Tonight's gig was Tarja's first UK show outside London since leaving Nightwish. As a result I was curious to see how big a crowd would attend, and when support band Elyose took to the stage at 7pm the venue wasn't busy - they certainly suffered from the early start, but the crowd grew steadily duringTonight's gig was Tarja's first UK show outside London since leaving Nightwish. As a result I was curious to see how big a crowd would attend, and when support band Elyose took to the stage at 7pm the venue wasn't busy – they certainly suffered from the early start, but the crowd grew steadily during their set and I'd estimate attendance at around 700-800 which is certainly a good crowd and is similar to the crowds she draws in London. Elyose Elyose were first up. A french metal band fronted by singer Justine Daaé, I'd only heard a couple of their songs before tonight, but I'd liked what I heard, so I was looking forward to hearing them tonight. I have to say I was impressed. Justine has a great voice and a good stage presence and does a great job of getting the crowd involved. The rest of the band put in great performances too, and they sounded superb. A really impressive start to the night – it's just a shame that the unusually early start meant they had a smaller crowd than they deserved. Tarja At 8pm Tarja took to the stage and kicked off with "In for [...]
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