Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London (12th November)
On Wednesday night we made the trek west to see fellow south Londoner Elly Jackson, front La Roux at Shepherd’s Bush Empire.
And she certainly didn’t let us down. Gently or otherwise.
Admittedly, the Empire is not our favourite venue. The lack of a sloping floor can make it difficult to see the stage, it’s invariably difficult to get to the bar, and it would be quicker to drive through central London in rush hour traffic than to get served by the cloak room staff. But more on that later.
This being my first time seeing La Roux, I couldn’t wait to see how their studio sound would be recreated live.
After bursting onto the scene in 2009 with her self-titled album La Roux, it’s taken 5 years for her to release her follow-up Trouble in Paradise. Much has been written about the anxiety attacks she suffered in the wake of her debut album, and at one point she even thought that she may have had throat cancer.
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