 
Redlight really knew how to get the crowd moving,
to be fair, this was a bog standard club set,
but everyone was on such a high waiting for Chase
and Status to appear on stage they were getting
in the mood for dancing. They worked really well
as a support act, they got the entire crowd moving,
dropped some heavy bass lines and mixed in some
funky beats.
Yasmin completely toned down the pace, after
all the energy that had been exerted for Redlight
it was a complete opposite listening to her sing.
Admittedly, she had a good voice, she could definitely
sing, but I felt this just didn’t sit right
with the tone of evening. Everyone had stopped
moving, and even when sitting there and watching
her there was no real soul to her music.
I don’t think anyone in the o2 was expecting
what was coming next… Chase and Status blasted
on to the stage, mayhem erupted through the sold
out Academy. Everyone bounced, jeered, jumped
and screamed for these guys, it really was something
special. Although one thing was present that I
wasn’t quite expecting… A mosh pit.
A full on, wave-your-fists-in-the-air-push-over-the-guy-in-front-of-you
mosh pit. Strangely, it worked. Every member of
the audience seemed to absolutely love every second,
not once did the tone drop or the beats get slower.
The balcony was literally bouncing with the sheer
volume of people dancing on it, the vibrations
pulsed through your body and the sweat ran down
your face. During ‘Is it really worth it’
they began chanting RATM’s famous line ‘’Fuck
you I won’t do what you tell me!’’
Surprisingly, everyone knew it, and everyone joined
in.
Delilah came on stage to sing their remixed version
of ‘Time’ by Mekka. What a tune. What
an amazing voice, she complimented this style
of music so well. It really enhanced their performance
too; it broke up the show and gave us something
new to listen to. They proceeded to leave the
stage leaving the crowd chanting for an encore.
They returned fairly quickly to the stage and
asked everyone ‘’Who said one more?’’
The continued to wind up the crowd, ‘’Who
said one more?’’ ‘’Fuck
that, we’re gonna play two!’’
They brought on Liam Bailey to sing Sweet Sensation,
the bass was so filthy, it was just beautiful.
The entire Academy sang along before their finale
of ‘Fool Yourself’ let rip on the
stage. The build-up was so intense it amplified
the atmosphere tenfold. Hands were in the air,
voices were singing and bodies were jumping.
On the way out of the Academy all I could hear
from audience members were cries of ‘’Oh
my God, I haven’t danced like that for ages!’’
It truly did make you want to move, pure success
of an evening.
Redlight 2.5/5
Yasmin 2.5/5
Chase And Status 5/5
Review By Karlie M
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