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X Ambassadors lit up San Diego this weekend with a packed show at the House of Blues, delivering the kind of set that proves why their live reputation sticks. From the jump, the energy was magnetic, and it only grew stronger as the night went on.
Opening up the night was Delacey, an artist from Orange County. I’d never heard of Delacey before but now she definitely has a new fan in me! Her vocals were clean, powerful, and soulful. She had a very peaceful aura to her and really knew how to draw the audience in. Throughout her entire set, the fans were fully immersed in her performance and sad when it ended!
As the lights dimmed and X Ambassadors got ready to take the stage you could feel the fans anticipation. Opening with one of their hit songs “Jungle”, fans were immediately on their feet singing along to every word. Lead Singer Sam Harris has a very unique and creative aura to him, you could tell he’s been doing this for awhile with how comfortable he was on stage, with the fans, and just his overall presence. The entire band was on point, what really drew me in was watching Casey Harris on keys. Casey is visually impaired, not fully blind but not fully seeing. That does not stop him at all, the way he was fully immersed in the keys was truly something special. I was immediately drawn to how connected he was with the audience and how connected they were with him. X Ambassadors played their hits from the record “VHS” celebrating 10 years of their debut album. Including “Unsteady”, “Renegades”, “Gorgeous”, and more!
Tonight was phenomenal and by far one of my favorite shows I’ve worked this year. As a long-time fan of X Ambassadors it was special getting to see them perform so many of the songs that made me fall in love with them! I discovered them at 15, then fast forward a decade and I had the opportunity to photograph their show which they even shared some of my photos from! If you have the chance to see them live on their tour, absolutely take it, you won’t regret it!
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