Last night... I don't know what to say... The show was unbelievable! I loved the staging, thought it was much better than the Glassheart tour. The BV's are amazing and compliment Leona's voice perfectly. Her stage presence was on another level, she looked so comfortable which finally made me feel at ease watching her after all these years. The Bridgewater Hall was a perfect venue, although the sound wasn't perfect, her voice soars in intimate venues with great acoustics like that. I must admit, her outfits left a lot to be desired but as someone said the other day I'd go and see her in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt because after all it is her voice and her music that I am in love with. Vocally I thought she was quite lazy, a lot of the stuff she just flipped into her head voice but I suppose she is doing a rather concentrated tour schedule and has to preserve her voice somehow but I do think she could have gone for it a bit more. Having said that, when she was on point, I could have been listening to Echo Leona which, after her showcase in London last year, I said I didn't think we'd ever hear that voice again. I take it all back.

😂 you linked my videos before I could even do it myself haha

Yeah I know sorry haha


I've noticed she's doing more headvoice/airy vocals on the tour, like Spirit/Echo era. I don't mind that, because it sounds angelic imo I don't mind her not going fully out this tour, I'd rather want her to be vocally healthy when it's finished so she can get back in studio

I agree with you, it was more noticeable in Run tbh, I was waiting for the belts but they never came 😢

Reading all of your stories is making me soooooo excited for next Friday at the palladium! I hope that show goes as well as the Manchester one with everyone dancing and leona having a fantastic stage presence. Hope to see some of you there

If anyone wants to see Ave Maria in full from last night... https://youtu.be/9GEY1BPPJWM

and FUMF... https://youtu.be/fRf5hOOITIA

Such a tune tbh...

Leona should have made I Am with live instrumentals, I prefer the live version of all I Am songs to the studio version

I agree except for the song I Am. I really don't like the arrangement she sings this song on the tour. It's supposed to be an affirmation of herself - how strong she is, she's surviving, etc, and I love the strong way she sings the phrase "I Am!!!" on the album but the tour version sounds deflated like she doesn't believe in what she's saying.

I've only heard snippets but it sounds a bit depressing the way she ends the phrases with "I am" in a lower pitch and it wouldn't have been my choice as the opening song. She should have gone with a more upbeat or uplifting song for the opening imo (or the album version of I Am) to get the audience in an upbeat mood. FUMF would have been a good opening song or maybe something more well known like an old hit to get everyone in the mood (and stop depressing them so that they resort to fighting )

I am so excited for tonight!!!!!! I've purposely avoided any videos from the tour so I can see it all for the first time live. My body is so ready for Ave Maria.

I find that very haunting But yeah, maybe not a good idea with the message behind the song
It's like.. " I am "

IGY... https://youtu.be/o7dZ9ckIn0w
BL... https://youtu.be/gcEnNii0Va4

Just got home after last night. The show was beyond amazing, the best show I have seen.

Leona was so warm and natural and her vocals were outstanding. I was blown away. The crowds were very vocal and appreciative. It all passed by so quickly.

Still on a high, thank goodness I am going to Birmingham to see her again. There is absolutely no way that Leona has lost her beautiful voice, and she was so natural and moved about so well without choreography.

It was lovely meeting Ariella, Deedee, Ethereal, and Amy. Would have loved to have met others too, but the time passes so quickly. I was hoping to say hi to AdamBunny too.

I would urge anyone who haven't got tickets to beg, buy, borrow to see this wonderful concert.

Just wanted to say that the songs from I Am album sounded so well live and FUMF was brilliant. Far better than the album. This deserved to smash.

How lovely I never did write my longer report as it was just a busy few days. But Leona's voice was in my head, and I felt warm from memories and really glad I still have two London performances to look forward to! I just loved how she was: how relaxed and strong. I loved the fact she sang loads of really sweet emotional songs - that's actually my favorite Leona and I love all Leona's. I really loved how she came on for FUMF: so free and easy and she just looked gorgeous. I liked Ladders better than ever before: it sounded so good live. I suppose at some points I might have turned down the drums a bit (that's probably more about me) and I might even wanted to turn the crowd volume down a bit too (how can you should out during First Time etc. I have no idea!).

So excited for what is to come

Going to London too! Everyone's review have made me very excited!

Oh yeah, the drums 😂 Everyone watch out for the huge drum solo in TFTEISYF

I Am is horrific live. It just doesn't work whatsoever going by every live performance of it we've got clips of. Shame, it's a good song on the album.

Hahaha....exactly!

Love all the falsetto/head voice notes she's doing in the songs. The Epic "Thunder" ending, some extra high ones in "I Got You" etc. She looks like she's having so much fun! The crowds are great too. Only thing she's holding back on is the belts - which is understandable.

I didnt think she did hold off the belts? Last night she did that amazing one at the end of Power which i loved

Time after time was my fav out of them all.. as you could hear her voice so well on that.. sometimes like someone mentioned, the drums were to loud to hear her

She did a number of really interesting ad libs. I thought her notes at the end of BL were very strong. Also, if you look at the range of songs she sang eg from Time after Time to Power to FUMF to Ave Mariah, I think it was pretty much a tour de force. Particularly as she was also extremely physically energetic as well. Of course, nothing is perfect in a live performance, but I'm honestly don't think she could have done much more.

Also, the backing singers are very good vocalists in their own right, and she used them well and appreciatively.

There's quite a noticeable hold back on songs like "Run"/"I Got You" among others. Not to say it's bad or anything! She's still belting a bunch but is missing out on quite a few as well - although that's more to do with preserving her voice than anything. She's still giving great vocals and belts and putting on a great show.

Leona literally sounds like a proper classical singer when singing Ave Maria! She actually is miles better than some professional classical singers such as Katherine Jenkins in my opinion.

I do think she sounds like she's majorly holding back on this tour judging by the clips I've seen though, but I'll wait until when I see her myself before giving any real opinion.

Yeah, she's definitely holding back. It's a shame because she could go for more challenging belts if she used the correct technique meaning she wouldn't be damaging her voice. Don't like the second "you cut me open and I" belts in BL. Sounds very shaky at times.

She sounds great in most songs, though.