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Kate Nash, Portsmouth Guildhall
FRESH from her Brit and NME
awards triumph, pop star of the
moment Kate Nash brought her own
brand of Mockney girl power to the
south.
Judging by the near mass hysteria
filling Portsmouth Guildhall, the 20-
year-old's popularity among teenage
girls is reaching close
to Spice Girl proportions.
Even before the
singer-songwriter had
taken to the stage,
dizzy girls were seen
being dragged out of
the thronging mass of
Nash-a-likes. Excitement
reached fever pitch when
the talented redhead,
complete with vintage
dress, took to her piano
amid a blaze
of pink lights.
The sell-out crowd of
mostly girls not only sang
back almost every word of
every song, but also performed their
own home-made dance routines. The
beauty of Nash, and other middleclass
pop poets like Lily Allen, is that
they are singing about experiences
their younger fans are now living out.
While the girls lapped up the quirky
pop tunes about boyfriends, cheeseon-
toast and body complexes,
the odd guy in the crowd was
left to hold their girlfriend's
mobile phone aloft to capture
the moment.
Nash was surprisingly subdued
between tunes,
although she did share her
experience on Southsea's
rollercoasters earlier in the
day.
Her voice was
unashamedly shouty at
times, but singles Pumpkin
Soup, Mouthwash and
Foundations were undeniably
infectious, even for
those wearing trousers.
5:31pm Tuesday 11th March 2008
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CommentPosted by: Dopey Nutz, eastleigh on 9:35am Wed 12 Mar 08
i went and it was amazing, she has got an amazing voice and sounds great live, understandable it was a sell out, her album says it all!
i went and it was amazing, she has got an amazing voice and sounds great live, understandable it was a sell out, her album says it all!
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