Review Caity Baser
O2 Academy Bristol 8/4/24
A pop princess has just thrown her tiara in the bin in a tantrum, ram-raided the castle, snatched the queen’s crown, and swung a baseball bat at anyone who dares to try and take it off her.
Caity Baser is the pop queen the UK has been crying out for. Her reign will be punctuated by uber-catchy hits, a treasure trove of charisma, and a golden carriage full of sass.
Caity Basler has to be one of the most natural performers we have seen in the history of this publication. We had a ticket to watch our loud, funny AF best mate mess about on stage for 90 minutes. Or at least that’s how Caity makes it feel. There is simply no barrier, no filter between performer and crowd. And the jam-packed, young crowd at Bristol’s O2 Academy couldn’t get enough.
Touring her new album “Still Learning,” the Southampton-born star kicked off the night by smashing her way through a giant L plate and didn’t look back. The album may have only been out for a month, but the crowd sang every word of every track like they were revisiting their favorite album from yesteryear. And there lies lil CB’s magic. Just like her personality, her songs are open and ultra-relatable to a demographic that already idolizes her, not that Caity seeks the idolization. After all, she simply describes herself as a girl that “Can balance spoons on my face.”
The 18-strong set, which included pretty much the entirety of the new album, whizzed by in a blur of red and white. As Caity and her band set about chiseling their way into the hearts of everyone watching. And how refreshing to see a solo artist incorporate so much time for her talented stage compadres. The camaraderie between Caity and band a constant source of fun throughout the whole show.
There were times when it felt as though Caity would quite happily have stopped the whole show and just spent the entire allocated time having a natter with the crowd about quite literally anything. This was an utterly charming performance, by an artist it’s impossible not to love.
Thank you for injecting fun back into to music, Caity B.
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First attended gig: Republica, circa 1996.
First gig shot: Hands Off Gretel, at The Louisiana!
Dream gig: Huge metalhead and my ultimate dream gig would be shooting my heroes Slipknot at a huge stadium gig, or as festival headliners. And to experience shooting a headline tour outside the UK
