MARINA + THE DIAMONDS & CHARLI XCX @ THE SHRINE

Yesterday, May 11th, I had the honor of going to the Marina and the Diamonds concert with Charli XCX as the opening act at The Shrine in LA with some of the best people! I went with a few of my good friends and we honestly had the times of our lives. IT WAS THE BEST CONCERT EVER. I am putting that out there so you guys don't think I was any less ecstatic about it than I really was. Seriously, I was pissing myself the entire day. I don't want to go into too much detail about this concert as I'm planning on making a vlog-style video on my YouTube but I thought I'd make a blog post about how seriously awesome they both are live.

CHARLI XCX 

Charli XCX is a 20 year-old English singer-songwriter known for her 90s style synthpop/electronica type music. Long story short, if Marina and Grimes had a love child, it would be Charli. She has such a unique sound and look to her and she was seriously adorable when she was rocking out on stage. At The Shrine she sang a collection of songs, including some of my favorites, 'You (Ha ha ha)' and 'Nuclear Seasons'. 

MARINA + THE DIAMONDS

Now Marina is already pretty well known, so I'm going to focus on how crazy good she was live instead of giving a biography. My friend Cat and I were pretty all over the place during the concert trying to find a spot where everyone in front of us wasn't 6 feet tall, although we did manage to find really good areas that provided a clear shot of Marina just about the entire time! Amidst our scavenging we realized she sounded EXACTLY the same live as she sounded on her CD. It was honestly crazy, she is truly talented and deserves every bit of fame she gets! She too has a very distinct style, which is why I think she is loved so much. She's also so good to her fans, and I'm sure if security weren't such douchebags she would have definitely came outside after her concert and said hi. Regardless, it was an INCREDIBLE experience and one of the best nights of my life. I'll be sure to make another blog post linking my video explaining the whole experience when it's up! It was too good for words.

If you know of a Marina + The Diamonds ft. Charli XCX concert near you and you're a fan of either, I encourage (borderline FORCE) you to go. It was like a giant party, and to say I had a blast would be an understatement. NOT TO MENTION WHEN I WAS WAITING TO BE PICKED UP, CHLOE GRACE MORETZ (ONE OF MY ULTIMATE GIRL CRUSHES) WALKED RIGHT PAST ME. More details to come when my video is up! 

xo,

Amira