The Kid Laroi hit the stage with an exclusive and intimate performance for Nova’s Red Room on Friday at Selina’s at Coogee Bay Hotel in Sydney.
The Grammy-nominated artist stripped back his chart-topping hits and took the “opportunity to have some fun” with his fans in the room ahead of his Australian tour, which started in Sydney before heading to Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne.
The Kid kicked off the evening with his new track ‘Baby I’m Back’ before welcoming the audience and giving a shout-out to the VIP section. He told the audience the Nova Red Room performance was “pretty special because I’ve never really done something like this… and it feels really good to be doing it back home.”
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The set list included ‘Girls’, ‘Nights Like This’, ‘Heaven’, ‘Where Does Your Spirit Go?’, and ‘Without You’. In between songs, the charming superstar chatted with the audience, even handing out some ‘friends and family’ tickets to his Sydney show.
A highlight for the night was ‘Stay’, before which he asked if there were any Justin Bieber fans in the audience – a loud cheer filled Selina’s. The Kid said of the hit that it was a pleasure to write with Bieber and that he still liked the song after three or four years, “which is surprising”.
Kent ‘Smallzy’ Small
Tim Blackwell, Joel Creasey
Ryan “Fitzy” Fitzgerald, Michael “Wippa” Wipfli, Kate Ritchie, Tim Blackwell
Brooke Blurton (right)
Sabre Norris and Justin Norris
Pete Colosimo, Nova’s Chief Operating Officer with Vanessa Picken, chair and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment Australia and New Zealand
The Kid Laroi finished the performance with ‘Love Again’ from his debut album The First Time, and the crowd belted out every word, encapsulating the true spirit of Australia’s premier intimate live music brand.
Guests included content creators Sabre Norris and Justin Norris, Nova podcaster Brooke Blurton, and Nova radio stars Ryan “Fitzy” Fitzgerald, Michael “Wippa” Wipfli, Kate Ritchie, Tim Blackwell, Joel Creasey and Kent “Smallzy” Small.
Also Pete Colosimo, Nova’s Chief Operating Officer; Kate Murphy, Nova’s National Commercial Strategy Director and Vanessa Picken, Chair and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment Australia and New Zealand.
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Top image: The Kid Laroi