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  I remember I texted my friends that James Bay was coming to the Netherlands and that I really wanted to go. My best friend responded quickly and we ordered some tickets! After that we needed to wait for half a year before the concert was.

  We were at the Heineken Music Hall, the place he would give his concert, and there was already a huge queue. So we just entered the queue and waited. After half an hour, the doors opened en we went inside. We stepped inside the concert room and we just ran to a place near the stage. Everyone was still sitting, because it we needed to wait for more than an hour.

  Around eight o’clock, the supporting act came. It was a really nice guy. His name was Samm Henshaw and his music was on point. I loved it and so did the whole crowd. He let us sing with him and that kind of stuff. It was an awesome guy and his voice, he had such a great accent. An accent I fell in love with.

  After the supporting act and waiting half an hour or so, James finally came. My best friend and I were screaming and shouting and he played his first number, Collide. It was my favourite song and reminded me of chilling with friends.

  He interacted nice with the audience and was really thankful for our yelling, clapping and screaming. His singing is excellent live, really really good. I just love listening to him, he has such a nice, deep voice.

  When he was singing ‘Let It Go’, the whole audience was silent. Nobody was singing with him, everybody just listened and enjoyed the moment. It was so beautiful. Another great moment was with the song ‘Move Together’, he asked everyone who was with their love or (best) friend or whatever, to give each other a hug and show some love and I stood there hugging my best friend for the whole song.

  All together, it was an amazing evening which I like to experience more than once. It will always stay in my head as a lovely memory.

  Thanks to James Bay to make it one of the best evenings in my life!

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  by izavdbx

• During all last year i had been constantly listening to James Bay, I even cried myself to sleep one or twice because of the powerful meanings that his songs have, and how easily they can change my mood and cheer me up. So i begged and begged my parents to buy me some concert tickets when i had found out that he was coming to madrid, (bands and artist that i really love ALMOST NEVER come to madrid, so i couldnt miss this opportunity) my parents ignored me and i had stopped listening to his music for awhile because i thought i wasnt ever gonna see him live.

  I dont really get good grades in school so when it was christmas time I honestly didnt expect my parents to get me anything, but then my mother just jokingly throws an envelope at me. I open it and i started to cry like baby TWO TICKETS FOR JAMES BAY!!!!!

  So yeah, i invited one of my very close friends Marina, and ever since the concert are friendship has been very strong. At first she had no idea at all who James Bay was, she went because i had begged her to come with me, and she ended up falling in love with his music almost as much as me.

  The environment at the concert was amazing, we instantly made some new friends as we were waiting for James. Once he had finally appeared on stage i started crying and my friend was all weirded out but i honestly didnt care.. i was only two rows away! he was so close, and i was truly happy.

  Every song sounded so amazing live, everyone was loving the music and singing along, i knew he was an amazing singer but WOW, and i think the best part of the concert was when the entire crowd was singing If You Ever Want To Be In Love, the smile he had was so real, he looked so proud of himself, he was so happy that we knew the words and that we loved his songs.

  If he ever comes back to Madrid im gonna be the first to buy tickets, id see him again in a heartbeat. It is truly an amazing and very emotional experience.

  -love, Veronica B.

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  by veroniic222

• James Bay is a fantastic singer who gave his all in a fabulous concert at The Corn Exchange in Cambridge. There was a mix of his new songs from the 'Electric Light' album which has a raw energy and blues/rock vibe along with his famous 'Chaos And The Calm' which sent the fans wild with excitement! James seemed really happy with the reaction of the crowd and got everyone to join in with and his band and the room was filled with an awesome vibe! The stage graphics were really cool and a camera played back the audience reaction on a stage screen with what looked like fireflies in the crowd. They turned out to be phone cameras giving some magical feel to the atmosphere! He also played his version of 'Simply The Best' which he dedicated to the audience and seemed quite humbled by the audience appreciation. A genuine guy with so much talent, a must see!!

