Concert Review: Dean Lewis
Wavy brown hair. Australian accent. Amazing vocals. Soul-tingling lyrics - this is Dean Lewis.
If you haven’t heard of Dean Lewis already, go check him out on Spotify (I recommend Waves and Be Alright). I’m a massive Taylor Swift fan (or Swiftie as we like to call ourselves), and the element that most attracted me to her music was the way she could relay stories and emotions through her lyrics so the listener could experience the feeling that inspired that song. I always felt that signers who wrote their own music sang with more passion anyways.
Dean Lewis takes this element and puts his own spin on it. He too speaks of love (as most people do), but does so in a very soulful way, that expresses pain, hurt, melancholy and passion, without the victimisation part. Each and every word is carefully selected to tell his story in a way that is both personal and relateable - a rare and very sought-after talent.
The venue he played at was the same venue as his last tour last year - 02 Empire in Shepard’s Bush. The plethora of restaurants in Westfield is the cherry on top really. I also want to take the time to say thank you to the staff at the venue for helping out my friend, who had a recent sport injury. We originally had standing tickets but they escorted us to aisle seats for no extra fee, which was really kind of them.
The was Dean’s biggest crowd and I honestly feel humble to have been a part of this memorable experience for him and I. Something that stood out to me the whole way throughout his gig was his attitude of gratitude (that I speak about a lot on my blog) . For me, this shows how passionate he is about his music and appreciative that other people listen, respect and also love the art he produces.
Though I love massive stadium concerts, this was hands down the best non-stadium gig I had ever been too - and I’ve been too a lot. I even wanted to buy tickets for the next night he was playing but the tickets were sold out! He’s on to great things.
I also really enjoyed how Dean talked about his first big hit ‘Waves’ where explained how he used to begin the song by stating it had changed his life, until ‘Be Alright’ came out and changed his life even more. It takes a lot of humility to be able to be so public about change and growth, and it’s so refreshing to see such an honest performer. I think I can speak for every member of the audience when I say I really connected with him.
Dean - I would love to meet and interview you 1-1 one day in the future - I’m putting it out in the universe ;)