Three times a lady

While seeing the Eurovision Song Contest this year, I was convinced that I had to see girl group OG3NE live in concert and it just so happened I’d seen a show announced at a location where I would be that day. But their concerts aren’t regular concerts, at this time. The girls are touring with a theatre show called “Three Times A Lady”.

Leading up to us going to the show, we already ran into the great unknown about this setup of a theatre music show. Does it have a supporting act? Usually we skip those because we need the extra time getting from work to the venue, mostly. Will they do a bag check getting in the venue? At what time will it end?

Then in the venue, the next round of questions came up: Will the show have an intermission? Are we allowed to get out of our seats, stand up and dance a little?

When looking around in the sold out theatre, we could tell the venue was filled with a very mixed audience. This was definitely not what this group would have attracted in any other way. Every age group was represented, from little kids to their grannies. And you could tell that most people had that awkward feeling of not really knowing what to do in this setting. Some people, like the couple sitting next to us, were frequent theatre goers and were taken back with the concert vibe the show had, and others, like us, were experiencing the exact opposite.

But none of the above took anything away from the show. OG3NE were quick to give us pointers to how they wanted us to act and had no problem getting us out of our seats during the fast paced songs and back in our seats when it was time to just listen.

Vocally, OG3NE delivered. The harmonies they are known for and the echoing technique that they’ve introduced were all present in the show. They performed their own hits, songs from their album and of course the cover they are now also known for, like their rendition of Emeli Sandé’s “Clown” and Ed Sheeran’s “Sing”. And they can definitely sing, while they took on various genres. My initial expectation that the show would probably feature a lot of ballads was quickly adjusted, when I found out even their own material is very powerful and up-tempo.

I’m glad I sort of kept up with their story, because the show turned out to be very personal and even featured one special guest, who shows where their musical talent comes from. If I had missed some of their happenings, like their musical families and the death of their mother, I probably would’ve had some trouble piecing things together. Now, I was crying along with them when they sang the show’s title song.

OG3NE just keep impressing me and I still feel their talent, humor and down-to-earth attitude will push them beyond the Dutch borders.