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  by philippa-dodds

• This was our 2nd time seeing James Bay in concert. Unfortunately, the 1st concert (at Radio City in NYC) was so outstanding in every way, that this one didn't really hold a candle in comparison. On the new songs, James' voice seemed almost drowned out by the instruments/back up singers. Songs from debut album were still outstanding and I wish there had been more of them. Biggest complaint was the time: only 1 hour, 10 minutes. For the money and effort that it takes to see a live show these days, the headliner really has to go longer than that. He has more material, and frankly, his fans would be thrilled with any covers (he did a Janis Joplin cover in NYC and people went wild). So there it is. I hate to leave a bad review, but perhaps this will help make future shows a bit better for other fans.

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  by mary-lee-montfort

• Saw OAR, James Bay and Train this past Wednesday at the Hammerstein Ballroom. During the beginning of James Bay's set that there were not enough speakers to fully fill the space, but they figured out how to fix that audio by the end of the show. James Bay - Let it Go brought chills. He is so so great live - and even more talented of a live performer than he is a recorded artist. Extremely talented guitar player, and integrated rock with his adaption of Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Proud Mary.' The night ended with Train - they were... AMAZING. Patrick Monahan has such a stage presence and was nothing but smiles the entire night. The set list was so on point, and even included an appearance from Matt Nathanson. They finished with Hey Soul Sista and Drops of Jupiter.

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  by katey-kanata

• An acoustic power house, James Bay is an extremely talented solo musician. His songs are usually just his acoustic and his gravely voice. He looks a bit like Jack White shadow in his hat, but sounds nothing like him. James is a catalogue of influences ranging from David Gray with his pure natural voice, some could even say Ed Sheerans evil brother. But better brother. Far more rocky, edgy and natural sounding.

  It's such a refreshing gust of wind in our boring radio music. James is young, gifted and has plenty of time to experiment with his beautiful talents. His live shows are getting better every time as he widens his audience and venues. He fills large rooms with just his guitar and him, an unbelievable achievement when you sit and think about it.

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  by LouisAntoniou

• "When words fails, music speaks" in a nutshell last night James Bay's concert in Zurich.

  I knew little of this artist, but impressed by his tone and his debut album I decided to go and see his show. In a packed XTra the light went down, people screamed and the magic happened. From the first notes he transported the audience on a journey where blues, rock and folk mashed together perfectly.

  No impressive choreographic scenes, just lights to underline every songs. Heart and soul on that stage like music should be ... Always!

  Thanks to James for reminding me that less ... Is definitely more.

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  by maddalena-beucler

• Such a great talent and beautiful voice.

  It was such a pity that the sound and acoustics in the Shepards Bush Empire was TERRIBLE. Id never been to a gig here before so I don't know if it was a venue issue or sound engineering problem. At times James could hardly be heard, especially when chatting to the crowd between songs and low parts of the singing. Even the bass of the drumming was dim. The lighting too was not great, with strong lighting often pointing onto the crowd, making it hard to watch.

  I would definitely want to see James Bay again, but for certain in a different venue.

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  by OlsMc

• I guess since this is my fifth time seeing James Bay live, I’m officially a groupie :) He’s a phenomenal performer. Bay should never be passed off as just a pop/rock guy. He’s a great musician, his vocals fill the room, he’s got this natural swag and charm for days, and he always shows his audience how grateful he is for all the love and support. His new music is awesome, mixed in with all the great stuff from the first album... SO good. I can’t wait to see him again at the Greek in October!

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  by ginny-rankin

• Best concert ever! His energy was amazing and hearing him live made all my dreams come true. It did rain while waiting outside and they would let us in any faster and then the venue was super cold and I didn't have anywhere to put my drenched jacket in. I even asked for a bag and they denied, but I guess that's just policy. Either way I loved every second of the concert including Joseph. They were amazing! They sounded so good live. 10/10 would go again.

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  by Ilusen99