British singer-songwriter Imogen Heap played Blue Frog, Mumbai on Thursday, November 24; the gig closing her mini-tour of the country. The Grammy Award-winning artist headlined The Dewarists Stage at the Bacardi NH7 Weekender, on Nov 19 and played Hard Rock Cafe, New Delhi (photos here) before hitting the Lower Parel venue.
Given the intricacies of her stage act (her “magical mystery” gloves, hand mics, et al), Heap ensured the packed audience remained riveted to the performance; a mesmerizing quality that comes from her affable personality, sense of humor and charm. The lanky artist kept the punters engaged in between songs with funny anecdotes adding further entertainment value to her already fidgety self. The gig had several highlights, including the demonstration of Heap’s much talked about ‘gloves‘, which she claimed will go wireless soon. Her performance of the Frou Frou hit ‘Let Go’ in specific, and a rare performance of ‘Breathe In’, were quite splendid.
After a shaky crowdsourced harmony at the Bacardi NH7 Weekender during ‘Just For Now’, Heap was able to pull off a far more convincing performance of the song within the indoor confines of the Blue Frog. A rather interesting back story, and the use of wine glasses to create sounds, made the rendition of ‘First Train Home’ rather special. She closed her set with a performance of ‘Minds Without Fear’ from The Dewarists, alongside Vishal Dadlani (of Pentagram), Shekhar Ravjiani (who performed with them for the first time) and Karsh Kale on tabla.
Check out the setlist and a few pictures below. Full review and photo gallery soon.
Setlist
‘Walk’
‘Goodnight And Go’
‘Speeding Cars’
‘Between Sheets’
‘Aha’
‘Canvas’
Gloves
‘Let Go’
‘Just For Now’
‘First Train Home’
‘Breathe In’
‘Headlock’
‘Tidal’
‘The Moment I Said It’
‘Hide And Seek’
‘Minds Without Fear‘
Photos by Naman Saraiya
Imogen Heap @ Blue Frog, Mumbai
Imogen Heap @ Blue Frog, Mumbai
Imogen Heap @ Blue Frog, Mumbai
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