Electro-pop artist Lights woos crowd with emotional set
Deidre Muro couldn’t have described the scene and atmosphere of electro-pop artist Lights’ concert more perfectly.
‘It’s cozy in here, right?’ asked Muro, lead singer of the opening band Savoir Adore,to the audience Saturday night at The Lost Horizon.
Lost Horizon provided an intimate scene for the Saturday show. The closeness of the stage to the barrier of the standing room floor brought Lights up close and personal with the audience.
Lights came onstage through a slowly thinning fog. Sporting a cutoff T-shirt and jeans, she gave the impression that she wasn’t there to be glamorous and glorified; she was there to sing for her fans. As the crowd sang back her lyrics, they didn’t miss a word.
During the show, she reminded the crowd that Syracuse was among one of the first spots she played when she first started. She said she was glad to be back, and the show ensued.
Smiling from ear to ear throughout the entirety of the show, Lights exuded a genuine happiness that flowed from her lips and through the speakers. She emitted the sense of being truly in love with singing.
She performed her more energetic, dubstep-like music from her newest album, ‘Siberia,’ and touched on some of her old hits, such as ‘Last Thing on Your Mind.’ She then wrapped up with an acoustic double-encore of her own ‘Cactus In The Valley.’ The set list varied between energetic songs the audience could jump to and softer songs that got the crowd swaying back and forth.
The music varied as much as the crowd, which ranged from tweens to late twentysomethings enjoying a drink on a Saturday.
Lights’ dedicated fan base was also in full force. The crowd demanded and screamed her name before the opening band sang their first note.
‘I love you!’ said one individual in the crowd.
‘I love you more than that guy!’ counteracted another.
Among the crowd was Jennifer Allen. She took pictures of her daughter, Tiffany, who was celebrating her 16th birthday with her best friend at the concert. A hundred glow sticks illuminated the venue, distributed by Allen to friendly strangers in the audience.
‘I know the kids love them,’ said Allen as she handed them out by the dozen.
Whether an audience member was just spending the night out with friends or celebrating a Sweet 16, Lights made everyone’s night special.
Published on January 29, 2012 at 12:00 pm
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