Swedish pop songstress Tove Lo’s October 2016 release of Lady Wood has set the stage for a very busy 2017. Her “Lady Wood Tour” kicked off just this past Monday in Seattle and, after a thorough North American run, will head to Europe and then onto South America before a pair of performances at Coachella.
Wednesday night found the Tove Lo caravan returning to Oakland’s historic Fox Theater. Opener Phoebe Ryan was a clear hit with the gathering crowd, many of whom were quite familiar with her music. But with black curtains strung across the stage behind her band, it was hard to forget that the main act was still to come.
Even as the crew went about setting up the stage between acts, a giant curtain blocked the stage, heightening the anticipation. And when “Fairy Dust” finally rolled as the intro music, shadows projected onto the curtain from the back of the stage revealed hints of what was about to transpire. When the curtain finally did drop, the packed house went wild.
Wasting no time diving in to the new material, Tove and the band blasted straight into “True Disaster” as the packed floor surged and the crowd sang along. On to “Lady Wood” during which the singer with a penchant for exhibitionism seductively teased the crowd but saved her bare-chested reveal for later in the set. As if the show wasn’t already “intimate” enough, a short extension bridged the gap between the Fox stage and the eager crowd … Tove occasionally hopping down to get personal. No doubt, the seductive siren had many of the straight women and gay men in the room questioning their sexuality.
The band and the spastic lighting provided the perfect backdrop for an evening of pop vocal goodness and positive vibes that would not have been complete without Ms. Lo’s breakthrough hit as the set closer … “Habits (Stay High).”
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TOVE LO SETLIST
True Disaster
Lady Wood
Influence
Moments
The Way That I Am
Not On Drugs
Thousand Miles
Vibes
Got Love
Talking Body
Imaginary Friend
Keep It Simple
WTF Love Is
Flashes
Cool Girl
ENCORE
What I Want for the Night (Bitches)
Habits (Stay High)
