Garbage screams fills the O2 Academy Islington when the lights lose. This is the first time Marcus & Martinus has ever played a heading London show and the excitement is evident.
The Norwegian twins are only 23 years old, but incredibly has done this for 13 years already. We are not the same tour is a celebration of the trip to this point, but just as much a look at what will still come.
A large part of the 800 capacity site is fans who have grown up with the Gunnarsen twins and it is the followers who burst into song when the duo arrives on the stage for 2018 Hit ‘Like it’-Marcus Sporting a Kobbie Mainoo England Shirt in a nick to his love for manchestra united while
That opener is taken from the criminals underestimated Moments. An album that, even at such a young age, looked at Marcus & Martinus Hone at their big, Scandi-Pop brand-it is a sound that matches their personality.
While the twins’ sounds have changed over the years, the long -term honesty makes their character a timeless live show. Where some artists are away from older hits, the Marcus & Martinus pig brand is constantly present throughout Wednesday evening.
The cheesy “girls” come with enthusiasm and the arena turns into a habit for the timeless “electric” – Marcus & Martinus must do a little more than keeping the microphones to get off with a blow.
While the brothers embrace the old one, it is fair to say that the newer material comes with an extra swagger. “Love Flow” is perhaps their best edition that is not Eurovision with its future-oriented electropop and viral Tiktok choreography while “We are not the same” has the duo’s Raunchiest texts in a statement edition.
It may not be the most streamed, but the group’s best songwriting so far is lit ‘when all the lamps go out’. On that track, Marcus & Martinus tackles the invisible effects of growing up in the limelight and it is a striking moment of brilliant in an action -filled set.
The procedures are slowed down for “heartbeat” and a cover of “Wicked Game”, a nod for their masked swinger victory in Sweden. Over the two song, not that there was any doubt, it is clear that these boys can really sing.
In addition to the fans who have grown up with Marcus & Martinus, further back in the amount is some older followers who clearly find the duo thanks to their Eurovision success. In 2023, the brothers entered the Melidofestivalen with ‘Air’, just to be beaten by any Eurovision winner Loreen.
The truth is that that song would probably have won the entire competition that year too. Supplied at Mello in front of a sea of lasers, it packs the same amount with half of the production in Islington.
Marcus & Martinus eventually had his Eurovision moment last year with “unforgettable”. The sultry number spirals in a dance floor filling and closes the night with confidence.
It is a real journey through Marcus & Martinus’s song on Wednesday evening and, what is even more impressive after such a career, is the feeling that this is still a story written.
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