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Anja Zauers reviews Sigrid’s Irish concert as part of the Sucker Punch tour S inger-songwriter Sigrid Solbrakk Raabe recently blew away Irish audiences as she brought her Sucker Punch tour to life.

The 23-year-old Norway native took to the 3Arena stage on Friday, November 22nd for her biggest headline arena show to date.

The tour follows the release of her debut album, "Sucker Punch" which was released in March earlier this year.

Support acts Moyka, a fellow Norwegian singer who recently released her debut EP, "Circles", along with British pop duo IDER warmed up the eager crowd who were not so patiently waiting for the main act of the night.

Sigrid kicked off the show with the upbeat "Mine Right Now" followed by the powerful "In Vain" as she tells the crowd "I’m very honoured to be here". She then treated the audience with performances of "Schedules", "Plot twist" and "Sight of You" which was inspired after Sigrid’s stint at Electric picnic last year.

The singer then graced the crowd with her famous anthem that is "Don’t Kill My Vibe" sending the audience into a frenzy as they sang their hearts out to what was more than likely the first song they ever listened to by the singer.

Sigrid shared how good it felt to stand there and sing this song after people in a writing session once told her how they didn’t believe she had something to say.

Throughout the entire concert, the Norwegian native kept the crowd in high spirits, as she skipped and danced around the stage, constantly interacting with her band consisting of a drummer, keyboard player, guitarist and backing vocals.

"I think we’re going to have a lot of fun tonight" shouted Sigrid as the crowd started chanting for the singer to sing "Sucker Punch."

The singer slowed things down for a bit as she was left alone on stage with the keyboard to perform the powerful "Dynamite" and her latest single "Home to You".

The crowd were completely entranced by the singer’s emotional performance as they waved their flashlights in the air, lighting up the arena.

The singer got quite emotional, as she burst into tears and thanked the crowd saying how it was such an honour for her to be here.

As the concert came to an end, the singer lashed out her two famous bangers, "Strangers" and "Don’t feel like crying", making an uplifting climax to what was a truly memorable show.

As confetti filled the air, the singer and her band took to the front of the stage to their take their bow and danced off.

However, she wasn’t quite yet finished as she ran back on to the stage and danced to Journey’s "Don’t Stop Believing" proclaiming her love to the crowd and waving an Irish flag in the air that a fan had given her.

A humble, inspiring and talented young popstar, Sigrid is only beginning her career and she will undoubtedly do amazing things with it. Throughout the entire concert, the Norwegian native kept the crowd in high spirits, as she skipped and danced around the stage, constantly interacting with her band consisting of a drummer, keyboard player, guitarist and backing vocals “

Bradley Su looks back on Liam Gallagher’s latest Dublin gigs B rish-British rock'n'roll star and former Oasis lead singer, Liam Gallagher, came to Dublin to continue his UK and Ireland tour on Saturday, November 23rd and Sunday, November 24th to promote his latest album "Why Me? Why Not."

The 3Arena turned into a rock'n'roll hot spot for the two nights, with Liam initially planning on playing only one concert on Sunday, November 24th but adding an extra date due to popular demand.

He partnered with PLUS1 so that €1 from every ticket went to organizations bringing dignity, equity and access to communities who need it. In addition, this warm-hearted rock‘n’roll star also asked people to help homeless this winter by donating a parka jacket early this month.

After the performances of the supporting acts (Miles Kane, the Last Shadow Puppets and onetime Rascals frontman) Liam appeared at 9pm and the atmosphere in the arena reached its climax when he appeared on stage. Following the practice of the Oasis Band period, the gigs started with the song "Rock n' Roll Star".

Half of his performance consisted of songs from his time in Oasis and a few songs from his debut solo studio album “As You Were” which was released two years ago. He also sang a few of the main songs from his new album “Why Me? Why Not.”

He released this album, his second solo studio release, on September 20th, 2019 under record label Warner Records. The lead single of the album being “Shockwave”, which was released on June 6th, 2019 and became one of his biggest solo hits in general in the UK. This biblical single shot straight to the top of the Official Vinyl and Trending Charts. Another main single off of this album "The River" highlights the unique voice of Liam and calls for the gathering of contemporary struggles for change. Its anarchic attitude is aimed at the leaders of the organisation—from money-sucking MP's to vacant celebrities.

The song lives up to his ambition for the album. As he stated, “I want the second album to be a step-up because the hardest thing to do is to make something the same, only better.”

The album contains various styles of songs. “Now That I’ve Found You” is joyful and heartfelt, while “One of Us” is a song about family, friendship and a strong sense of belonging.

There is an intriguing detail in the music video belonging to this song: when Liam walks into a house, there is the numerical string “28.08.09” which was the day when the Oasis band was dissolved.

Fans may be able to start looking forward to the reconciliation of the Gallagher brothers and Oasis ten years after they split.

The atmosphere of the two concerts was extremely frenetic. Some fans close to the stage also lit flares, leading to Gallagher asking them to take care after recent incidents.

He also played jokes with fans between songs, with the gig ending successfully on the song “Cigarettes & Alcohol”, which is the classic work of “Definitely Maybe”, the first album of Oasis. Half of his performance consisted of songs from his time in Oasis and a few songs from his debut solo studio album “As You Were” which was released two years ago “