Sons and Lovers, Yasmin and Ellie Goulding at O2 Academy Birmingham 16/12/12

Sons and Lovers were the first band on stage and this was their first ever tour. Their lead singer was very energetic, and it didn't take long for the crowd to warm up to them. All of the members were very talented musicians, and they were an enjoyable and harmless band to watch perform. Their latest song, ‘Golden’, which they played live is available to download from their Facebook page. Sons and Lovers are a good opening act.

Next on stage was Yasmin, a DJ from London. She played many unique remixes, including songs originally by Ms Dynamite, Kelis and Ricky Martin. Yasmin’s remixes have an ambient and relaxed vibe, whilst still sounding new and exciting, and the crowd enjoyed listening to a powerful female DJ. Expect big things from her soon!

Ellie Goulding arrived on stage in black shorts and a black top to an adoring crowd of fans. She instantly impressed the crowd with her incredibly beautiful and powerful voice. Not only is she a great singer, but during the concert she also played percussion and an acoustic guitar. She played a strong setlist, with songs such as ‘Figure 8’, ‘Hanging On’ and ‘Joy’. Her band were also all very talented musicians and all of her songs sounded very unique and even better than on record. Ellie revealed her favourite song that she had written was ‘My Blood’, and she played it very passionately. For the encore she played her impressive cover of ‘Your Song’ by Elton John, before ending her set with her most famous song, ‘Starry Eyed’. Ellie Goulding is an amazing female artist, who unlike most in the pop music industry, is very talented and her voice doesn't need auto-tuning.

Check out Sons and Lovers here: http://www.facebook.com/sonsandlovers?group_id=0
Check out Yasmin here: http://www.facebook.com/YasminOnline?group_id=0
Check out Ellie Goulding here: http://www.facebook.com/elliegoulding?group_id=0