Matt and I had a lovely date night/night out on Sunday; we
booked tickets for Video Games Live back in 2015 as the it was less than a week
after Matt’s birthday and our anniversary, so we thought we could make a nice
evening of it.
We attended Video Games Live back in 2007 and had a such a
good time we wanted to go the following year but unfortunately it took a few
more years for them to play the UK again and it had slipped our mind a bit and
we forgot about it. So I was delighted to see them playing around Matt’s
birthday what better excuse to buy tickets?
I picked out my new Emily and Finn dress paired with my new Brogues,
I really liked this outfit. It was still a pretty chilly outside so I paired it
with my new leather jacket, scarf and gloves and luckily it kept me plenty
warm!
We picked the evening show, which now knowing what time it
ended I wish I had picked the matinee as I didn’t get home till almost 1am,
oops. So we headed to London and went for a delicious Pizza Express
meal in Wapping. This restaurant was sort of hidden away and had small half
circle windows, the building had high ceilings filled with wooden beams and a revolving
door to get in, it was really unusual and beautiful.
It was so quiet in there that we were the only customers at
one point. Our food came quickly and tasted amazing! We then headed to the show which was a 20 minute walk away, but it was a really pleasant evening and I enjoyed looking at the city center from the water edge.
We arrived too early about 6:40pm and the doors opened at 7pm. It was warmer than I expected thank goodness and at 7pm we went in and took our seats. The show didn't start until 8:30pm so we enjoyed just sitting and chatting for a while. The time flew by and I managed to talk Matt into taking a selfie with me. He is a handsome chap *swoon*
The show started promptly and it was fantastic, although I have little interest in games I thoroughly enjoyed the music. A live orchestra is just beautiful what ever they are playing, the music is passionate and dramatic. Yet at other times it is so soft and beautiful moves you emotionally. The visuals they put with it make it fun too, makes me feel at home watching Matt play his games for hours at home.
They had a few world premiers and special guest that were great and they were presented with two Guinness World records too!
The time speed past and it ended at 11pm, I wasn't expecting it to end that late as I said above and we had to make a dash for the train home before we missed the last one! It was a shame as we had to give the meet and greet a miss but it didn't take away from the show at all.
I loved watching the conductor Eimear Noone, she moved in a almost magical way. You could feel the passion and the music through her movements. The Orchestra were brilliant and the Laura Intravia who played multiple instruments and sang was just absolutely phenomenal. Her voice was breath taking and it just flowed from her effortlessly. Everyone involved were insanely talented and I really envy and respect them for what they can do!
I would highly recommend the night to anyone thinking of going.
We then took a walk back the way we came and I snapped a shoot of the river at night and pondered how lucky I am to live a stones throw away from the center of London. Although I get frustrated with this city at times, I also feel very lucky to have grown up here and live so close.
So I got back much later than planned so suffering slightly on Monday, but it was SO WORTH it!
I hope everyone else had a lovely weekend and please let me know if you have been to any Video Games Live shows!
