“You know things were once really bad in your life when people are applauding you saying you’re happy,” Lewis Capaldi told the crowd of London’s Hyde Park near the start of his second of two sold out headline shows on Sunday night. “But I am. I feel good.”
The Scottish singer-songwriter has always worn his heart on his sleeve. It’s why his tender breakout single ‘Someone You Loved’ connected with so many people, and why debut album ‘Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent’ became the best-selling record of both 2019 and 2020. It’s also why his abandoned Pyramid Stage performance at Glastonbury 2023 – where he lost his voice and suffered Tourette’s tics – felt so personal. A few days afterwards, Capaldi announced he would be taking a break to get his "physical and mental health in order" and only returned to the stage last summer. What started as a tentative comeback – the surprise set at Glasto, a guest spot with Noah Kahan at his BST Hyde Park headline gig – grew into a global arena tour, and we’re now three months into a summer festival run that’ll wrap up in September. True to his word, Capaldi does seem to be having an absolute blast being back onstage.
