Chloe Black

Since I saw Prides in London, I have become a huge fan of CHLØË BLACK, who was also supporting Kiesza that night as I wrote in an earlier post.

Now I listen to Chloe's music as much as I listen to Prides. I never thought I would love another artist so much, but Chloe has the most beautiful voice I have ever heard and her music is so captivating.

Chloe is such an amazing performer and singer. She is also a very nice person who is kind to her fans and spends a lot of time interacting on twitter and talking to fans at her shows.

When I met her at London she was so lovely and friendly, and it was one of the happiest moments of my life.

I think meeting Lewis and Chloe at the same time was actually the best thing that's ever happened to me!

I'm going to see Chloe again at Live At Leeds and Barn On the Farm festivals, which I am so excited about! I had this dress printed for when I see her at Leeds:

Chloe's '27 Club' EP and single are available now to buy. Here is the link for iTunes:-
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/27-club-ep/id971835400

I suggest you buy the EP so you also get her wonderful song 'Cruel Intentions' and a remix of '27 Club'.

I also recommend you watch the video for '27 Club'. It is the most beautiful video I have ever seen and is like a mini movie in itself:-

Chloe's newest song is 'Professional', which was inspired by the film 'Leon'. It is my very favourite of her songs; I especially love the lyrics 'Give me love or give me death'.
You can listen to 'Professional' here:-
https://soundcloud.com/chloeblackofficial/professional

To keep up to date with all Chloe Black's news:-

Sign up to Chloe's official mailing list via her website: http://www.chloeblack.com

Follow Chloe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chloeblackmusic

Like Chloe on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chloeblackmusic

Listen to Chloe on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/chloeblackofficial

Also make sure you check out Chloe's Instagram which she updates almost daily and has the most gorgeous pictures and video clips you will ever see:-
https://instagram.com/chloeblackmusic

London, March 2015

The 34th time I met Lewis was at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire in London on Tuesday 24th March 2015.

This was the fifth date of Prides UK tour supporting Kiesza.

I got to the venue at just after 1pm to queue. I thought I was going to have a long lonely wait by myself, but soon afterwards a fan of Kiesza arrived and I spent the afternoon talking to him.  He felt sorry for me because I was so cold (and inadequately dressed because I'm an idiot) and he offered me his coat. I wore it all afternoon and it made such a difference. It was really kind of him. Thank you Andy, if you ever read this.

While we were queuing, something really exciting happened! Ljuba was walking past and she came over to say hi to me and Andy! She knew him from other times he'd seen Kiesza and she actually remembered me from Glasgow! I couldn't believe it! I got a photo with her and she stayed outside to talk to us for ages.

She is such a lovely friendly person and so beautiful! I told her I'd been to the whole tour and that I was a really big fan of Prides and I asked if she'd spent much time with them yet. But she said because of their busy schedule and sound check times they kept missing each other. I told her how much I like Lewis and she said she liked listening to him drumming because he hits the drums so hard and is so loud.  She said she was going to speak to him today.  I asked if it would be possible for me to have a photo with her and Lewis, and she said she'd ask him! I was so happy!

A while later Prides arrived. They got out of a car and I said hi Lewis and he said hi Greer and gave me a wave! He really is the kindest loveliest person ever, it's moments like that which make my life!

Although I was queuing for such a long time, it was fun! I made friends with other fans and I met some people who knew people I knew and they were lovely.  There were several fans who travel round the country to meet their favourites, like I do, which was really nice. Also, my lovely friends from Czech were there too, I was so happy to see them again! So the time actually passed really quickly.

Tracey Faye had travelled all the way from Glasgow that day. She joined me in the queue just after 6pm. I was so happy to be reunited with her again!

We got to the front centre barrier inside the venue and we were so excited!

Tonight there was an extra support act, Chloe Black. I had never heard any of Chloe's music before and I didn't know what to expect. She was absolutely amazing! She has a very beautiful voice and her songs are so lovely. She is also quite possibly the most beautiful person I have ever seen.  She has the most stunning figure ever and the most amazing hair and beautiful eyes. She is a goddess!

After she played she came to the front barrier to talk to fans. I got a photo with her and she was so lovely.

Then it was nearly time for Prides, so me and Tracey put our glow sticks on and were feeling very excited!

Prides were absolutely awesome and it was one of my favourite times of seeing them! Lewis looked even more handsome than ever and was doing the most gorgeous drumface and his arm moves and I love him so much! He really is a god!

It was really nice during the gig when Stewart saw Tracey and he smiled at her. That made her night!

After they'd played, me and Tracey headed to the back of the venue, where we met Mel, who I knew from online! She is so lovely and it was so wonderful to meet her in person at last!

Mel writes a lovely blog, please check it out here: https://melsjukebox.wordpress.com/

I really enjoyed watching Kiesza again. Although we were at the back of the venue, I found there was a brilliant view from the bar, so I got to see lovely Ljuba dancing which made me very happy! She really is the most amazing dancer I have ever seen! And even when I couldn't see so well, I was just enjoying myself dancing in the corner of the venue! By now I had got to know Kiesza's songs and I really liked them, and there was such a happy atmosphere!

