LIVE REVIEW: G-Eazy Brings The Energy & Charisma To Melbourne’
On the 22nd of February, American rapper G-Eazy was set to kick off the Australian leg of his Freakshow Tour at Melbourne’s Forum. This was his first visit to Australia since 2018, so you can definitely say that this was a very long-awaited return for both G-Eazy and fans alike. Opening up on this tour was Canadian singer songwriter Goody Grace, making it his first-ever appearance down under.
The room was starting to fill up and the air was full of anticipation as Goody Grace hit the stage. Disappointingly, I felt like concert etiquette had gone out the window as my ears were filled by the chatter from the crowd and all I could hope was that he didn’t hear it. Nevertheless, it did not take away from how great Goody Grace was live, he was only accompanied by his guitar and had a great voice to go along with it, maybe not as upbeat as people were expecting for a G-Eazy concert, but I thoroughly enjoyed his performance and in between songs the crowd at least clapped and cheered loudly showing their support. I loved his performance and hope that he returns to Australia again soon.
The whole venue was packed out as we awaited the main act. The band and DJ got up on stage, and intro music started up, the crowd’s screams alerted the fact that G-Eazy made his appearance on stage and was ready to get the night off to a start with One of Them. His shades on as he just has a coolness about him. Throughout the night, before introducing songs he would scream out to the audience ‘Do y’all remember?’ and the reaction from the whole crowd to each song pointed to the fact they all do remember and that most were die-hard fans knowing every song, singing along. Bras from his fans were flung up on stage where he then hung them over his mic stand and bar staff were even dancing along, and caught the rapper’s attention as he came over to the side of the stage, making hand hearts to the ladies. He played through a great mix of songs from each album, some very deep cuts along with well known tracks including his Him & I collab with Halsey and Me, Myself & I with Bebe Rexha. His latest viral song Lady Killers II, which gained a lot of traction as a TikTok trend, and it sounded incredible live and the crowd filled with so much energy. With thirty songs on the setlist, you definitely got your money’s worth, granted some were snippets of songs but it gave everyone a chance to hear a large amount of his discography. As we were nearing the end of the evening, G-Eazy’s main message for the night and for everyone in the room was that the best thing in life is love and to never stop chasing your dreams. He then brought his show to a close with his song Anxiety.
You know an artist does a great job in their performance when they can turn you into a fan just by seeing them live. Of course I knew his bigger tracks going into the show however, I felt so much passion and energy from him on stage and he sounded amazing. He has that cool, confident rapper persona and is very charismatic, winning the crowd over. G-Eazy asked the crowd to give him energy and he will give it right back, and he definitely delivered. We can’t wait to have him back in Australia, hopefully a lot sooner than his last visit.
