Sugababes - UK & Europe Tour 2025

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Zurich was absolute madness galore!

Where should I start.. So the show itself was all sorts of amazing, they sounded and also looked phenomenal. The place was packed like crazy and my personal highlights were the very start with Overload and the infamous stools, Ugly, Stronger, Run For Cover and also Jungle wich surprised me, of how good it was live. I also enjoyed Weeds (haven't watched the music video yet). Luna had a bunch of good songs and was a decent opening act for them, the other girl Rose Gray din't even perform. I believe it was the smallest show of the tour around 1000 people +/-

But there were also quite a few downsides, there were way too many people for such a venue, you could barley move let alone dance. I'd say the worst part were certain kind of people like for example these two obnoxious Greek guys sorry @Vasilios that acted so nasty and were clearly looking for trouble, there were also those who had to many drinks you could tell by all the cups and bottles on the floor.

At the show I and the friend I went with, met this girl, she was very nice and we did get along very well (wish there were more people like that but Swiss people can be quite complicated & reserved). As soon as the show ended we were asked to leave as they were already closing the venue, because the building isn't that big there is only one entrance/exit for all the acts/artists and I thought to myself you know what just go check and try your luck, so we went behind the building and their two tour buses were parked there, all of a sudden Roisin was standing in front of me, I didn't recognize her at first, than I looked at her and she looked at me I smiled and she smiled back but I was to stunned to speak to her.

There were around fifteen people and some staff members in front of the door waiting, hoping to get the chance to meet the girls and take a picture eventually. After about 10 minutes Mutya and Keisha came out walked by and Keisha came right to me grabs and shakes my hand and says thank you so much for the support have a good night. Than after a while Siobhan exited and said something like Sorry guys and also passed me by, I think she came straight out of the shower and looked quite knackered bless her, I wished her a safe journey she turned around and said thank you. They must be quite tired from travelling and the tour overall and were in a hurry, I didn't get any picture but it was still nice and surreal seeing them.

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Oh girls.

It was my third time seeing Sugababes and eventhough the first time in 2022 will always have a special place in my heart for many reasons, yesterday in Germany was the best night out of the three for me easily when it’s all said and done. Keisha (on a totally artificial note, how beautiful is she happen to be?) and Siobhan sounded and looked more relaxed and smiley than ever and Mutya was flirty and hilarious as always. She also took a group photo on her phone with a few of us outside the venue after the show!
I was travelling and seeing them on my own for the first time (as @OlliMaus betrayed me and decided going for a different city) so it was a bit different feeling indeed but I met many lovely fans from Germany, Czechia, Poland or a couple who only flew from Florida to see the babes. Some of them even from this very own forum. That power the girls have!
It’s difficult to comment on energy in a venue when you’re at the first row (this slight brag...) and eventhough I thought people were still being invested during the whole gig, the change of atmosphere when "Round Round" started was something beyond description. Berlin went mental for that song, believe me. Apart from that, other highlights were clearly "No Regrets" (Siobhan!), "Flatline" (this will be probably never topped as their best song for me) and for the first time ever probably it was, well, "Ugly" that moved me. The lack of seeing our "ugly!" faces on the screen due to missing visuals probably helped in this case. The glorious sampled bass going off in "In The Middle" deserves a honorable mention somewhere here too.
Speaking of being moved, Siobhan seemed very touched by the crowd reactions at various points during the night. I always find it funny when somebody say a performer supposedly looked or winked at them because... how can you be so sure they weren’t just vaguely looking your direction dd but I am pretty sure Siobhan smiled at me right after the beginning and then singing her part in "Flatine" apart from other moments and it just warmed my heart.
And now, I have arrived home in my country and there is a "Taller In More Ways" vinyl waiting in the mailbox?! You can’t make this stuff up. What a suga weekend, really.


During the Q&As they were also asked what is the most difficult song to perform on the tour. Keisha said "Stronger" because of the ad libs which makes sense with the posts above and, to my surprise, Siobhan mentioned, once again, "Flatline" - as they wrote the track in a really high register right before going into full vibrato.
Regarding the underappreciated song, the whole answer was much longer than in the clip posted and it was basically about Keisha explaining having to pay for the song and the video as we knew. Polydor abandonded the three ladies right after singing them as they wanted to make them go more "poppy" - Mutya, Keisha and Siobhan were being compared to another girlband blowing up in circa 2013 by them. Honestly, the whole timeline didn’t make much sense in details to me because she mentioned recording "I Lay Down in Swimming Pool" first and it being leaked (that’s not what happened technically I think...) and radio picking the song up anyway and then flying to LA to record "Flatline" with literally no label support but maybe it’s me who’s getting it slightly wrong now. Ms Buchanan was speaking very highly about Dev Hynes though - describing him as a person who was always believing in them and the whole bit about him was very heart-warming and made me actually a bit teary honestly as I recognized a bit myself and other fans in that description.

Anyway, excuse me. I’m going to check Rose Gray’s album on Spotify now.
Also, is that guy wearing a Overload / No Can Do / Freedom bomber a member here? nn
 
Saw them in Milan and it was so much better than the O2. They are always great but I guess that their shows are more suited to smaller venues. People ended up loving even the deepest cuts like No Regrets and One touch medley. Jungle was very well received by the audience (did not expect that!!!). It sounds immense live
Weeds is a grower and sounds like a mystical experience
 
Saw them in Milan and it was amazing. Not many people attending the show but I love it being more relaxed and intimate. They were on fire and seemed so happy to be there as well. I think I'm in love with Mutya, I want her to be my BFF. I only have one point, the show was too short.
 
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