Over the past few years Chase & Status have gone from
strength to strength and seem to have an ever-growing fan base. They've worked with highly regarded singers such as Plan B, Tinie Tempah and Dizzee Rascal and seem to unite all different genres of music.They’ve become
renowned for their fantastic live performances and I finally got the chance to
see why they’re so highly regarded by drum and bass fans, pop fans and rock fans alike.
The first support was London grime rapper, Dot Rotten. Despite a very hesitant crowd, he seemed to be in his element on stage and soon got the venue moving. Although it was obvious he wasn’t well known to the crowd, he was a strong live performer and managed to engage with the audience. His set was short, but it was long enough for him to gain a few more fans and get the crowd worked up for the next couple of bands.
The next artist on stage was Delilah, who has worked on songs such as ‘Heartbeat’ and ‘Time’ with Chase & Status. Her unique look and sound captivated the crowd and her voice easily filled the whole arena. Despite how nervous she was when she started, she sounded great and presented a more relaxed vibe than the grime artist on before her. Her new single, ‘Go’, was a mixture of existing songs but presented in a new and exciting way. Although she was good, it was apparent that the crowd were getting disinterested due to the slower pace, so she played her single again but a lot faster and with more electronic beats. All in all, she was a good performer, but maybe should have picked a more exciting set for such a energetic crowd.
After an extremely long wait, Chase & Status appeared on stage. The opened with ‘No Problem’, which was an instant crowd pleaser. The lighting and videos in the background were amazing and fitted the music perfectly. The next song they played was ‘Eastern Jam’, which demonstrated that they were going to play songs off both albums, appealing to both types of Chase & Status fans. Tempa T (A.KA. ‘Tempz’) joined the stage for a rendition of his song ‘Next Hype’, which led into the collaboration song ‘Hypest Hype’, which was fantastic and full of energy. Delilah joined Chase & Status on stage for performances of ‘Heartbeat’ and ‘Time’. Although they didn’t have all of their guest performances with them on the tour, all of the songs played sounded amazing and the atmosphere could not have been any more intense. ‘Blind Faith’ with Liam Bailey was performed with such passion and sounded even better than the recorded version.
The first support was London grime rapper, Dot Rotten. Despite a very hesitant crowd, he seemed to be in his element on stage and soon got the venue moving. Although it was obvious he wasn’t well known to the crowd, he was a strong live performer and managed to engage with the audience. His set was short, but it was long enough for him to gain a few more fans and get the crowd worked up for the next couple of bands.
The next artist on stage was Delilah, who has worked on songs such as ‘Heartbeat’ and ‘Time’ with Chase & Status. Her unique look and sound captivated the crowd and her voice easily filled the whole arena. Despite how nervous she was when she started, she sounded great and presented a more relaxed vibe than the grime artist on before her. Her new single, ‘Go’, was a mixture of existing songs but presented in a new and exciting way. Although she was good, it was apparent that the crowd were getting disinterested due to the slower pace, so she played her single again but a lot faster and with more electronic beats. All in all, she was a good performer, but maybe should have picked a more exciting set for such a energetic crowd.
After an extremely long wait, Chase & Status appeared on stage. The opened with ‘No Problem’, which was an instant crowd pleaser. The lighting and videos in the background were amazing and fitted the music perfectly. The next song they played was ‘Eastern Jam’, which demonstrated that they were going to play songs off both albums, appealing to both types of Chase & Status fans. Tempa T (A.KA. ‘Tempz’) joined the stage for a rendition of his song ‘Next Hype’, which led into the collaboration song ‘Hypest Hype’, which was fantastic and full of energy. Delilah joined Chase & Status on stage for performances of ‘Heartbeat’ and ‘Time’. Although they didn’t have all of their guest performances with them on the tour, all of the songs played sounded amazing and the atmosphere could not have been any more intense. ‘Blind Faith’ with Liam Bailey was performed with such passion and sounded even better than the recorded version.
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