How do you define a superstar? We’ve tried many different variations (I mean it’s kinda our jobs y’know) but really, it’s all about a feeling. A moment in time which you can point to and say “Yes – this is the real deal” and every other description can go to dust. You know Sigrid at Latitude? Now that was superstar.
Bouncing around the stage with an unrivalled energy that sweeps its way around the Sunrise Arena, Sigrid has the world at her feet. Every track is a right hook straight to the chin of all who think pop can never measure up the stadium-sized riffs of years gone by. ‘Plot Twist’ lights the fuse of a set that pulls in every flash and grin. There’s a sense from the get-go that Sigrid is in charge, delivering banger after banger of supercharged pop. “I can’t believe so many of you have come to see me in England” she exclaims, in awe of the spilling crowds running right out into the woodlands around the stage. Even when stripped of the glistening electro chimes, Sigrid pulls everyone in – with ‘Dynamite’ triggering an awe-induced gaze from those gathered.
As ‘Don’t Kill My Vibe’ sends the crowds off into the evening with the crowning song of the summer ringing in their ears, there’s a statement that can’t be argued. Sigrid is a superstar. Now follow that.
Photos: Sarah Louise Bennett / Dork