Hozier

Hozier or Andrew Hozier-Byrne is an Irish singer who debuted with a serious song, Take Me To Church, which questioned religious organizations on same-sex companionship ban.

You might think he could be a super serious and intense guy, but! Andrew is actually very nice and sweet in person. He’s young and humble and constantly shows love and appreciation to his fans throughout the concert with the happiest face, and he respects everyone on the stage.

In the middle of the show, he was doing an acoustic number when he stopped mid-song as he saw someone fainted in the audience. He called the staff to take care of the person and most importantly, he stopped the show to wait for her to feel better so that she wouldn’t miss anything. He simply asked the rest of the crowd, “We’re not in a hurry, are we?”

We all stood there waiting for quite a while until Andrew picked up his guitar and started that song again from the top.

The whole performance in general was beyond awesome with his powerful voice, accompanied by fantastic chorus and violin, among the other great talents on the stage.

Later in the show, he told everybody that it was one of the band members’ birthday and opened his arm towards the drummer. He began singing Happy Birthday To You and we all sang along with him. As we got to the verse where you include the person’s name in the song, almost nobody knew his name, so we all sang:

"Happy birthday dear… drummer," and we all laughed.

The atmosphere was phenomenon. Andrew said constantly that he always has a great time every time he comes to Montreal and told everyone that he would come back again next year.

This was all the good things in the world combined.

10/10

Andrew Hozier-Byrne, better known just as Hozier, is one talented Irish singer songwriter. Hailing from Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland, Hozier has only just begun to take the music world by storm. His two EPs have been on repeat for as long as they’ve existed.
During his live show he has a live band with him, and always has guitar in hand. He also has two backup female vocalists that will join him during some of the songs. He draws a very large crowd, having gained a lot of fans through various social media and word of mouth, but unlike other crowds that I’ve encountered, the crowd is very loving as well as respectful. He is very soft spoken when he speaks, but when he starts to sing he really opens up, pouring all his emotions into his songs. Between each song he’d thank the crowd and introduce each song and would occasionally switch his guitars. He even talked about the songs a bit, like when he performed “To Be Alone” he spoke a bit about who influenced him in writing this particular song.
His music is appealing to a large crowd because he is so versatile. His set contained some light rock, some bluesy stuff, and acoustic songs as well. His vocals are absolutely beautiful and he does a great job of showcasing his wonderful talent.

The Irish singer/songwriter Hozier gripped me initially with his alternative style of music for singer/songwriters, as he specialises in indie rock, blues and soul. His song Take Me to Church was the track that I first fell in love with, and his gently voice accompanied by his talented backing singers is simply stunning.
Seeing him play live in a large venue, I was a bit worried that he was only going to play with a full band, and that some of the raw emotion would be lost that he transfers across in his acoustic sets. However, he played a good balance of tracks with his band, and just solo with his guitar. He opened the show with the EP From Eden, which he played through in its entirety, before moving on to his self titled album. About half way through the show he played his single Take Me To Church, which had everyone in the audience singing along from start to finish. His humble yet confident manner won over the audience, and his banter between tracks had everyone cheering and laughing for him. It was a great environment, and a brilliant artist to see live, he is incredibly talented, and will hopefully be touring for many years.

The stage was simple. No curtain or big screen. There were a few fancy swirling lights that augmented some of the more energetic selections, but the majority of the set focused on the music. Things opened up with “Angel of Small Death and the Codine Scene”. The natural granite backdrop was bathed in blue light as Hozier sang of ‘sweetened breath’ and tongues ‘so mean’ with the assistance of heavy percussion and a tough bass line that vibrated through the amphitheater. I was immediately impressed. Having found her voice and dance moves again, our daughter and her friend seemed to be feeling it as well. They could be found swaying and clapping along with everyone else during “From Eden”…and there on after. But it wasn’t until Alana Henderson got intimate with her cello that the sound really opened up. She became more than just a fixture from that point on, and as they made their way through the majority of the album, Hozier was the one to listen to, but she was the one to watch. - See more at: http://ilistensoyoudonthaveto.com/2015/08/03/hozier-dawes-red-rocks-08-02-15/#sthash.FPtbDJZs.dpuf

When I heard that Hozier was coming to Chicago, I knew I had to manage to grab a ticket to see him! I waited to buy a ticket until they were re-released and got the 10th row for $75! Hozier performed songs off of his self titled debut album and his EP From Eden.

