Concert Report: Rasmus Seebach, Koncerthuset, 13 Nov 2011

I thought this was going to be a fairly mellow gig. I thought he'd be playing with a big orchestra. But not really. So for the first set, he did have a string quartet on stage, and a piano, and the songs were slow and gentle and beautiful. He has a great voice, a lot of energy on stage (running laps around both stage and audience, but not during this first set), and great humility as well - he reminded me very much of a certain Irishman when he was a bit younger.... That whole wanting to connect and singing-your-heart-out thing.... Extremely captivating.

To be fair, at first I thought he seemed a bit uncomfortable on stage (we were 4 rows from the top, behind the main stage area), but I was quickly proven wrong, and most thoroughly in the second set, when the strings were gone, the piano was gone, and the party got started for real. Oh-My-God. He had every single person in the place eating out of his hand - it was amazing. He's got it all - the power, the energy, the heart, the soul - and the willingness to reveal rather than conceal.

The venue itself was pretty awesome too - and sound was fantastic (as you'd expect), I'll definitely go see a concert here again. And I am now very happy that I got a ticket to see yer man once more in February.....

Set list:
Mer’ end kærlighed (Mer' End Kærlighed, 2011)
En skygge af dig selv (Rasmus Seebach, 2009)
Gi’ slip (Rasmus Seebach, 2009)
Glad igen (Rasmus Seebach, 2009)
Den jeg er (Rasmus Seebach, 2009)
Igen i dag (Mer' End Kærlighed, 2011)
Nangijala (Mer' End Kærlighed, 2011)
Engel (Rasmus Seebach, 2009)
Intermission
Lidt i fem (Rasmus Seebach, 2009)
Vover på at gå (Mer' End Kærlighed, 2011)
Lys i din lejlighed (Mer' End Kærlighed, 2011)
Natten falder på (Rasmus Seebach, 2009)
Falder (Mer' End Kærlighed, 2011)
Den anden side (Rasmus Seebach, 2009)
Millionær (Mer' End Kærlighed, 2011)
Natteravn (Rasmus Seebach, 2009)
Sirenerne (Mer' End Kærlighed, 2011)
Encores:
I mine øjne (Mer' End Kærlighed, 2011)
Under stjernerne på himlen (Mer' End Kærlighed, 2011)