The O2 is not an intimate place. Comprising 20,000 seats, it is double the capacity of Alexandra Palace, and quadruple the capacity of O2 Brixton — two of the main venues of choice for large acts who want to keep it close-knit. But last night Islington-born rapper Little Simz made performing at the arena feel like a family affair.
That’s not to say there wasn’t some pageantry for Simz’s biggest London headline show yet. The show opened with a series of heartwarming clips of the rapper performing as a pre-teen, before actor Emma Corrin made a surprise appearance on stage to perform a poem about love. The lights went down, Simz emerged from the depths of the stage, and the crowd exploded.