Leading up to Hozier, the crowd thoroughly enjoyed listening to Dawes. They thoroughly entertained the crowd and were very appreciative of the crowd listening so intently. Dawes' set was about 40 minutes, so it was the perfect warm up act.

Hozier's set included a wonderful mix of his ballads and upbeat tunes and kept the crowd thoroughly entertained throughout the night. The crowd was mesmerized by Hozier's vocal range and his talents playing the guitar. He got the crowd into 'Work Song' and 'Take Me To Church' by having the audience clap and sing along. Hozier really interacted with the crowd and made everyone feel happy and welcome. Overall, it was a very memorable concert and I would definitely see him again!

If there's anything you should take from this review, it's that you should definitely try to see Hozier if you get the chance!

I am absolutely in love with Hozier's voice and talent. It was my wish since years to go to his concert. That finally happened in Munich last night.

The location was great. Unfortunately the opening of the concert was far from anything good!
A solo singer (Kevin) who had a powerful voice but could not really be able to have audiences and at some point it got really boring after the second song... He sang 5-6 songs and you could feel that the crowd is getting resltess wants him to finish up and leave.

Then we had to wait for more than 45 min for the band to show up on the stage! I have never been waiting this long in all the concerts attended to so far! We were waiting, they did not bother to give some information or some sign... Finally when the band show up nobody even apologised for such a long delay!

Despite all these, Hozier / band was great on the stage! He sang for 2 hours and almost all the songs I was so looking forward to hearing them live! I do hope to see them again but this time with much better time management and organisation!

Hozier, the soulful genius who can reach deep into your being and grab a hold of your essence is the best musician I've had the pleasure to watch live on stage. The experience was a cross between magical, spiritual and familiar. The sound was perfect, the music and lyrics fantastic as always and the voices from heaven. Hozier's voice has a depth and warmth that allows him to sing the tales of the coldest and most morbid things and make them sound romantic.
I went to all 3 shows at the Wiltern in Los Angeles and was impressed with everything. The venue is large but still very intimate, the staff were nice and friendly. There was not one bad seat in the house. The sound was clear and powerful. His high beat songs were as pleasant as his solo acoustic number with Cherry Wine that made a few people (including me) tear up. I was in the GA Pit area two of the nights. The experience was surreal. I'm still walking on cloud 9.

was out of this world, best night of my life. one drawback was when andrew encouraged people to leave their seats and come down to the stage, but the venue staff turned everyone away when they tried. was pretty disheartening and upsetting but didn't let it ruin my night.

andrew and the band were in top form, and got everyone out if their seats and standing and singing along (society has so beaten everyone down in terms of expressing themselves and caring what everyone else thinks that even among a thousand people who loved one man and his music, we found difficult to show it.) so thanks andrew for not taking us at face value (a theatre full of blinking goldfish in their seats for the first few songs, forgive us, i know that i was pretty overwhelmed. and i already have huge issues with confidence without adding 1k+ people to the mix)

love you hozier, hope to see you soon, and even meet you next time <3<3<3

I first heard his stuff on Spotify and his song 'Take me to Church' became the song I kept on a repeated loop for pretty much a whole month. So when I got the email alert that Hozier was performing in Manchester, I knew then and there I had to get tickets. I'm so glad I got tickets because the gig was absolutely incredible. He sounds the same, if not better, live as he does on his album/EPs.

There weren't any techy light displays, which I thought worked better as we focused more on the music. He performed most of the material from his album with a few songs not by him, including Amerie's '1 Thing'. I wasn't familiar with the opening act, Wyvern Lingo, but despite that, I really liked them and felt their music complemented Hozier's quite well.

Overall, the gig was amazing and is definitely one of the highlights of my year so far, and I would definitely see him live again.

The gig itself was incredible. Hozier and the family sound as pure and perfect as they do on recordings - it's insane how amazing they are! The engagement with the audience was on point too - Hozier is a warm and welcoming showman, with a definite ear for his audience and a love for performing that shows at every turn.

Kudos to David Keenan for opening the show. He has a unique style that I'm sure will serve him well in the years to come. Purchased the vinyl to play as soon as I got home.

As for City Hall itself, I have never been to watch music before (just stand-up shows or 'An Audience With...' nights) but I have to say, the acoustics are phenomenal. Because of the layout, everything feels intimate and the view was outstanding from most points in the auditorium.

A fantastic night!