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Although Scott Theatre holds about 500 people at most, there was a lot of excitement surrounding Sarah Blasko and her Autumn Tour shows. The shows had been well praised and we’re quite different from a normal tour. Instead of a normal touring band, Blasko was joined onstage by her guitarist, drummer and a five-piece string section. Her songs had been re-arranged, by guitarist and co-songwriter Robert F Cranny, to allow a string section to play more intricate parts of her music and really open it up to be heard.
Opening the show with the gorgeous ‘All Coming Back’, the night was filled with beautiful and lush music. Songs such as ‘Always Worth It’, ‘Amazing Things’ and ‘Cinders’ took on new life with the string section. I said that I was a big Blasko fan before the show, but the string section showed me intricate little things that I hadn’t noticed or appreciated before. Without a support act, the audience was given more time to enjoy Blasko in such a great, intimate venue. Breaking the night into two halves proved to be a big hit because it allowed Sarah a little time to re-energise and get back out on stage.
After interval, the audience was treated to a beautiful, acoustic rendition of ‘Don’t U Eva’. While the audience was still enjoying what they saw, Blasko announced a special guest for the night. “Ladies & Gentlemen, Mr Tim Rogers!” proclaimed Sarah. The room went silent for a second to see if it was THAT Tim Rogers. And it was. The duo sang three songs together. The first was Blaskos’ ‘The Woman By The Well’. The second being ‘Damage’ from You Am I, the band that Rogers fronts, and the third being a cover of the Richard & Linda Thompson song, ‘Dimming Of The Day’. Everyone had just witnessed something amazing.
By the end of the night, Sarah had played almost her entire catalogue of songs, minus about 3. She had certainly given the crowd their moneys worth. The songs were brought out and opened up with the strings and allowed the audience to soak it in more. When you left the theatre, you couldn’t help but feel as if you had just witnessed history in the making. And you loved it.
By Simon Finck |
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