It happened. Finally! Feels like I've been waiting for this one for ages, well, to be fair, I have. L Devine was one of my 'ones to watch' for 2020, I'd bought these tickets in December 2019, the gig was scheduled for May 2020, then COVID-19 came along and paused everything, not only was the gig rescheduled by well over a year but L Devine's rise to star was interrupted too.
Like recent Manchester visits I explored a couple more craft beer spots before heading to The Deaf Institute. First stop was Store Street Craft Beer Bar before discovering a new favourite, Sandbar, around the corner from The Deaf Institute.
Then it was music time.
The Deaf Institute is a small, intimate venue filled with beauty and the stage had been decorated with flowers for some added extra.
Eyelar took to the stage as the room started to fill up. Her set was short and sweet, leaving a ton of potential for a bright future.
8:45pm on the dot, Geordie singer-songwriter L Devine joins her three-piece band on stage for an hour-long headline show which kicked off with recent single, Girls Like Sex.
The energetic pop star grabbed her guitar and went straight in with Boring People, the crowd lapped it up.
It's been a long wait for Olivia to play these sold-out shows and she was buzzing for it as she made her way through material from Near Life Experience EPs 1 & 2 as well as older material.
The openly queer artist had a great rapport with the diverse crowd, one of whom bought her a jager bomb, without the Red Bull, she essentially downed a large shot of Jagermeister mid-set and carried on firing out the hits.
There was an intimate moment where she sat on the front of the stage (no barrier) for a couple of acoustic tracks before ending the gig with her latest track, Die On The Dancefloor.
The pandemic might have paused the momentum for L Devine's career but she's here and ready for it!
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