Charlotte Sands @ Zanzabar - Louisville
September 6th 2022: Charlotte Sands, No Love For The Middle Child @ Zanzabar - Louisville, KY
Charlotte Sands - Photo & Write-Up Courtesy of: Emily May
Nashville-based singer, songwriter, and pop artist Charlotte Sands performed recently in Louisville, KY for the first show of her very first headlining tour! Her fans lined up well before doors opened in an effort to get as close to the stage as possible. It was a perfectly intimate setting for the evening, as Zanzabar is a small venue, with the crowd of fans eagerly awaiting her set this evening. I could hear many of her fans near me talking about the shows they had to been to previously and which shows they would be attending after Louisville, and the love with which they spoke about Charlotte is a testimony to just how much she means to her fans. Opening the show this evening was No Love For The Middle Child (Andrew Migliore), a songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and emerging indie alternative artist based in LA. Having released several singles and a couple of EPs over the past 3 years, the most recent being his EP Nightmares released this year, he sang a fun and energetic set of songs and had the crowd dancing in no time! The rapport between he and his drummer and DJ was super fun, a rapport that spilled over towards the crowd and had everyone in high spirits. A classically trained cellist, he brought out his cello for a bit during their set, which made for a nice moment. They were a great start to the evening and even signed a few things for the fans at the front after their set.
Next up was Charlotte Sands. Having only seen her once before at this year’s Forecastle Festival in May, I was excited to check out her set. What struck me right away was what a lovely and genuine person she is and how much she truly loves and appreciates her fans, even recognizing a few that were at the stage and waving to them. Starting things off with “Tantrum”, “Bad Day”, and “Special”, she is a bundle of energy on stage. From bouncing around the stage, flipping her signature blue hair, and standing, sitting, and kneeling on two lit up boxes sat at each side of the front of the stage, she was incredibly engaging with the crowd throughout her entire set. Early in the set, and often throughout, she reiterated how happy and grateful she was for her fans’ support and for everyone who came out this evening, joking that she was probably annoying everyone with with how much she mentioned it! She also mentioned how grateful she was to be playing the very first show of her very first headlining tour here in Louisville, only one of three headlining shows she had performed up until this point, and that this show would always hold a special place in her heart. She humorously told the crowd that as an opener, she was used to being the hype girl that got everyone ready for the headlining act, so this was a really special night. With plenty of rocking moments, as well as some more stripped back moments, she really poured her heart and soul out on stage.
She chatted quite a bit with the crowd about the meanings of her songs, such as “Rollercoaster” that she wrote quickly while on tour previously with YUNGBLUD. Performing other hits this evening such as “All My Friends”, “Keep Me Up All Night”, and “Every Guy Ever”, she said that she might sing about how love isn’t real and doesn’t exist, but that that’s not really true because she could feel it in the room this evening. She sang a couple of acoustic songs this evening with drummer Danen Reed on guitar, singing “Want You Like That” and “Love and Other Lies”. She said that one of the perks to playing a headlining tour is that she had the time in her set to play the songs and do the the things she usually didn’t have the time to play or do in a short opening set. Ending the evening with her hit song “Dress”, she gave the crowd a really fun night of music, singing, and dancing and left everyone feeling really uplifted and buzzing with the positive energy and gratitude she exuded this evening. I’m glad I got to see her in such a small and intimate setting, as she will probably be playing larger venues on her next tour, as her popularity will no doubt keep growing!
CHARLOTTE SANDS
NO LOVE FOR THE MIDDLE CHILD
