Angus & Julia Stone in De Oosterpoort

Yesterday Australian singer/songwriter duo Angus & Julia Stone (brother and sister) came to the Oosterpoort venue. They performed in the small hall which had completely sold out. Opening for them was singer/songwriter Ben Howard from England. He played solo and only uses an acoustic guitar. His style reminded me a lot of Xavier Rudd, with whom -I just read- he has just toured, so that might not be so coincidental. An opening act with only an acoustic guitar is a dangerous thing, as it can just as easily drown in a totally not interested audience discussing the days topics, but I was happy to see the whole venue paying attention to Ben. An impressive gig

As Ben only used a seat and the guitar, it took a pretty long time for Angus and Julia to make it to the stage, but when they did, all was right. What a tremendous duo. Their voices are so incredible, even more so when they sing together. The light was a bit of a bother and with the venue sold out, moving around was not much of an option, but I did relocate a bit to try and get some better shots. After the first three songs Ben Howard made a guest appearance to a very appreciative crowd

I wish I could have stayed after that, but there was another gig I had to go to, so after four songs I packed up my gear and headed to that other great venue of Groningen for the Hex Dispensers.

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