{"id":3743,"date":"2018-10-27T11:50:53","date_gmt":"2018-10-27T11:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidbelbin.com\/?p=3743"},"modified":"2018-12-12T11:41:30","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T11:41:30","slug":"kacey-musgraves-oh-what-a-world-nottingham-royal-centre-october-26th-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidbelbin.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/kacey-musgraves-oh-what-a-world-nottingham-royal-centre-october-26th-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Kacey Musgraves – Oh, What A World, Nottingham Royal Centre, October 26th, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This review was written for the Nottingham Post<\/a><\/em>. Now and then an act plays the Concert Hall you know you\u2019ll never get to see there again. They\u2019re destined for arenas and bigger. Tonight, Kacey Musgraves joins that short list. After some small, self-recorded releases and two mainstream country albums with sassy lyrics, the thirty-year-old broke through to another level with this year\u2019s Golden Hour, as glorious a set of country-pop as you\u2019ll hear. Until today\u2019s release of Robyn\u2019s Honey, it was the pop album of the year, no contest. No wonder the Royal Concert Hall is packed.<\/p>\n

Dancing Queen and Staying Alive preface the thirty-year-old star\u2019s arrival. The staging is elaborate, with a large three fan backdrop and raised area where the Texan stands, hidden in darkness, hitting the high notes of a gorgeous Slow Burn. This opener shows off a voice that\u2019s pure but never lacking in character: perfect for country. She descends the stairs for the catchy Wonder Woman and it\u2019s clear that this is going to be slicker than any country show you\u2019ve ever seen. Musgraves, in pink singlet and pantaloons with multiple flairs, is now a pop act. A younger, prettier, more likeable Katy Perry with a better voice.<\/p>\n

Better songs, too. Butterflies and Lonely Weekend do the business. She performs every number from Golden Hour and only Family is Family and High Time from its predecessor, Pageant Material. Nothing from her Christmas album, thankfully. The crowd goes a little wild when she sings Merry Go Round from the hit breakthrough Same Trailer, Different Park. Her crack six-piece band, in matching brown suits, play superbly throughout.<\/p>\n

\u2018Country, I Can\u2019t Let It go\u2019 she says, before admitting that the new album is a change of direction. In this, she\u2019s meeting Kylie Minogue somewhere in the middle of the mainstream, but doing it so well that nobody\u2019s complaining. Oh What A World and Golden Hour are lovely. The very mixed audience (aged ten to sixty) takes over to sing the chorus of closer Follow Your Arrow, with its \u2018Roll up a joint \u2013 I would\u2019 line. Wonder how long that one\u2019ll stay in the set.<\/p>\n

The 80 minute show is followed by a three song encore that concludes with the full disco of High Horse. How much longer will the handful of country songs stay in the set? No matter, maybe. Kacey Musgraves is well on her way to becoming a superstar.<\/p>\n

Slow Burn
\nWonder Woman
\nButterflies
\nLonely Weekend
\nKeep It to Yourself
\nMerry Go ‘Round
\nHigh Time
\nGolden Hour
\nMother
\nOh, What a World
\nRobin Hood – Whistle Stop (with band intros) \/ Oo De Lally\u00a0(Disney cover)
\nFamily Is Family
\nIt Is What It Is
\nLove Is a Wild Thing
\nVelvet Elvis
\nHappy & Sad
\nSpace Cowboy
\nFollow Your Arrow<\/p>\n

Encore:
\nRainbow
\nTearin’ Up My Heart\u00a0(NSYNC cover with singer from support Soccer Moms)
\nHigh Horse<\/p>\n

Follow Your Arrow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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