Old Old Old Review #3- LIGHTS at the Kool Haus

After arriving at the Kool Haus at 5:30, it was no surprise to see the line up was already halfway around the block, owing to the fact that this was LIGHTS' biggest show to date. It was freezing during the entire lineup, but knowing that I was going to be seeing LIGHTS so soon made it bearable. When the finally started letting people in, I was relieved to finally be out of the cold. The merch area was like a riot zone. Everyone was pushing and shoving like crazy to get to the frost. After deciding that we would prefer not to get crushed, me and my friend proceeded to the back of the venue where we had space, and a clear view of the stage.
First, it was Jets Overhead's set. I had heard their recorded stuff before, and it was actually quite good, but I had never heard them live. I was looking forward to it. Unfortunately, I was slightly disappointed. It might have just been the amps playing wierdly at the back, but a lot of the guitar sounded very high pitched and screechy, as well as the drums being excessively loud.

Once their set had finished, the air was thick with anticipation. People were getting so excited to finally see LIGHTS. After about half an hour of set up and mic testing, she finally appeared onstage, to screams of excitement. Her set was completely amazing. Her vocals have improved so much over the time she's been singing, it is really quite astounding. Anyone who thinks that she uses auto tune to cover up her voice, should really go see one of her live shows. She was interacting so much with the fans throughout she show, it almost seemed as if she was talking to you personally. She was so upbeat the entire time, bouncing and dancing. In between some of the songs, clips of her animated mini- series, Captain LIGHTS came on screen. It was really cool. After playing a full set, including all of the songs from her new album, she said bye to the crows and walked offstage. After rousing screams, she came back on, bringing her acoustic guitar, to play February Air, and a cover of In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins.
All in all, it was an extremely enjoyable show, and I for sure will be talking about it for quite a while.