Back in February (I think?) Aaron Tveit announced his first ever London concert dates, and you can bet I bought a ticket straight away! But last week I was going through a lot of stuff at home that was extremely upsetting, and I knew Ghost were about to tour the UK so I stress bought a ticket last minute. As I was going to London anyway it seemed almost silly not to go a day earlier and make a proper little trip out of it and properly get away. So I did! And I'm so, so glad of it ♥
I've been a fan of Ghost for years, but it was my first time actually seeing them live. I've also never been seated at a concert before, and I'm not 100% sure how I felt about that. I could still have gotten a standing ticket as last minute as I did, but I deliberately chose to sit down as I didn't want to have to queue all day to try and get near the front or risk standing at the back and not being able to see sod all. I had a good view, but it felt weird to me being so far away and I definitely missed being within spitting distance of the band, it's more immersive like that. Even when I go to the theatre I like to be front row, I like to block out the audience as much as possible and lock in to what's on stage as I'm too easily distracted otherwise. But I also turned up only 20 minutes before they took to the stage, so I guess it's swings and roundabouts. I was just glad to be there and vibe, and I will 100% be at all future Ghost shows. I've been a fan since around 2017 (as I was at uni when I discovered them) and had heard they were good live, but oh! It's maybe taken them from a band I enjoy listening to, to one of my favourite bands of all time honestly, I've barely listened to anything else since. The hyperfocus is locking in.
The Aaron Tveit concert was very chill the next day. I've seen him live before, but only in shows (he's the reason I travelled to New York in 2019 to see Moulin Rouge! on Broadway, and I met him after and gave him some of my art and he was really kind to me). Despite how many shows I've seen in London it was my first time in the Palladium which is a pretty famous theatre, and it's a lot smaller than I expected which meant that my seat was a lot closer to the front than I expected. I was only 5th row from the front, but that doesn't necessarily always mean that it's a good seat. But the tickets sold out so fast as soon as they were announced! 😭 So I had to pick anything I could as quickly as possible and hope for the best, and I was thankful it worked out.
What I wore for the two days. When I bought the Ghost ticket I immediately thought of this Ghost dress which was actually in my Vinted pile as I never wear it as it doesn't feel very 'me', so I tried hard to make it work. I thought afterwards I should have just worn one of my Moitie dresses and felt more comfortable! I got a lot of compliments the second day though which gave me a good ego boost. A pre-teen girl and her mum came up to me to tell me I looked like a princess, and the thought that I could be inspiring young girls to express themselves fully through their clothing really means the most to me.
I spent Saturday running some errands I needed to do but had no plans for Sunday, and although I knew it was Easter I completely forgot what that meant logistically and that everything would be closed as I'm so used to London just being open. Museums were pretty much the only thing open (and Schuh for some reason???) so I thought I'd go to the Natural History Museum and draw some creatures in my sketchbook, but it ended up being far too busy so I took this photo and then escaped across the road to the V&A which is my comfort museum and always a lot more peaceful.
I like the V&A so much as it has all of my interests under one roof: it has a theatre and performing arts section, illustration, and fashion history. I studied fashion history and textiles up to A-Level and wasn't sure whether I was going to pursue that or illustration up until I went to uni (and picked illustration). It's still a big interest of mine though, so I love seeing all of these old garments and how they're constructed.
I don't know why this dinosaur exists in a Coach store, but I enjoyed it.