Rex Orange County (Alex O’Connor) has released his 4th studio album. And with his unique sounding voice and relatable and upbeat lyrics I am sure it will go down a treat, for all his fans!
But for those who don’t know him, he is a 23 year old from the UK, his genre is indie pop and alternative and he has been associated with incredible artists such as Tyler, the creator, Benny Sings and Cosmo Pyke.
Ellie Spark Writes about her experience seeing him live.
November 28 th , 2019, my last concert before the coronavirus put everything on hold… And I went to see him in the O2 academy, in Brixton London. A vibrant and packed venue, with a captivity of 5,000.
We lined up for just under an hour and then followed the excited crowd into the fully sold- out venue, for the ‘Pony Tour.’
Once inside, we had our tickets scanned, the security did swift checks and we all hurriedly followed each other like penguins in a huddle, to get the best space. A little bit squashed, but in a good spot, us devoted fans started chanting his most popular songs before he came on stage. These included ‘Best friend’, ‘Loving is easy’ and ‘Sunflower”.
And after a huge cheer and clap, we were all stunned to silence as he stood on stage, and the sea of fans stood in awe at the beauty and unique tone of his voice. (Which sounded exactly like it did on the album.)
Twenty songs later, including 10 from his album ‘Pony’, 5 from ‘Apricot Princess’ and 5 others, including covers, he gave his fans a really impressive and varied show.
I liked this because I had been a fan for some time, so including songs from older albums was a great surprise. But, for newer fans it was perfect as well because if you weren’t familiar with the lyrics Rex made you feel included by interacting with all the crowd.
If you didn’t know the songs, you were about to learn them. The atmosphere was also breath-taking. So many adoring eyes fixated on one (then) 21year year old, taking in every high and low note. There was also changing lights according to the vibe the song portrayed. For example, dimmed lights for a slow song and multi coloured, flashing lights, for an upbeat song.
This was an experience I couldn’t recommend enough to someone, a fan or not. And with tickets for only £30, why not?
Ellie Spark
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