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When pop princess Demi Lovato announced she was to perform a
one-off show in London, fans were itching to score tickets. However for some
reason, it appeared as though her team had no faith in her ability to sell out
venues such as London’s O2 arena or even Hammersmith Apollo. Instead, they
opted to put on a show at KOKO in Camden – a club venue with a maximum capacity
of just under 1500. How disappointing. If an intimate show is what they wanted
then fair enough, but many fans were left upset and frustrated when tickets
sold out in a matter of seconds. Luckily though, I managed to bag tickets for
myself and three friends!
Although many missed out, the show must go on and Demi took to the (somewhat small) stage on June 1st to perform a set list of songs consisting of old favourites and tracks from her latest album, Demi.
Although many missed out, the show must go on and Demi took to the (somewhat small) stage on June 1st to perform a set list of songs consisting of old favourites and tracks from her latest album, Demi.
After queuing for longer than I care to admit, we found that
KOKO was full to the brim of fans, or ‘Lovatics’ as they go by. Don’t get me
wrong, I’m a pretty huge fan of Demi but fan names just make me cringe. We took
a spot at the back, not wanting to get involved in the chaos that was unfolding
in the main crowd and waited for the gig to start.
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Demi was met with ear-piercing screams from fans and sighs from
parents who were forced to bring their kids. Opening with her most successful
song in the UK Heart Attack, Demi really got the crowd going. They loved it
when she appropriately changed the lyrics in Made in the USA to “Made in the UK”,
and screamed far too loud in moments where she swore.
My favourite thing at concerts is when the artist takes the
time to just speak to the audience. Demi is probably most known for being ‘that
Disney star who went to rehab’ and she often tells people at her shows about
how she’s living proof that you can survive pretty much anything. This time
around, she also spoke about a girl she’d met at her meet and greet called
Chloe. She said that she suffered from Cerebral Palsy and that she’d stood up
and walked (to Demi) for the first time in 18 years. I found it so uplifting
and inspiring that Demi had taken the time to talk about this girl during her
concert. She then dedicated her next song Warrior to Chloe and everyone else in
the audience who was in need of some encouragement.
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I don’t want to say anything too negative so I’ll just say that
I was disappointed with the venue and the stage. Being 5ft 10, I thought I’d be
able to see over the top of everyone in front of me but with Demi being so tiny
and the stage being so low even I couldn’t see. My friends and I had to move to
the balcony in the end to even catch a glimpse of her (shout out to Claire and
Jess for finding us that top secret spot).
Despite that, the show itself was incredible. I’ve been a
big fan for 5 or 6 years now and it was amazing to see how much she’d grown as
an artist. Obviously the small stage caused setbacks for Demi but she didn’t
let that stop her from getting up close and personal with fans. Towards the end
of the show, she did something she said she’d never done before, and, I’m assuming,
will probably never try again. She crowd surfed, or at least attempted to, when singing her latest single Neon Lights and
it was quite a fail. How she thought girls with a median age of about 15 would
manage to make it a success, I’ll never know. But hey, it was amusing for the
rest of us!
Overall, I had a really good night. The set list was the
perfect combination of old and new songs and I loved it. She sang some my
favourite songs of hers and her vocals were on point (if that’s even the right
phrase). In fact, I enjoyed myself so much that I bought tickets to see her at the O2 in November when she’s supporting Enrique Iglesias, swoon!
Set list
Heart Attack
Remember December
Fire Starter
The Middle
Really Don't Care
Catch Me
Here We Go Again
Made in the USA
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