MUSIC // George Ezra at the Commodore Ballroom

Hello there!

I am currently swamped under a pile of revision about 6 foot tall thanks to the beauty that is FINALS. I have one (single!) week to prepare for my four finals which are back to back. Unfair doesn't even cover that. Yes, I may be able to bring food into my exam but it's not like I can write the entire course on a bottle of water and pack of Bel Vitas or anything (cheating is bad guys - don't do it!)

Either way, I have been working all day and I deserve a 20 minute break to write a blog post right?

Right.

Well, before finals started freaking me out I went to see George Ezra Downtown and that was pretty darn cool - Just saying.

I had not yet been to a gig in Vancouver. I know - 8 months and no live music. How did I survive?! I booked this up back in December and had absolutely no idea what to expect. I knew George was going to be good but what if the venue wasn't? Well - it was good and now is probably in my top 5 venues ever.

Anyway, first up were the Ruen Brothers. I have seen them once before (about 18 months ago) and they were even better than I remembered them. Their songs were super catchy, the music was tight and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I found myself humming to a couple of their songs at one point so they must have made an impression on me. If you get the chance to have a listen to them I definitely would. They have a seriously funky sound that makes me think of Elvis far too much. They are just really fun (although I miss the polo necks - just shirts seemed a little too normal to me).

George and his band completely surpassed all expectations I held. They were absolutely brilliant. I don't think I could fault one performance, every song was done perfectly! The band were tight and incredibly talented. George was adorable and drinking tea (man I miss a good cup of tea). He decided to insult Eurovision and so of course us three Brits had to correct him. Come on - who doesn't love Eurovision?! Other than that, I really could not fault the show. There was a good mix of his well known songs and the other tracks on his album that you may not know of. Some of them were just hypnotic - I didn't even realise he could do that.

To cut a long story short - George and his band are absolutely fantastic live and if you ever get a chance to see him just do it. I now have a new favourite songs which are even better live (as always). If only I could see him again some time soon. Now wouldn't that be nice?

Have you seen George Ezra live? What did you think? Let me know!