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I'm a freshly graduated mess – and Noah Kahan set me off

I'm a freshly graduated mess – and Noah Kahan set me off

Metro13 hours ago
As someone whose Spotify Wrapped looks like a psychoanalyst's worst nightmare, seeing Noah Kahan at BST felt like a trip to therapy.
Last night, I cried into my warm cider with 65,000 strangers while a man in Dutch braids sang about leaving home, seasonal depression, and the emotional weight of New England.
The number of times I went from sobbing to crying with laughter – if singing didn't work out, he could have always taken up comedy (PSA I am glad the singing worked out).
It felt like a giant group hug between friends, fathers and daughters and people who met five minutes ago in the queue.
It was definitely a night to remember.
British Summer Time opened with three incredibly talented artists on The Great Oak Stage: Gigi Perez, Finneas and Gracie Abrams.
I was a fan of each of these artists prior to going, but hearing them all live was an out-of-body experience; as a girl currently crashing out about leaving university, nothing quite compares to screaming 'Free Now' in a sunny field with your best friend.
Not forgetting to mention the roar of the crowd when Finneas brought out new bandmate Ashe to perform their iconic hit 'Til Forever Falls Apart'.
The pair (now in a band titled 'The Favours') also performed a new song titled 'The Hudson' which is set to release on July 11th.
After our voices were well and truly warmed up a crowd of emotionally unstable Noah Kahan fans waited in anticipation.
He opened with All My Love, which had every single person jumping up and down from the first guitar chord.
Shout out to school assemblies for preparing us for this moment, all 65,000 of us screaming his lyrics back to him – my ears are still ringing.
The 28-year-old superstar addressed the crowd after his first song, 'My name is Noah Kahan and this is the biggest show I have ever played in my life'.
The 28-year-old was born in Vermont, USA (he sings about this a lot – from what I've gathered he is not a huge fan).
He loves to dutch braid his hair.
Also is very familiar with a brightly coloured two piece.
His hit 'Stick Season' was number one for seven consecutive weeks in the UK.
His 2022 album 'Stick Season' was re-released as 'Stick Season: we will all be here forever' in 2023
The re-release featured some of music's biggest names with the likes of Gracie Abrams, Hozier, Sam Fender, Post Malone and a few other incredible artists.
TW: His music will make you cry.
For the eighth year, 150,000 festival goers will descend on Glasgow Green from 11-13 July to see the liked of 50 Cent, Gracie Abrams and Biffy Clyro, and you could be there!
Metro has teamed up with Rockstar Energy presents TRNSMT Festival to offer four VIP tickets to one lucky winner.
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As the crowd continued to scream and cheer, the chords of 'Everywhere Everything' started to play – a clear fan favourite.
Noah's vocals were pitch-perfect and after posting on his Instagram 'Special surprises for you tonight' everyone was on edge wondering which guests he would bring on to the stage.
There were whispers in the crowds of Sam Fender, Hozier and even a potential surprise performance of 'Dial Drunk' with Post Malone.
After the first chorus, Noah shouted 'Make some noise for Gracie Abrams' as the 25-year-old pop star walked out onto the stage to sing her verse.
I was amongst the girls screaming at this moment as it was a crossover of the most gut-wrenching artists.
After the slight disappointment of Post Malone not coming out for 'Dial Drunk', Noah climbed down the stage and ran over to the B stage – high-fiving as many hands as he could on his way there.
Noah joked: 'Yes I have two stages, it's like the Eras Tour but the only era is depression'.
The number of times I went from sobbing to crying with laughter – if singing didn't work out, he could have always taken up comedy (PSA I am glad the singing worked out).
The crowd decided on his 2022 masterpiece, 'Strawberry Wine' which once again had us tearing up at the moving lyrics.
This didn't feel like a concert, it felt like collective CPR – the way Noah has the ability to make his sold-out show feel like he is sitting with his guitar in the living room at 2am is all part of his incomparable talent.
Back on the main stage, Noah began to play 'You're gonna go far' which sent post-grad me into another emotional breakdown – but it did feel like the perfect remedy.
Noah went on to say, 'This is a big night, my mum is here somewhere,' which once again set off the harmonious screaming as people tried to spot the superstar's mum.
He then introduced his massive hit, 'Call Your Mom' by saying: 'This one is for your mom haha.'
Once again 65,000 Noah fans went wild as he brought out Gigi Perez to sing the second verse, which was nothing far from angelic – side note: Gigi needs way more attention her voice was incredible live.
The Stick Season hitmaker darted off the stage as Hyde Park chanted 'Noah, Noah, Noah.'
He ran back on the stage sporting a Chelsea FC shirt, where the crowd began to boo in unison causing Noah to break into laughter at the controversy he had created.
His band began to play the TikTok hit, 'Northern Attitude' – fans had already noticed an extra mic stand on the stage so the guesses of who would be up there with Noah were being thrown around the crowd.
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To everyone's shock, it was not Hozier, as the light came on no other than Lewis Capaldi was standing dressed as Noah with the matching Chelsea FC top and his hair in braids – words can't describe how loud Hyde Park screamed at the moment. More Trending
It was the duet no one expected but everyone there needed, especially after Capaldi's recent hiatus from music – it felt like we were witnessing history.
The show closed with his iconic track, 'Stick Season', every single person in the park was dancing, hugging their friends, singing their hearts out as fireworks lit up the sky – it was all very weirdly healing.
The whole night felt like a fever dream and it was a lot cheaper than therapy or going travelling to 'find myself'.
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