After Kiesza had finished, Prides came to the merchandise stand.  Lewis gave me a hug and it was the happiest moment of the whole tour for me!! It made my life!! I asked him if he'd met Ljuba and he said yes and that she'd told him I wanted a photo and he said he'd make sure we got one tomorrow. (Unfortunately however the Nottingham gig got cancelled so I never got the photo, but it doesn't matter cos I'm just so happy that they both had agreed to it!)

I did get a lovely photo with Lewis, which is one of my favourites from the tour.

Tracey spent a lot of time talking to Stewart and he gave her a hug and 2 kisses on the cheek, which made her very happy!

I got a great photo of Tracey and Stewart posing!

Ally was there and he gave me a hug and high five, which made me so happy! He is so lovely and it was really nice to see him again!

I got a photo with one of my lovely friends Zdeňka, from the Czech Republic!

Then me, Tracey and Mel got a funny photo with Lewis! After we'd had it taken he said that was a lovely one!

Then I saw Chloe Black had come out to meet fans again, so I got a photo with her and some of my friends from the queue, Ash, Natalie, and Becky.

Then Chloe attempted to belly bump Lewis! But neither of them have beer bellies so it looked a bit weird, but that doesn't matter because they are the 2 most beautiful people in the whole world!

I got a lovely photo with Lewis and Chloe, which made my life! They are both so gorgeous and lovely and this is one of my favourite photos ever! I felt like I'd had my photo taken with a real life god and goddess!!

Then it was time for us to leave the venue, and Tracey sang Prides songs all the way back to our hotel! I think this was my favourite night ever of seeing Prides, it was so much fun!

Birmingham, March 2015

The 33rd time I met Lewis was at The Institute in Birmingham on Monday 23rd March 2015.

This was the fourth date of Prides UK tour with Kiesza.

I got to the venue at about 3pm and I was the first there. Soon afterwards two fans of Kiesza arrived. They were very dedicated fans who had travelled all the way from the Czech Republic to see her!

Then my friends Lisa and Ruth arrived. Lisa was a lovely online friend of mine and it was so nice to meet her in person at last! And Ruth is really lovely too. We had lots of fun waiting in the queue together. We also made friends with the Czech fans. They didn't speak any English so we used google translate to communicate with them and they were really lovely.

While we were queuing, Prides walked past us. I said hi and Lewis said hi Greer and gave me a little wave and I was so happy! Later they walked back past and Lewis smiled at me and it made my life! That was one of my favourite moments of the whole tour!

Later, Penny arrived at the venue. She had brought her siblings with her - all three of them and it was lovely to meet them all!

By the time the doors opened we were all absolutely freezing but it was worth it to get to the front barrier. I stood in the centre so I could have the perfect view of Lewis, and the others stood more to the right.

Prides were of course amazing! Here are a couple of photos of Lewis on stage, taken by Lisa.

And I noticed something... Kiesza's drummer has a glass screen which he drums behind, and it is always already on stage while Prides perform, and tonight I noticed that I could see Lewis' reflections in the glass so I got like a multi-angle view of him drumming! Well I found that very exciting!

I told Lewis that, when I met him, and he said it was because the screen had been polished today.  I also said how amazing he had been on TV yesterday (Prides had been on Sunday Brunch on Channel 4) and he said thanks.

Penny was talking to Callum and they were saying about how her siblings out-numbered Prides, and Callum put his arm round me and said I could be in Team Callum. That really meant a lot to me.

Because Tracey couldn't be at the gig, I wanted to do something nice for her. So I bought the CD of 'I Should You Know You Better' and I asked Stewart to sign it and write a message for her. He wrote a lovely personal message, which meant a lot to her.

I got some lovely photos with Ruth, Lisa, and Lewis. 

The above photos were taken on Lisa's phone. I tried to take one with my camera, but it didn't turn out so well.  Lewis said that I have an antique camera!!

We were saying about having favourite members of Prides, and Callum said that I'm the only person who has a favourite member and he said 'we're not a boyband!'

Me and Callum

Lisa and Callum

Lisa and Stewart

Me, Lisa, Ruth and Stewart

Then I went back upstairs to watch Kiesza and she sounded so amazing again and it was lovely to see Ljuba dancing, she is so talented!

Ruth and Lisa went back to the hotel before the end of the gig. Lisa had got her CD's signed by Callum and Stewart, but not Lewis, so she left them with me to try to get signed. Also, my friend, Jenny from Canada, had asked me to get some CD's signed for her too. So I went back down to the merchandise stand.  Callum and Stewart were there and they signed Jenny's CD's for her.

Then Lewis came down too and he signed all the CD's for my friends, and I got another photo with him which was lovely.

I said goodbye and he said see you tomorrow!

It was a very fun night and it was so lovely to be there with several of my friends!

Glasgow, March 2015

The 32nd time I met Lewis was at the O2 ABC in Glasgow on Saturday 21st March 2015.

