British Summer Time Festival 鈥撀燞yde Park, June 24聽
With the British Summer Time music festival in Hyde Park taking place just a short walk from her house, Sofia Limena (鈥�24) said her parents took her to Elton John鈥檚 鈥淔arewell Yellow Brick Road鈥� concert June 24.聽
鈥淓lton John is an icon, and they wanted to show me specifically music of previous generations,鈥� she said.聽
Limena said she enjoys John鈥檚 music and has been listening to it since she was very young.
鈥淗e kind of belongs to everyone in the sense that he鈥檚 so iconic everybody knows him,鈥� she said.聽
Moreover, Limena said she enjoyed going to the concert in person after a two-year hiatus.
鈥淓veryone was happy to finally be able to go out and see this concert during the summer,鈥� she said.聽
Billie Eilish 鈥� O2 Arena, June 16
Karina Medvedeva (鈥�23) and Ethan Allaway (鈥�23) attended a Billie Eilish concert at the O2 Arena June 16. Eilish previewed 鈥淭V鈥� and 鈥淭he 30th,鈥� both unreleased songs at the time, which Allaway said was the highlight of his night.
鈥淪he previewed new music, and then she released it like, a few weeks ago,鈥� Allaway said. 鈥淲e were actually in that song, if you listen to it. At the end, she had the crowd in it.鈥�
Medvedeva said hearing Eilish鈥檚 unreleased music made the concert memorable.聽
鈥淭hat was a unique experience,鈥� she said. 鈥淎t previous concerts I鈥檝e been to, artists haven鈥檛 really done that before.鈥�
In addition, Allaway said he found the performance very engaging with Eilish鈥檚 ability to harness the crowd鈥檚 energy.
鈥淪he told everyone in the crowd to crouch down, and then when the beat of the song hit, everyone stood up and started jumping,鈥� he said. 鈥淓veryone actually did it. She could definitely change the emotion of the crowd.鈥�
Wireless Festival 鈥� Crystal Palace, July 2
The day before the Wireless Festival Crystal Palace, Sinan Sensurucu (鈥�23) said he bought tickets last-minute to join his friends. Sensurucu said he enjoyed performances from rappers including Bas, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Playboi Carti and J. Cole.
鈥淲alking in, you just saw like a bunch of people, big open spaces, lots of fields,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hen when you actually went towards the stages, the stages were huge, the setups were big. You could hear the music from basically anywhere.鈥�
Sensurucu said Wireless was a 鈥渇riendly environment,鈥� where the audience remained aware of each other. Before the festival, he said he apprehended the large crowd based on instances at other festivals like Astroworld where fans have been suffocated or trampled.聽
鈥淚f someone fell down they would help them up, or let them out if people needed to sort of leave the crowd and the more dense areas,鈥� he said.聽
Travis Scott 鈥� 02 Arena, Aug. 6
After six years of listening to his music, Raaghav Aaditya (鈥�23) said he attended a Travis Scott concert Aug. 6 at the O2 Arena with two friends. He said Scott did not appear for a couple of hours after the doors opened, building the crowd鈥檚 anticipation. When Scott began his setlist with 鈥淗old That Heat鈥� on top of a circular disk hanging from the top of the stage, Aaditya said the crowd 鈥渏ust went insane.鈥澛�
Scott performed 鈥淪icko Mode,鈥� one of his most popular songs, which Aaditya said was a highlight of the night given that he heard the song鈥檚 featured artist Drake perform in 2018.
鈥淣ow I feel like I鈥檝e seen both performers of that song from both sides,鈥� he said.
With practical effects including smoke and fire, Aaditya said Scott鈥檚 visuals ultimately added to the high-energy atmosphere.
鈥淚t was just really an intense beginning that set the tone for the rest of the concert,鈥� Aaditya said. 鈥淚t was just phenomenal.鈥�
