The Edge

My first concert at the Majestic Madison on Friday November 20th was one of the best I’ve ever been to. Elle King is my favorite alternative artist and seeing her live was an intimate and awesome experience.
The first opening performer named Skrizzley Adams was just an artist with his guitar and he sang a set for a while strumming his acoustic guitar. Personally, I was not thoroughly impressed with his overall talent just because he was just by himself.
The second opening band, Horse Thief reminded me of U2 with their arrangement and sound. The band was energetic with their guitars as they sang.
The first few songs rocked on strong as I listened and danced along. The band members lifted their guitars while singing and head banging along to their own music.
The band had the overall look and feel of a traditional rock band, several of the band members held onto large electric guitars.
During the last song, the crowd finally joined in by putting their hands up and dancing along. To be honest, I could have listened to the band a bit longer before Elle King took the stage over.
When Ohio native Elle King took over the stage the crowd went wild.
Elle moved into her set list with a song I did not recognize, but she kept the beat up. She had an excellent stage presence. She switched from an acoustic guitar to a banjo for “Kocaine Karolina” and “Song of Sorrow.” Most of the songs she performed were from her album: “Love Stuff.”
Once she moved into “Where the devil don’t go” I really began to enjoy the concert for what it was worth. She soared on the high notes and I knew every word to almost all of her songs. She praised the audience’s ability to know all the words to her songs.
Throughout the concert, I was particularly close to the state and I took in every moment of the show. King also played “Last Damn Night” and she also engaged with the audience before the song and said: “Let’s play some rock and roll.”
King eventually slowed down the show with “See you again” where she had the chance to touch a fan’s hand. I loved the slow song since she sounded so good with just her vocals.
King also played Ex’s and Oh’s and let the audience sing: “They always want to come, but they never want to leave.” I tried to sing it at the top of my lungs.
King closed the concert with “America’s Sweetheart” which sounded epic live with her voice and all the instruments working together throughout the song. My favorite part of the entire song was when she pointed at me, that was my favorite part of the concert. -Signe