals & Team second & 3rd to last and then closed with A World Alone. Overall I was really impressed with her show, her dancing and everyone else around enjoying themselves. Would most def go see her again!!

She was great, really amazing!! Had not so great seats but it was okay because there were screens up and we could see what was going on better. Some of the people around me were kinda stiff but the people beside me were dancing so I didn’t feel so alone when I danced >.< her speeches were really lovely!! And ofc her singing was beautiful (and her signature dancing). I’m still suffering from post concert depression ahhhh

Side note when she sang precious metals she replaced Jakarta with Toronto (saw her in Toronto), the crowd went wild haha! I thought that was really neat :)

AMAZING! Worth the wait? Absolutely. Magical, this girl really knows how to put on a show, arranging her songs in a majestic order to excite and make the audience cry. Before you know it, you're on your feet dancing to the melodramatic tunes. The fact that she briefly describes each song and connects with the audience makes you feel special and...well... happy! So many things packed into an hour and a half, just too much to describe, from the beat dropping to the smallest detail in the lights, this show was grand, would love to relive it again! 10/10 Spectacular!

So I'm sure you've heard of Lorde and maybe watched her win a Grammy last week. You may have also seen and heard about how "weird" she is on stage and comments about her dancing. Well im here to tell you that she is AMAZING. she moves with her music. she feels it. she does whatever she wants and its amazing how confident she is. she also talks to her audience which is very nice. its like we're friends now. if you see her live, expect a lot of lights, dancing, and singing. lots if beautiful singing.