Whilst most gigs have a bit of a build up before the artist makes their dramatic entrance to the stage, Ed simply strolled on with his guitar and started playing. He opened with I'm A Mess, and it was absolutely amazing. There were no backing singers or band throughout the whole concert; it was literally just Ed and his guitar on that stage. Someone who can make such a beautiful sound all on his own must be extremely talented.
The fact that there was no band makes it sound like every song was just singing and acoustic chords. This is an incorrect presumption. As Ed uses a loop pedal, he manages to create a huge sound by layering different strumming patterns, harmonies and rhythms from hitting his guitar on top of each other. The whole effect is stunning and watching it is just wow.
My favourite of his performances was You Need Me, I Don't Need You, which was his first encore. It was so powerful, and hearing everyone rap along was amazing. He also did Thinking Out Loud, which is my absolute favourite of his songs, and it really was beautiful. He ended with Sing, getting the audience to sing the "woah-oh-ah-oh" bit for him. After he had walked off the stage we were all still singing that melody, and some of us even carried on after the lights came up.
The whole atmosphere was literally awesome. Everyone knew every word, and each song meant something different to each person. During The A Team, Ed asked everyone to wave the lights on their phones in the air, and the way the whole arena lit up was actually breath-taking. This happened during Thinking Out Loud, too. I nearly cried.
All in all, it was easily my favourite of all the concerts I've ever been too, and I would kill to be able to go again.
Heather out.
P.S. Sorry the photos are so crap. I tried to upload a video but the file was too big :(
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