After being a little sceptical about how Missy Higgins was going to fill a stadium and be what she has been before, beautiful, sexy and completely talented, I was blown away by the concert I saw on Wednesday night at the Rod Laver Arena. The intimate mode wasn’t quite as intimate as I expected, but her voice carried and spoke to the audience, well at least it did to me. There were thousands of people and it was both entertaining and heart wrenching.

Missy played a mixture of old favourites from her first album, such as Scar, Sound of White, Special Two and her first ever single. Intermixed were songs from the new Album, ‘On a Clear Night’ which were brilliant live. ‘Where I Stood’ was beautifully sung and the band also made the song stand out.

Not only was the music fantastic but Missy’s stage presence was engaging and gorgeous. She laughed with the audience and when one member of the audience shouted ‘Missy I am pregnant with your baby’ she appeared coy and whispered into the microphone ‘I thought we used protection’ which made the audience laugh and cheer. She also spotted a sign held in the audience early on and laughed as she read out “Missy will you touch my Higgins?” Playfully, Missy engaged her band members, asking if they’d also noticed that it was only ever female fans that yelled out or proposed such comments at her gigs.

One thing that you don’t get when listening to any CD is an explanation as to why people write the songs they do. Missy spent quite a bit of time letting the audience know what she was thinking and feeling and where her inspiration came from, which was both refreshing and established a further connection to the music. We also got insight into a more candid Missy, the shy, humble Geelong girl that admits she’s a slack friend. The talented, intelligent, in-tune artist, that sees beauty and potential in all that’s around her.

It was an inspired performance, one that is definitely recommended and I am only sorry that I can’t see her again and again and again.

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