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“I thought I was in fucking New York,” Halsey says to a heaving Barclays Center in the middle of ‘Castle’, by way of a challenge. It’s only the third song into her set, but already she’s demanding more of those in front of her. And why not? Tonight (October 13) is special for the former Brooklyn resident.
Within 10 blocks of the arena lies the start of Halsey Street where the 23-year-old used to live and found her moniker (which is also an anagram of her first name, Ashley). This show is part of her first headlining arena stint, in support of her first number one album ‘Hopeless Fountain Kingdom‘, and the venue is packed with screaming die-hard fans. There are few ways tonight could be a bigger deal for the singer.
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ToggleShe can own the stage without filling it with dancers and flashy props
As you’d expect from an artist with such a keen creative vision as Halsey (just look at the music videos for her ‘Hopeless Fountain Kingdom’ singles for proof of that), her live show isn’t just any old gig. Backed by a three-piece band set off to either side of a giant set of stairs (“They’ve been with me from the start,” she gushes as she introduces them towards the end of the night), for the most part the only other person who makes an appearance on stage is her dancer TeeTee. It’s all Halsey needs to make a transfixing show, though – their chemistry and choreography as impressive in skeletal form as it would be with a plinth full of bodies.
There’s a ton of epic production
The New Jersey star’s entrance is blocked by big, billowing, white curtains as ‘The Prologue’ – a literal reading of part of Romeo & Juliet’s prologue – plays over the PA. As the track reaches its end, part of Kanye West‘s ‘Hold My Liquor’ aggressively loops round before the opening notes of ‘Eyes Closed’ enter and Halsey’s silhouette appears and the…
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