{"id":5443,"date":"2023-05-27T17:35:32","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T15:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sunpig.com\/martin\/?p=5443"},"modified":"2023-05-28T17:24:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-28T15:24:20","slug":"rina-sawayama-at-tivoli-ronda-utrecht-tuesday-21-february-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sunpig.com\/martin\/2023\/05\/27\/rina-sawayama-at-tivoli-ronda-utrecht-tuesday-21-february-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Rina Sawayama at Tivoli Ronda, Utrecht, Tuesday 21 February 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Rina Sawayama at Tivoli Ronda in Utrecht. Photo by Fiona Sutherland.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Fiona had moved out of her flat in Perth in mid-January, and she had been staying with us Oostzaan while we figured out next steps. I’m writing this at the end of May, and looking back it feels like that was a long stretch of time, but actually we turned things around really quickly. After some frantic emailing back-and-forth with a property management company, and a hurried remote viewing, by the start of the week of 20 February we had sorted out a flat in Dundee, ready to move in on 27 February. We deserved a little break from the stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had booked my ticket for the concert back in November when they went on sale; the gig had sold out quickly. But my experience of getting an after-market ticket for De Staat<\/a> through Ticketswap<\/a> had been good, and on the day of 21 February there were a few tickets on sale for that evening. I knocked on Fiona’s door mid-afternoon and said “heyyyy, do you want to go to a gig this evening?” She said, “sure, who?” I think I’d played her some Rina Sawayama once in the car maybe? So Fiona wasn’t a big fan already, but figured it would be fun anyway. I got a ticket on Ticketswap, and a few hours later we were on the train to Utrecht.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We didn’t get there in time for the opening act – we just saw the end of their last song. The vibe at the gig was good – lots of people very excited to be out. When Rina came on, it was only her and her guitarist\/keyboard player Emily. After playing “Hold The Girl”, Rina took a moment to talk about why it was just the two of them. Normally she’s on stage with two dancers, a drummer, and guitarist Emily. But the dancers and drummer were all sick<\/em>. She had the option to cancel the gig and maybe reschedule, or go ahead with a more minimal stage act…and she chose the latter. There was much applause. I’m happy that’s what she chose, but also happy that Fiona and I were both wearing masks. (I saw one<\/em> other person in a mask afterwards, in the queue for merch.) I can imagine that the act would have been more lively with more people on stage, but Rina was captivating even with less entourage. Also, this made it a unique experience – only the audience at Utrecht got to see this version of the concert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set list:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Minor Feelings<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Hold the Girl<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Catch Me in the Air<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Hurricanes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Your Age<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Imagining<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. STFU!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Frankenstein<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Holy (Til You Let Me Go)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Bad Friend<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Send My Love to John<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Cherry<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Comme des Gar\u00e7ons (Like the Boys)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. XS<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Encore:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. This Hell<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      (Merch: I got a tour poster.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Fiona had moved out of her flat in Perth in mid-January, and she had been staying with us Oostzaan while we figured out next steps. I’m writing this at the end of May, and looking back it feels like that was a long stretch of time, but actually we turned things around really quickly. After … <\/p>\n

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