As I have seen this band a number of times before, I knew that they were capable of and would put on a really good, high energy show and they did not disappoint.
Before the show had even started, they started hyping up the crowd with playing popular music such as Stitches by Shawn Mendes and Lush Life by Zara Larsson before the first act of the night; HomeTown came onto the stage. The Irish, six piece boyband, took to the stage to get the crowd going. They played a mix of their original songs from their debut album as well as a cover of Adele's Hello. The crowd were left cheering for them as they left the stage but were only kept waiting for five minutes before singing sensation; Conor Maynard came out onto the stage. The whole crowd were screaming, clapping and singing their lungs out as he played his hits from his hit album; Contrast as well as a cover mashup as he is popular on YouTube for that. The final support act of the night was American guitar band, The Tide. As The Tide supported The Vamps on their last world tour, they were already popular with the crowd and they left a huge imprint with all of their new material plus their hit new single Young Love.
After a short, twenty minute wait, The Vamps' played their introduction video which showed their success over the last almost four years and it was definitely a tear jerker for fans who had been there since the start. The four then stormed the stage and went straight into one of the singles off of the new album; Rest Your Love which had the whole crowd jumping around and screaming out the lyrics. They then went straight into another single from the album; Cheater which again had the crowd all jumping before they played an old hit; Somebody To You.
A few songs in, the band went back to their roots, they started as a band who posted covers on YouTube and every tour they make sure they go back to their roots and this year's mashup included a lot of popular songs such as Sorry, Stressed Out, Perfect, Can't Feel My Face and Stitches so even if people didn't know many of their songs, there was still something that they could sing along too.
As well as re-vamping Wild Heart so it had a slow, piano start which was delivered by lead singer, Bradley Simpson, who after this, played a song from their upcoming third album called Stay. Connor and James had their own section where they played the last song from their new album; Written Off and an old song Risk It All to the crowd where everyone got their lights out and sang along, it was a really beautiful scene.
When everyone was back on stage, the crowd were sent into another loud singalong for their newest single I Found A Girl ft Omi, a question of the crowd was who would be playing Omi's part and their question was answered when Conor Maynard jumped onto the stage and delivered a high energy performance with Bradley. A song that was heavily requested was up next, Volcano, it is a favourite with the fans and they weren't disappointed when the music started and drummer, Tristan Evans was showcased when he started rapping the chorus.
On this tour, The Vamps really had decided to give new, upcoming bands a chance with the likes of HomeTown and The Tide but nobody was expecting their next move. A VT was shown to the crowd telling them about their new record label and their signings which included The Tide and their newest signing, a small, three piece band called New Hope Club that came onto the scene in early October by The Vamps. The music for their popular hit, Oh Cecelia (You're Breaking My Heart) started up and guitarist James McVey introduced New Hope Club to the stage. The young band didn't fail to impress and the section was easily a crowd favourite especially for some of the newer and younger fans.
Tristan Evans then again came back to the stage and played his usual drum solo with a different lot of songs to showcase his talent. The crowd were left memorised by his talent and had a good singalong to the songs that he was drumming along to. The other three then joined the stage again for two of their oldest singles; Last Night and Can We Dance before the band headed off of the stage, telling the crowd that they were done for the night.
The crowd was waiting for long as the lights went back down and Bradley appeared at the end of the catwalk stage on his piano and delivered a completely magical performance of one of the slow ballads on their new album; Stolen Moments. After it was finished, there wasn't a dry eye in the house, it was a beautiful, memorable performance from the lead singer.
The final song of the night was their leading single from their album Wake Up; Wake Up. The whole crowd were singing and jumping along, ready to make the most of the final moments that they were sharing with the band.
