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CONCERT REVIEW: Ellie Goulding @ the Electric Factory 7/26
British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding took the stage at the Electric Factory last night to perform songs off her albums Lights and its follow-up re-release Bright Lights.
CONCERT REVIEW: Ellie Goulding @ the Electric Factory 7/26
British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding took the stage at the Electric Factory last night to perform songs off her albums Lights and its follow-up re-release Bright Lights.
Opening act Bag Raiders churned out beat-driven, synth-heavy dance music. They are an electro-pop group made up of Australian DJs Chris Stracey and Jack Glass. Their half-hour set started slow but gained momentum as Stracey danced and kicked his way around the stage, singing to crowd-favorites like “Sunlight” and “Shooting Stars.” At one point, he reached into the audience to pull someone on stage. (Whoever it was that grabbed his hand refused to come up, however.)
Some 45-minutes later, Goulding took the mic in black mini-shorts, a leather jacket and super-high leopard-print platform shoes as the crowd chanted her name. The ethereal-looking bleached blonde singer wasted no time launching into her first song, “Under the Sheets.” After she had finished, she addressed the audience: “It’s great to be here in Philadelphia — I’m honored and humbled to see you all.”
Goulding showed remarkable range over the course of the evening as she transitioned seamlessly from power ballads like “Everytime You Go” performed with full backing from her keyboardist, bassist and drummer to more mellow numbers like “Your Song” and “The Writer.” Goulding ended her set with “Lights,” her most recent single. It was obvious, however, from the singer’s quick departure and the fact that she hadn’t yet said goodbye to her fans, that she would be back. And she was, returning moments later to perform “Your Biggest Mistake.” In all, Goulding delivered a fun, upbeat and energetic performance. The show concluded with “Starry Eyed,” as Goulding showed off her impressive vocal abilities once again and got the crowd dancing up and down, members of the audience giving it all they had in those last few moments of Brit-pop bliss.
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