Smoke engulfed the stage while a soundtrack that resembled rain and thunder played in the background. The stage was unlike any other. It was more comparable to a fortress than a traditional stage. A fortress made of sound pads, keyboards, ride cymbals, drum sets (one digital, one traditional), a steelpan and a grand piano. Tokio Myers’s knowledge of music couldn’t have been more evident.  

As the smoke slowly died down, you could see a tall figure standing on the grand piano. He surely knows how to make an entrance. With the crowd going wild, he jumped straight into his performance.

Watching Myers perform fills you with a sense of awe and motivation. The man on that stage isn’t the same person who nervously walked onto Britain’s Got Talent; this man is confident and wholeheartedly sure of himself. Every time he closed his eyes, you could tell two things. Firstly, that it is second nature for him to let the music take over, and secondly that there’s nothing else in this world he’d rather do.

What he does should be a considered a sport. His hands are never on a single instrument for more than a minute. He’s constantly pouncing back and forth between them, his energy never ending. The speed at which his brain was working could have won any race.

Besides Myers' stunning performance, the visuals that were played on the screen behind him enhanced the experience. There were times of calm where just a pair of eyes covered the screen, blinking ever so often. However, there was also times of psychedelia with the multiplication of cells or the dripping of what one might consider blood.

The combination of the audio and visual weaved a story, one where anyone could narrate to form their own conclusion. This made it a surreal and magical experience.

Halfway through the show, Myers just laid flat on the piano with one leg arched. Silence fell in the hall. Confusion surrounded the audience. Slowly, he raised his arm and pointed straight up. The theatrics of it all elevated the whole performance. He took something that could have potentially been a drab and turned it on its head, but then again, when has Myers ever been anything but extravagant?

To the delight of the audience, he finished off the show with the crowd pleasing ‘Bloodstream’. He then mentioned that he is currently working on his second album and that we could expect it sometime next year. The Our Generation Tour was his first tour ever and it was mind blowing. I can’t wait to see what the future holds with this talent.

Supporting him that night was Harvey Causon and his band.  Their experimental sounds evoked a sense of rhythm that could persuade anyone to dance or in the slightest sway. His voice was deep with melancholy which made their songs one of a kind. They’ve been covered by BBC Introducing and will be played on BBC Radio 1 soon. Keep an eye out for this up and coming band. You never know, you could be at their next big gig.