Ben Howard concert at Sentrum Scene in Oslo, Norway
Tue, 18 Nov 2014

jojj

Well, I've rated "Amazing" just because I love Ben Howard and his metaphorical music but not because the performance in Oslo went super well. The thing is that throughout the entire concert it felt like Ben's trying to "shroud" his feelings, like he didn't want to show it for his fans (which is kinda understandable because the audience wasn't a single body, teenagers were drinking and yelling in inappropriate way)... Half of the gig he was facing his band, not his fans so we've got a good view of his back. What else.... He basically didn't look at the audience at all and there was no contact for this reason. Also there was a technical breakdown which caused half an hour break but he didn't say nothing more than a "let's take a short break" and after he came back he just kept on playing. Like we weren't there waiting for him. I came all the way from Lithuania to Oslo, just to see him and this is what I've got. Well, at least now I understand some of his songs better but still I'm kinda disappointed.