Mimi Webb is living the pop dream at the moment. The 21-year-old singer from Kent arrived in Bristol for a gig at Trinity with her new single, House on Fire, at number one in the official trending chart.
The track has also just entered the official UK singles chart at number six and after these UK dates, she’s off to tour America. With 1.2m followers on TikTok, it’s no surprise that Mimi’s debut Bristol gig was a sell-out. It might have been a school night but that didn’t stop around 500 fans pack into the Trinity. Apart from a few parents lurking at the back, the majority of the audience was teenage girls jostling to get a decent view for those all-important selfies with their idol in the background.
On the stroke of 9pm, her three-piece band walked on as a huge fluorescent ‘Mimi Webb’ sign was turned on at the back of the stage. The crowd went wild from the moment Mimi sprinted on stage with her microphone and threw herself into the hit 24/5 - the video for which has already notched up a jaw-dropping two million views. Within minutes, security staff at the front were handing out plastic cups of water to the overheated youngsters. ‘Don’t forget to keep drinking water guys,’ shouted Mimi, ‘I know how hot it can get when you’re down there’.
