Belladrum's Hot House headliner Sigrid creates Scottish vibe with her inspired big finale
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There was only one song that was going to be bigger for Sigrid and her huge celebrating Hot House crowd on Thursday night than Don’t Steal My Vibe.
And when Strangers came, it was following Scotland’s flag, the Saltire draped around Sigrid – before the sound of the bagpipes arrived onstage!
It was the moment of the set – if not the festival, we will have to wait and see!
But it was a triumphant performance for Sigrid's first Scottish headlining festival slot, as she had earlier reminded us it was.
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But the long set built in songs from the Norwegian pop princess’s debut album Sucker Punch and last year’s follow-up How To Let Go, was no problem to the patient and mesmerised little girls standing at the barrier – sometimes up on a dad’s or mum’s shoulders.
The only thing almost as fascinating as Sigrid, her bouncing dance moves and constantly swinging ponytail for them was the sight of Sam Ryder appearing briefly in the pit wrapped up in hat and coat, but instantly recognisable to the sharp-eyed youngsters.
Earlier, Sigrid had told the crowd like a true fangirl: “Having one of the best singers watching you from the side of the stage! Waaggh! Sam Ryder!”
Throughout the 75-minute set Sigrid truly christened the main stage status of the Hot House for the first time, the little heart symbol crowning the vast stage, a constant reminder where we were.
And the crowd couldn’t have been more attentive, singing along firing up their phone torches and whooping and cheering all the way through.
The energy only slowed for a song, when Sigrid sat down at the piano and asked: “Who’s ready to cry? It’s that time of the night. I had the most stressed day today – so many meetings and travelling but it means something exciting is brewing that I can’t tell you!”
Instead she shared Dynamite which offered the audience a complete change of mood, Sigrid’s voice allowed to stretch out and soar across the lit faces of the thousands who had stopped by at the start of the set … and stayed, turning all those bodies into a sea of beautifully camera phone lit faces!
