The response was deafening, even as Goulding continually changed sonic direction. PHOTOS: Grammys 2013: Red Carpet Arrivals The set altered course on “Hanging On,” a song the singer said she “did with Tinie Tempah.” Throughout the 90-minute show Goulding stripped down “Guns and Horses” to an acoustic ballad, offered a live dance remix of “Only You,” and satiated the radio listeners with buoyant renditions of “Starry Eyed” and “Lights.” Lucia, Goulding’s enthusiastic backing band transformed numbers such as “Don’t Say A Word” into dynamic rock songs. Early on in the evening, following a terse opening set from St. tour, laid out her set list in way that offered something to all of these fans. Goulding, who noted that the show was the final stop on her U.S.
But there’s also the aspect of Goulding that appeals to the EDM world, particularly as the singer has been dating Skrillex and collaborating on dance tracks, which all means that Goulding’s headlining performance last night at the Palladium had to straddle genre lines, offering a diverse selection off her two albums.
While Goulding’s origins seem to be rooted in the same indie hipster sect that champions Bon Iver and Florence and the Machine (see her 2011 set at Outside Lands for proof), the singer is now a full-fledged pop star, with her songs saturating the commercial radio waves. pop musician is herself something of anomaly. If the crowd at an Ellie Goulding concert is bizarrely eclectic, it’s only because the U.K.