Sometimes Arena shows can lose the intimacy between the artist and audience, but George Ezra managed not only to get the whole arena to sing and dance along, but it also felt like he was just having fun singing to a few friends.

Twenty-two Norway star, Sigrid, opened the gig with an eight song set list including hits Sucker Punch, High Five and Strangers. She’s got the unique talent of instantly making you want to be her best friend, and she has so much fun while she’s performing. She’s got such a distinct voice and definitely one to watch in the future.

The staging for George’s gig was simple yet stunning; ‘windows’, lampshades, rugs, gramophones, and plants made the large stage feel cozy and homey. It worked really well and goes well with George’s personality.

He opened up his 17 song set-list with Don’t Matter Now, a good upbeat opener followed by Anxiety which contrasts its fast rhythm with dark lyrics.

One of the things that made it feel so intimate was the stories told between tracks, such as how he made his second album Staying At Tamara’s. It made it feel like a chat between friends which is quite unique to see at an Arena gig. He played Barcelona and Pretty Shining People after painting a picture of where he was when he came up with the ideas for the songs.

Saviour (in which the gramophone was used so effectively) and Did You Hear The Rain played back to back from his first album. The latter was so rock n roll and moody which is a stark contrast to his bubbly upbeat self, but it worked so well. It was epic, and one of my favourite live tracks he performed.

He needed a bang for the next track after the moody number and he certainly delivered with Paradise. Upbeat and great to have a bit of a boogey to, it was the song that got stuck in my head for hours after (not that I’m complaining!).

George has those vocals that not only sound stunning but he is also faultless between the recorded and live versions. Slowing it down for Song 6, latest single Hold My Girl and Leaving It Up To You between the funky beats kicked in for Sugarcoat and All My Love.

Perhaps the highlight of night was Blame It On Me, it started as you’re average Joe. A great upbeat number, vocally amazing but soon turned into something else. It was like a switch was flicked to carnival mode and the atmosphere in the room changed. Soon the trumpets were centre stage and whistles were being blown, the background musicians were running round the stage getting the crowd hyped, and George looked like he was having the time of his life. It was epic.

He ended the set with Budapest, the track that really blew him into the limelight when it was released back in 2014. Five years on it’s still a much-loved track and got one of the biggest reactions of the night.

The encore was made up of two tracks, one from either album. Cassy O’, one of the bounciest numbers followed by the hit track of last summer Shotgun, in which I don’t think anyone was stood still. He ended the night with a bang and the audience loved it. He turned an arena into a party, and it’s not hard to see why he’s one of the most likeable and down to earth musicians out there at the minute.

If you’re going to see him on tour you’re in for a cracking night, he’ll reel you and make you have boogie and sing- song, is there anything else you could want from a gig?!