Sam Smith has been in New Zealand for 5 days now, and if you take a look at his Instagram he seems to be just a little bit in love with the country. Artists don't usually get a lot of free time to see more than just Auckland, so it's nice to see Sam enjoying his days off sight seeing around the North Island. 

Last night was his first ever, and first of two sold out shows at Vector Arena, and boy oh boy he did not disappoint! I'll be honest, i only love Sam based on the singles he's released and i haven't actually had the chance to listen to his album 'In the Lonely Hour'. Going to the show without knowing most of the setlist, i wasn't sure if i'd get bored or not as i know his shows are more about his vocals. But his stunning voice is all that's needed on stage (and his epic band/back-up singers of course). Every song was sung so flawlessly,  it's not every day a singer can sound so perfect, if not better, than how they do on their album. 

It was lovely to see him beaming from ear to ear after every song and being so genuinely grateful and excited to perform in New Zealand, and the crowd were just as enthusiastic. I've been to hundreds of gigs over the past 10 years and last night was one of the loudest crowds i've been in. Highlights were Leave Your Lover, Lay Me Down, La La La, Money On My Mind/Finally, and Stay With Me.

As Sam's a more ballad type of guy, it would be nice to see him again in a smaller venue. A 12,000 capacity arena kind of swallowed him up a bit, especially when his staging is pretty simple to begin with. But if you have the chance to see Sam Smith you need to go! I can guarantee you'll be blown away by his incredible performance.

Life Support

Together

Leave Your Lover

I'm Not The Only One

I Told You Now

Nirvana

Like I Can

Restart

Good Thing

Lay Me Down

My Funny Valentine (Cover)

La La La

Money On My Mind/ Finally (Cover)

Encore:

Latch

Make It To Me

Stay With Me

K.

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