REVIEW: Jacob Collier Live at Metro Theatre

Monday, 30th April at Metro Theatre: Review by Rike Franke

Lights on. The stage is littered with many instruments and the crowd cheers and screams: “Jacob, Jacob, Jacob!” His fans are out in force and when he finally comes up to the stage the Metro Theatre erupts with loud applause. He is the reason for the long queues at George Street on a Monday night with many people waiting in line to see the 23-year-old Wunderkind performing on stage.

You can see the surprised and astonished expressions on the faces of the audience, while they ask themselves: “How is he doing all this at the same time?”

That’s because Jacob is a One-Man-Band. The musical all-rounder from London published his first album “In My Room” in July 2016 and won two Grammys only one year later. Collier inspires his fans with his YouTube videos, in which he gives the word “multitasking” a new meaning. Drums, guitar, bass, piano or vocals: Jacob handles all the instruments and his voice easily and creates new harmonies, melodies and songs.

With his extraordinary musical family background, it´s no wonder that the 23-year-old artist is one of the upcoming stars of his generation. On this evening, there is nobody in the audience who is standing still or not clapping his hands. Everybody moves to his energetic compositions with a little bit of beatboxing as well as during his calm and emotional songs. The diversity of his musical skills inspires this performance. He is a real entertainer and rocks the stage all by himself with a lot of humour and charm.

Jacob also gets the audience involved in an interactive experience when the young artist motivates his fans to sing and clap and the venue turns into an ocean of voices and harmonies. His fans won’t forget this wonderful concert and certainly, he’ll remember Sydney in a good way too.