Lana Del Rey

I was fortunate to be a part of a Lana Del Rey concert in a packed Tap1 on the Carlsberg in Copenhagen.

Even before she went on stage, I was overwhelmed by the surroundings and the effects. There were lion statues, tall candle holders, stuffed birds and palm trees as a background. The amazing scene decoration made it feel like you were instrumental in a Tim Burton movie. Lana Del Rey opened with "Cola" from the "Paradise" version of "Born to Die", and already with her entry, she captivated the audience. The hall was filled with screams as she from the start was quite close to the front row and handed out high fives to those who had been waiting for several hours. There have been a lot of stories lately, so I had a belly full of expectations. I got exactly the mysterious Lana Del Rey, as many probably expected. Not to figure out. Fake or not - one thing was certain already from the first track: the voice was as it should. The stunning, evocative and melancholy voice, familiar from her stunning debut album. It was clear, that the audience were satisfied during the final tracks, including 'Video Games', 'National Anthem', 'Summertime Sadness' and one of my favorite Lana Del Rey tracks 'Ride'. The songs made ​​people turn on their lighters and it got mixed with the glow of flickering mobile cameras that tried to capture every single second of the concert.

I'm definitely not wiser to Lana Del Rey after a nearly one and a half hour long concert. She is still as mysterious and difficult to grasp as both as artist and person. But the real pop stars are well in fact made ​​out of myths. Who really ever learned Michael Jackson absolutely right to know?