Let’s just hope that next time, she gets a far less British response. The 16th edition of Mawazine took place on 12 May to. But she’s still Ellie, she’s still ours – a very British talent. Tonight we saw a performance from a more mature Ellie Goulding – a more rounded artist with a richer tapestry of sounds and far more considered approach to her craft. She didn’t even pick up a guitar – not once.
It was a brave move for Goulding to lean so heavily on her new record, and the Halcyon tracks seem charged with a much bolder sense of conviction. Of course, while the hits from Lights are few and far between, it’s the lush electro-folk of 'Guns and Horses', the jolting Euro-disco of 'Starry-Eyed' and the infectious bounce of 'Under The Sheet' which really hit pay-dirt. Don’t worry – you’ll not hear a single ‘wob’ near Goulding just yet. It gets the same rapturously royal reception that it would have received at Will and Kate’s wedding, but then it’s back to the new stuff.Ĭurrent single ‘Anything Could Happen’ seems to capture London’s imagination a little more – showing clear signs of some of her other half Skrillex’s dancefloor magic rubbing off on her, without her going ‘dub’. But nothing seems to inspire tonight’s stagnant audience until seven songs in with her sickly sweet cover of Elton John’s ‘Your Song’. Elena Jane Goulding (Ellie Goulding) is an English singer, songwriter and record producer who conquered the UK music field at the age of 23 and went. Beginning February 2011, the tour visited Europe, Oceania, Asia, North America and South America. Ellie Goulding, Actress: Ellie Goulding: Burn. Opener ‘Don’t Say A Word’ is packed with solid gold synth lines and rushing beats – a sound which seems to dominate her new tracks. The California Dreams Tour was the official second concert tour by Katy Perry, in support of her third studio album Teenage Dream.The tour was officially announced on Octothrough Twitter and her official site.
Stepping out in what appears to be some kind of leather bin bag, Goulding stalks the stage with her face concealed for the first few numbers, before drawing many a gasp from The Roundhouse to reveal her new cornrows hairstyle.