Melanie C and the band at Concorde 2
Last Wednesday I was at Concorde 2 in Brighton, taking photos of Melanie C in concert. Concorde 2 is one of my favourite music venues, with an intimate atmosphere, a great sound-system and an eclectic line up of bands. Melanie C has released five solo albums since her “Sporty Spice” days and is widely respected. A great song-writer and energetic performer, Melanie’s current tour promotes her new album “The Sea”.
Since the start of her music career in 1996, Melanie C has enjoyed enormous world-wide success with Spice Girls, as well as a succesful solo career with the release of her five solo albums, not to mention a hugely successful journey in the musical theatre.
Melanie C’s fifth album titled ‘The Sea’ – made under her own independent record label Red Girl Records – has been released four years after her last output. The new material is more adventurous than her other work, making it evident that her musical confidence is growing, so you can expect a great atmosphere, captivating performance and incredible live vocals at Concorde2.
Melanie C at Concorde 2
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Mel’s drummer Vinnie Lammi is a good friend of mine and he made it possible for me to get a photographer’s pass at The Concorde. As is so often the case at concerts, photographers are only allowed to take photos during the first three songs and are not allowed to use flash.
It would have been great to have longer than the 15 minutes, the energy was there from the very beginning, but there were lots of fantastic shot opportunities throughout the rest of the set. Concorde 2 was pretty rammed and I couldn’t get right at the front without seriously annoying Mel C devotees (long lenses and big cameras can kind of get in the way) so I got as close as I could and shot away. Unfortunately the lighting at the gig meant that it was virtually impossible to get decent photos of my friend Vinnie playing (Sorry Vinnie!). Lighting was great for Mel and the front line of the band but the fantastic drummer was largely left in the dark.
Melanie C at Concorde 2
I am really pleased with the results and they have been sent to Melanie and the band. The gallery is private view only for the time being but as soon as I get the ok from Melanie C I will make the gallery live so the photos can be seen.
