If it wasn’t for a little X Factor audition back in 2009, the world of music might have never known Olly Murs.
Back then, he oozed with charisma as he tackled Stevie Wonder’s Superstition in his audition.
Today, his appeal is still as strong as ever as he arrived in Glasgow to celebrate 15 years of hits.
Cheeky and always charming, the star casually stepped onto the Hydro stage to Troublemaker on Friday night.
Right Place, Right Time and debut Please Don’t Let Me Go quickly followed with high-energy Murs bursting out the moves to the beat.
Smiling from ear to ear, he beamed: “Honest to God, I think this is our fifth or sixth show, the tour starts now.
“Fifteen years I’ve been doing this, and Glasgow is always the best place for a show.”
This was something his support act Blue experienced as they soaked in the electric atmosphere ahead of his arrival.
Simon Webbe, Duncan James, Lee Ryan, and Antony Costa delighted fans with their biggest hits All Rise, Too Close, and You Make Me Wanna.
Ryan impressed with his vocals on Breathe Easy before Costa teased: “For those who remember the early 2000s, we were a boyband.”
As if we could forget!
But the night was about Murs taking fans on a nostalgic trip throughout his career which included a performance of the 2014 duet with Demi Lovato, Up! He sounded exceptional.
Now 40, Murs’ energy never fades. He delivers on performance and has an old-school feel to his act. He doesn’t have to try to be cool or entertaining; he just is.
Always eager to please his fans, an eighties melody went down a storm with his rendition of The Proclaimers’ I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles), sending the crowd into a frenzy.
Olly admitted he sang the song for his nana as a child.
He said: “I couldn’t wait to do that tonight.
“It means so much to me that song
“I know when I put it in the set and I come to Scotland, it was going to rock tonight and it did.”
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Throughout the show, the set was spectacular, from eye-catching VTs and a moving walkway to smoke and flames, the production only enhanced the Olly Murs experience.
Wrapped Up, Heart Skips a Beat, and Dance With Me Tonight completed the night alongside the reggae-infused new song Save Me.
Murs flattered: “What an amazing crowd you guys have been tonight.”
And for those fans who missed out, they will get the see the star live at the city’s Hydro when he returns later this month on May 22.
@glasgowtimes Olly Murs performed at the Hydro tonight and he did this amazing Proclaimers cover. What do you think? Full review online at Glasgow Times. #proclaimers #ollymurs #hydro #scottish #glasgow ♬ original sound – Glasgow Times
