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Loreen in Vienna: 1500 fans celebrate a disappointing return evening!
Loreen, the two-time ESC winner, will appear at the Vienna Gasometer on March 1, 2025 - a remarkable, but poorly attended appearance.
Loreen in Vienna: 1500 fans celebrate a disappointing return evening!
A concert by the Swedish singer and two-time Eurovision winner Loreen took place in Vienna's Gasometer on Friday evening, but interest was modest: only around 1,500 fans came, which didn't even half fill the hall. Loreen, who caused a sensation in 2012 with her hit “Euphoria” and in 2023 with “Tattoo”, staged an impressive stage show, but could not meet the expectations of a full-length program krone.at reported.
The Swedish musician, who is only the second person in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest to win twice, presented a diverse program with her characteristic glittering performance and emotional songs. Nevertheless, many critics noted that the performance in the Gasometer did not match the dynamism and budget wealth of the ESC. Loreen's last tours avoided Austria and her last appearance there was at the Life Ball in 2015. Despite the secluded setting and the careful staging, the number of spectators fell short of expectations.
A musical experience with mixed echoes
The show in Vienna was accompanied by an elaborate stage design and strong beats, but failed to provide the penetrating artistic experience that many fans expected. Loreen switched between different musical styles, but did not develop an arc of suspense that could fill an entire concert. Ultimately, the show was perceived as rather static and not sufficiently dynamic, which several visitors criticized as a weakness. How Wikipedia confirmed, this could be due to Loreen's difficulties in maintaining her commercialism beyond the Eurovision hype. Such a challenge is not uncommon for artists who have to regain their footing after their fame in the ESC.
The brief interactions with the audience and the drawn-out encores were not enough to keep the audience excited throughout the entire concert. Fans who were eagerly waiting for the hits, like “Euphoria” for example, had to wait until almost the end of the show. In the end, the performance provided snapshots of euphoria, but still left a feeling that a concert with more variety and deeper emotion would have been necessary in order to be remembered for a long time.