Tom Odell is indeed an accomplished singer-songwriter but beyond that, he is not the retiring performer one would expect from a pianoman.  Far from it.  The elegance of the stage setting, framed in targeted lighting at the Cambridge Corn Exchange on Monday night, set your mind to think that potentially this was just an eloquent platform to deliver his thoughtful, soulful songs.  But, Odell couldn’t and did not refrain from pouring out completely.

With songs like, ‘You’re Going To Break My Heart Tonight’, which Odell declared before he began as  ‘the saddest song on the new album, and that is saying something!’, he wove the enchanting ballad through the keys of his piano and rendered such a strong, soulful atmosphere with it that all listening were just still and spellbound.

And, rather than stay sedentary behind the keys, Odell takes centre stage and at one point, climbed onto the piano itself to riotous applause.  And the applause and love are constant, its undeniably clear his fans are entranced.  Looking the dapper gentleman, befitting the singular and sleek staging, Odell created such a scene with his musicianship and vocal strength, ably expressing through his massive vocal range.

The performance just went from strength to strength, with Odell the consummate conductor of the journey.  Hitting all the favourites, along with injecting plenty from new the album, Jubilee Road, had everyone singing (and at one point whistling!) along.  Odell’s affability mixed with his genuine talent made for some very happy fans.

The entire performance exhibited quite plainly that Odell is not only a gifted singer-songwriter but a creative performer all adding up to a memorable night.

 

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See Tom on Tour:

Southampton, United Kingdom
27th October
BRIGHTON DOME
Brighton, United Kingdom
1st November
MEHR! THEATRE
Hamburg, Germany
2nd November
COLUMBIAHALLE
Berlin, Germany
4th November
HANT ARENA
Bratislava, Slovakia
6th November
HALLE 622
Zurich, Switzerland
7th November
HAUS AUENSEE
Leipzig, Germany
8th November
AFAS LIVE
Amsterdam, Netherlands
10th November
BERNS
Stockholm, Sweden
11th November
STORE VEGA
Copenhagen, Denmark
13th November
PALLADIUM
Cologne, Germany
14th November
BIERHUEBELI
Bern, Switzerland
16th November
GASOMETER
Vienna, Austria
17th November
LIVE CLUB
Milan, Italy
19th November
BARTS
Barcelona, Spain
20th November
SALA LA RIVIERA
Madrid, Spain
17th January
CAPITOL
Hannover, Germany
18th January
SALLE DE LA MADELEINE
Brussels, Belgium
19th January
LE BATACLAN
Paris, France
21st January
DEN ATELIER
Luxembourg District, Luxembourg
22nd January
TONHALLE
Munich, Germany
23rd January
FORUM KARLIN
Prague, Czech Republic
25th January
TAURON ARENA
Krakow, Poland
26th January
TORWAR
Warsaw, Poland
28th January
CONGRESS HALL
Vilnius, Lithuania
29th January
PALLADIUM
Riga, Latvia
31st January
THE CIRCUS
Helsinki, Finland
1st February
KOSMONAVT
St. Petersburg, Russia
3rd February
GLAVCLUB
Moscow, Russia
5th February
STEREOPLAZA
Kiev, Ukraine
6th February
MALEVICH
Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
8th February
BARBA NEGRA
Budapest, Hungary
9th February
HALA TIVOLI
Ljubljana, Slovenia
10th February
CULTURE FACTORY
Zagreb, Croatia
12th February
HALA SPORTOVA
Belgrade, Serbia
13th February
SRC KALE
Skopje, Macedonia
15th February
NDK / NATIONAL PALACE OF CULTURE
Sofia, Bulgaria
16th February
ARENALE
Bucharest, Romania
18th February
ZORLU PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Istanbul, Turkey

 

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