It's still un-known as to why Danish starlet MØ canceled her show at The Warfield on November 19th last year but it was quickly rescheduled at the same venue on March 19th, 2017!
Low ticket sales? Impending new music? Four months is kind of a while to wait but what ever the reasoning was, original ticket holders were honored at the show last Sunday night and tickets were available at the door, too!
The artist-studded, catchy Moombahton-pop song "Lean On" blew up in the Sumer 2015, becoming the most listened to single (over 540 million "spins") and one of the most listened to songs of all time on Spotify! The Major Lazer song featuring MØ's distinctive vocals, catapulted the 28 singer/song-writer from underground, on-line indie darling to one of today's most saught after artists to collaborate with.
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| MØ at The Warfield 3/19/2017 photo by Marc Fong |
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| MØ at The Warfield 3/19/2017 photo by Marc Fong |
Copenhagen's Karen Marie Aagaard Ørsted Andersen AKA MØ (which means "maiden" or "virgin" in her native Danish language) hasn't dropped an album since her 2014 debut, No Mythologies To Follow. That doesn't mean that the petite indie-pop artist with a bratty street vibe hasn't been busy though!
Collaborating with the likes of Iggy Azalea ("Beg For It" in 2014), Major Lazer and Justin Bieber ("Cold Water" in 2015), Major Lazer with DJ Snake and Diplo ("Lean On" in 2015) Snakeships ("Don't Leave" in 2017) and Charlie XCX ("3AM in 2017), releasing a new single of her own, "Drum", she also co-wrote Major Lazer's "All My Love" feat. Ariana Grande and touring pretty heavily on the 2015 festival circuit before launching her headlining tour, MØ has worked hard to make a name for herself.
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| MØ at The Warfield 3/19/2017 photo by Marc Fong |
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| MØ at The Warfield 3/19/2017 photo by Marc Fong |
Her growly electro-pop draws a millennial following but showgoers weren't as young as I would have expected and 20-30 something ladies widely out numbered guys. The crowd wasn't nearly as thick as it has been in the past at the downtown SF venue, giving us ample wiggle room for the dance party that was sure to start as soon as main act graced the stage!
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| MØ at The Warfield 3/19/2017 photo by Marc Fong |
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| MØ at The Warfield 3/19/2017 photo by Marc Fong |
Cool indigos and pulsing strobs lit the stage while her genuine, firey energy got her fans lit, bringing them up to her party level with her unpredictable movements. The sweet tomboy was all over the place: jumping, rolling and generally flailing all about the stage when she wasn't leaning into the crowd to sing face to face with fans. She couldn't keep from getting people engaged by surrounding herself with adoring, picture taking, video filming, live streaming fans.
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| MØ at The Warfield 3/19/2017 photo by Marc Fong |
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| MØ at The Warfield 3/19/2017 photo by Marc Fong |
She went into the thick of crowd over and over and even made a surprise appearance up in the balcony just a few songs into the set! Her crowd interaction was cheerfully sincere: shouting thank you after every song, her chattiness was light and friendly like small talk between acquaintances.
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| MØ at Treasure Island Music Fest 2014 photo by Marc Fong |
Reminiscing about the first time/the last time she played in the Bay (literally) at Treasure Island Music Fest in 2014 when she had an eye infection and rocked an eye patch she really strengthened her connection with the crowd because even if you weren't there for it, chances are you heard about the girl at T.I.M.F with an eye patch that year!
Driven by synth beats, her live show pleasantly blurs the lines of her alternative electro-pop sound with sparkly guitar hooks and easy drums giving it that indie feel.
MØ's show in SF was the epitome of up-close and personal! Full of energetic spunk, she delivered favorites, some more dancey than others, with a couple covers thrown in and it was so fun being a part of all the fun!
There's no doubt about it, MØ made up for having to reschedule her show months ago fo sho!
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| MØ at The Warfield 3/19/2017 photo by Marc Fong |
3/19/2017 set-list
1. Don't Wanna Dance
2. Waste of Time
3. Slow Love
4. Kamikaze
5. Riot Girl
6. All I Do
7. One Love (Elliphant cover)
8. Dust Is Gone
9. Madien
10. Piligram
11. Drum
12. Cold Water (Major Lazer cover)
13. True Romance
14. Glass
15. Final Song
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