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Myles Smith performs his first-ever Australian concert at the Forum in Melbourne to a sold-out crowd after being rescheduled six-months ago.
“We are finally fucking here! We’ve been on tour now for the best part of 18-months and every night we have one job, and that’s to put on the best show that we can. The only job that you guys have tonight, and hopefully after all this time, you guys just enjoy as much as possible,” he says.
Following an energetic start, Smith opens up and bares his soul to connect deeply with the audience. He shares personal stories of struggles with mental health and family issues that stir up a range of mixed of emotions as he takes us on a journey through themes of love, loss, and personal growth.
“Sometimes I hear things that impact me, and I don’t know how to articulate it, I turn it into music and from music into songs,” he shares. He continues with an emotional song called ‘Whisper’ that’s met with a big audience singalong.
Smith’s vocal delivery is exceptional and the chemistry with his band is truly something special. Together they captivate the crowd with their joyful acoustic-driven indie music with high-energy moments.
“The songs that I write in my bedroom or at home alone – they come from a real place, real parts of my story. The fact that I’ve been able to put them out into the world, and that you guys have looked after them in the way that you have, I just want to say a genuine and sincere thank you for changing my life,” he says humbly. He opens up about his absent father in a song called ‘3am’.
Smith’s bandmate performs an incredible piano solo before the backdrop illuminates with twinkle lights like stars in the night sky to match the Forum’s ceiling. Together they all continue with ‘River’ which encourages anthemic chants from the crowd.
Smith reveals he’s been working on new music and promises us that six new tracks will be ours with an upcoming EP he’s releasing by the end of this month. He shares a few new tracks including an upbeat danceable track that gets us all moving.
For a very emotional moment during ‘Little by Little’, Smith asks everyone to take their mobile phones out of their pockets, but to leave their flashlights off. He wants to see us stick them right up in the air and turn on our flashlights to show unity against anxiety and depression. “I’m going to ask you to show every single person the light on your phone in a few seconds, and I want you to wave proudly and make sure that everyone can see you. You have a family right here in this room, and no one can take that away from you,” he declares.
He ends with an encore of his most popular tracks including ‘My Home’ and ‘Stargazing.’ He decides to perform the latter twice – the second time he dives into the crowd and sings up close with fans as they share a special moment as they jump around together for the euphoric anthem.
Words by Michael Prebeg