This was the third date of Prides' UK tour supporting Kiesza.

I got to the venue at about 3.30pm and was first in the queue.

I saw Kiesza get out of her tour bus, but I felt too shy to say hello! Also her lovely dancer, Ljuba, walked past and smiled at me. I wanted to ask for a photo, but again I was too shy.

I saw Prides' van arrive, but they couldn't get into their parking space because it was blocked by these huge bins from one of the places next to the venue. So Prides and their crew got out of the van and were moving the bins out of the way, which shows what nice down to earth people they all are, but they shouldn't have been in a situation where they had to do that. My idol Lewis should not have to move bins, he's a god!

Then they carried their equipment into the venue and Lewis said hi Greer when he walked past. I was on the phone to Tracey Faye, and when Stewart walked past I said she was on the phone, and Stewart smiled and waved at the phone!

Lewis kept walking past me carrying all this heavy equipment, which was very exciting! He is so strong!

Later, Tracey joined me in the queue and I was so happy to be reunited with her again. I met some of her friends too, who are so lovely!

We got to the front barrier inside the venue and put our glow sticks on.

We really enjoyed Prides! Tracey was a bit drunk (again) and was doing some amazing dancing. I saw Stewart smiling at her while he was singing.

Lewis' drumming was so powerful and I watched him in awe.

After their set, we went to the merchandise stand, but I didn't think Prides would come out, as they hadn't said so, and I knew they had to travel to London overnight.

While we standing there, I saw someone so beautiful and I thought it was KLOË who I am a big fan of, but I wasn't 100% sure and I didn't want to go and say hello in case it wasn't her!

Also, I thought I saw Neil from The Wild Curve and I was looking over to see if it was him and then he saw me and waved and it was him! I was so happy to see him and he gave me a hug and we had a lovely chat. He said he wanted to get on stage and perform and I wish he had done. I love the Wild Curve so much.

Then Prides' lovely photographer and merchandise lady, Emily, said to me that KLOË was there and I was so happy it actually was her! KLOË is even more beautiful in person than she looks on her photos and she is really sweet and lovely. I had a nice chat with her and it was so exciting to actually get to meet her!

Then I asked Emily if Prides were coming to the merchandise stand and she said no because they needed to set off to London straight away. It was really nice of her to tell me this, because then we knew we had to wait outside if we wanted any chance of meeting them.

So we went out and waited and then Prides came out. I didn't see Lewis till he had already got in the van, and I thought it was too late for me to get a photo. I went over and asked him if I could have a photo and he said of course and he got out of the van! I couldn't believe it, it was so kind of him as I know they wanted to get going as soon as possible.

I got a lovely photo and he said see you on Monday! I think it's so nice that he always remembers that I'm going to the next gig.

Stewart came over to meet Tracey and her friends. I told him that Tracey was coming with me to see them in London and Nottingham and he seemed really happy! He gave her a hug and said 'Tracey's on the road!'

Me and Tracey stayed to watch the van leave and then we went back to our hotel feeling so happy, we'd both had such an amazing time! It was definitely one of my favourite times of seeing Prides!

Leeds, March 2015

The 31st time I met Lewis was at the O2 Academy in Leeds on Friday 20th March 2015.

This was the second date of Prides' UK tour supporting Kiesza.

I got to the venue at about 5.30 pm and there was already a short queue. I was about 7th in the queue. I got talking to some nice people, including Katy B's number 1 fan, Phil, and a lovely Prides fan!

Inside the venue I managed to get a front centre place at the barrier and I felt very lucky!

Prides' were amazing again. This time they started with 'The Seeds You Sow', but they still played all the same songs. Lewis was so brilliant, as always!

Thank you Phil for these lovely photos of Lewis! 

One of my photos!

My friend Penny had a press pass at the gig; she got some amazing photos (thank you Penny!)

Also, Penny wrote a lovely review of the gig, which I recommend you read:
http://www.backseatmafia.com/2015/03/21/live-review-kiesza-and-prides-at-o2-academy-leeds-20th-march-2015/

After they'd played, Callum and Stewart came to the merchandise stand to meet fans, while Lewis got something to eat. They both gave me a hug. I was standing with Penny and another Prides fan, and they stayed to talk to us for ages. Well I didn't do much talking, because I am too shy, but Penny is really good at speaking to bands, and it was a lovely chat and they kept including me in it, which was really nice.

Then Kiesza came on stage, and I really enjoyed her performance. She is extremely talented to do all that singing and dancing and she has an amazing voice. She is also very beautiful and seemed a sweet person.

There was an amazing dancer with her, a gorgeous lady called Ljuba who had lovely purple hair. I was completely mesmerized watching her dance, she is really wonderful!

After Kiesza had finished, Prides came out to the merchandise stand, and this time Lewis was with Stewart and Callum. I said sorry to Lewis for crying at him yesterday and he was so kind about it and said it was ok.

I got some lovely photos.

I also got a great photo of Penny with Callum and Stewart!

Then I said goodbye to Lewis and he said see you tomorrow, which made me very happy!

It was a brilliant night!