PMJ tour, Sydney 2017

On Thursday, 28 September 2017, we saw Postmodern Jukebox perform at the Sydney Opera House.

The full cast included:

Adam Kubota: musical director & bass
Chloe Feoranzo: woodwind & lead vocal
Dave Tedeschi: drums
Hannah Gill: lead & backup vocals
LaVance Colley: MC, lead & backup vocals
Logan Evan Thomas: keys
Nick Finzer: brass
Sara Niemietz: lead & backup vocals
Sarah Reich: dancer (tap and other)
Maiya Sykes: lead & backup vocals
Von Smith: lead & backup vocals

Spectacular entertainers all!

The setlist (as best as I can remember it) was:

Call Me Maybe; Von Smith
I Will Survive; Sara Niemietz
Somebody That I Used To Know; Hannah Gill
I’m Not The Only One; Maiya Sykes
Bye, Bye, Bye; Sara, Maiya, Hannah
That’s What I Like; LaVance Colley
Rude; Von, Maiya, Sara
Hey Ya; Sara, LaVance, Von
Ex’s and Ohs’s; Hannah Gill
Drum/tap-off; Dave & Sarah
Halo; LaVance Colley
All About That Bass; Hannah, Maiya, Sara
No Surprises; Chloe Feoranzo
Cry Me A River; Von Smith
Are You Gonna Be My Girl; Hannah Gill
What Is Love; LaVance, Maiya, Sara
Love Yourself; Sara Niemietz
Creep; Maiya Sykes
Shake It Off; whole cast except LaVance
?; whole cast

If you have any corrections, let me know! I’m fairly sure Shake It Off was the finale, and then there was an encore; I feel like the encore might have been We Can’t Stop, but I’m not sure.

Call Me Maybe was a happy intro; I love Von’s rendition! It was Hannah’s first tour with PMJ and I suspect she was a bit nervous at the start, but her voice came out strong and gorgeous, and by the time she got to Are You Gonna Be My Girl she was AMAZING. Halo, was the highlight of my night! It started off smooth and chilled, with just keys, bass and voice, but it grew in instruments and brilliance. The whole show was completely wonderful.

There’s a succinct and stellar review of the Perth show, which sounds like it was similar to ours, if you want to read more.

Here are some of my favourite photos that I took on the night, and you can check out the full album on Flickr.