{"id":405065,"date":"2025-09-07T11:05:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T11:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/405065\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T11:05:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T11:05:10","slug":"scotlands-favourite-superstar-makes-a-triumphant-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/405065\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotland\u2019s favourite superstar makes a triumphant return"},"content":{"rendered":"

For Scotland\u2019s second son, Lewis Capaldi<\/a>, the last few years have been turbulent to say the least. Since leaping onto the scene with his 2019 debut album Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent, Capaldi\u2019s trajectory has only skyrocketed. By the time he released the all-important follow-up, 2023\u2019s Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent, the Whitburn singer\u2019s ability to mix stand-up worthy chat with tear-inducing ballads had cemented his status as one of the UK\u2019s biggest talents.<\/p>\n

But then Glastonbury hit. The moment when the singer famously battled Tourette\u2019s during a Pyramid Stage slot in 2023 and announced a hiatus and cancelled all touring dates to focus on his mental and physical wellbeing. It wouldn\u2019t be until earlier this year\u2014two years later\u2014when he finally graced the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury again<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, the past trials and tribulations Capaldi has faced have only made his sold-out opening night of his UK and Ireland tour at Utilita Arena Sheffield even sweeter. Despite the hiatus, his fans have remained constant by his side; impressively, the whole arena tour\u2014a string of 17 dates throughout September\u2014has sold out.<\/p>\n

Few artists can write songs fit for both weddings and funerals, but Capaldi has long excelled at that balance. When he steps on stage at 8.45pm, the opening strains of \u2018Survive<\/a>\u2019 made it clear the night would be an emotional one.<\/p>\n

Backed by his five-piece band on a tiered stage with a curtain of visuals, Capaldi sparked mass singalongs from the very first note. The crowd echoed every lyric back with real force.<\/p>\n

Three songs in with \u2018Heavenly Kind Of State Of Mind\u2019, Capaldi finally greeted the 13,600-strong audience, saying: \u201cHow are you doing, Sheffield?\u201d<\/p>\n

Prior to launching into \u2018Wish You The Best\u2019, Capaldi acknowledged the hiatus. \u201cSheffield, thank you so much for still being here. This is genuinely quite overwhelming to be standing in front of this many people after all that time off. It means the fucking world\u201d, he told the crowd.<\/p>\n

The audience enjoyed Coldplay-esque wristbands which illuminated the dark, right before confetti rained down on the arena. The crowd was dazzled by big hits such as \u2018Bruises\u2019 and \u2018Forget Me\u2019. During the former, Capaldi even stopped mid-song to check that audience members were okay, a gesture appreciated by the crowd.<\/p>\n

The set was the longest Capaldi has performed to date, and he was vocally flawless throughout. He even showcased a \u201cgood chunk of new music\u201d, which should be released this year. Including a soaring track entitled \u2018Almost\u2019, his next single \u2018Something In The Heavens\u2019, and an extremely emotional piano-led tune called \u2018The Day That I Die\u2019.<\/p>\n

Prior to launching into the encore, Capaldi said: \u201cSheffield, thank you so much for coming this evening. We\u2019re back, baby.\u201d The encore itself included \u2018How I\u2019m Feeling Now\u2019 and \u2019Hold Me While You Waiy\u2019.<\/p>\n

Before capping off his triumphant set with fan-favourite \u2018Someone You Loved\u2019, Capaldi engaged with the crowd in a final sincere moment to show his gratitude.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cGenuinely, I love each and every one of you in here, in a way.<\/p>\n

\u201cAgain, I don\u2019t know how to say it enough, it fu***** means everything we\u2019re back doing this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Undoubtedly, for any performer, opening night can be an experience where an artist might feel the most nervous, yet Capaldi was firing on all cylinders from start to finish. He\u2019s back where he belongs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For Scotland\u2019s second son, Lewis Capaldi, the last few years have been turbulent to say the least. Since…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":405066,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8817],"tags":[748,393,4884,21188,139632,1620,16,15,139633],"class_list":{"0":"post-405065","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sheffield","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-lewis-capaldi","12":"tag-pyramid-stage","13":"tag-sheffield","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-utilita-arena-sheffield"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115162691906506658","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=405065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405065\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/405066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}