What kind of (former gig!) photographer doesn't bring her camera on a a weekend trip away, especially when going to a concert? A very tired one. I have been suffering on and off from glandular fever since the end of May, and after a trip to London the Wednesday before where I had relapsed a bit, I didn't want to lug around another bag when it was supposed to be a nice weekend with my fiancé.
But I digress.
Laura was brilliant, though the sound at Royal Albert Hall was dodgy. My fiance and I started out in the stalls, sitting. Laura played in the middle on a circular stage, turning to each four miss so that her back was only to one part of the audience audience a quarter of the time.
She began the night singing the entirety of her 2011 album A Creature I Do Not Know. She said she was nervous and had "never felt so alone", but every time she began a song she sounded confident and clear.
There was a brief intermission, and she came back to sing other tracks off her other two albums, as well as two new songs. During this time my fiancé and I snuck down to where people were standing up around the stage, where the sound of the concert was much better. Laura informed the audience she didn't do encores two songs before the end of her set, and the night ended around ten pm, as she was the only act.
It was a pretty lovely experience, and even though the sound of Royal Albert Hall is historically bad, it is a really beautiful and historic venue.
Photo couresty of Katie Sara Anderson via flickr.
The fiancé in front of the stage after the gig.
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