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With two guest performances and loads of on-stage banter, Missy Higgins' gig on Tuesday night felt more like a casual, intimate session with friends than a sold-out show at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre.
The Australian darling of pop delighted the excitable crowd, not only with hits from all three of her albums, but also with funny stories about her music. The 29-year-old admitted to being really excited but also nervous about playing in her hometown of Melbourne, as many of her friends and family were in the audience.
“I don’t usually get nervous, but there are people here who have seen me in my pyjamas, seen me blow my nose, seen me (fart), no, I don’t do that,” she told the crowd.
Dressed in a colourful, skin-tight mini dress with black tights covered in glitter, Missy Higgins opened the show with three tracks from her latest album, The Ol' Razzle Dazzle. But it was old favourites like "Ten Days" and "The Special Two" from her debut album The Sound of White that really got the crowd going.
With her big, soulful voice and use of the grand piano, guitar and keyboard intertwined with stories about songwriting and her life over the past few years, Higgins managed to keep the audience on a high throughout the night.
She explained that "Watering Hole", from her latest album, would resonate with anyone who had ever been unable to switch off their minds and go to sleep at night. “It’s like a bunch of animals are feasting inside my head,” she said, before inviting the crowd to make animal noises throughout the song and the rest of the show.
After the audience came down from the oinks, woofs and moos, Higgins invited one of her support acts, Gurrumul, back on stage. The pair, supported by Higgins’ five-piece band, delivered a moving version of "Everyone’s Waiting" from Higgins’ latest album. Gurrumul's amazing back-up vocal silenced the crowd, before sending them into wild applause at the end of the song.
Higgins’ bassist, Butterfly Boucher, also impressed the crowd with a solo performance during the set. Adelaide-born Butterfly Boucher co-produced The Ol' Razzle Dazzle album with Higgins and co-wrote some of the songs.
Higgins is a confident performer with an impressive stage presence. Tuesday night’s gig proved that she’s come a long way since she first won hearts as a 21-year-old back in 2004.
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