After skyrocketing to success in 2018 with her platinum hit, Lost Without You, Freya Ridings is celebrating the citrus fruits of her labour with a UK and Ireland tour for her recent sophomore album, Blood Orange, concluding with a sold-out, hometown show at the Hammersmith Apollo. It’s rare when the musicians on stage outnumber the crew behind the scenes but for this tour, a hardworking team of six oversaw the production for seven multi-instrumentalists, Ridings herself, along with a hanging mirror ball and a Blood Orange tree-inspired set piece.
“The show is a credit to Freya; every night her voice and performance is right where we want it,” began Production Manager and FOH Engineer Jon Lewis, speaking to TPi on the evening of the final show. With this current campaign marking Ridings first substantial tour in the past four years, the team had to be built from the ground up with the majority of the crew having not toured with Ridings before. Lewis sought the backing of CSUK, FireSilx, Palm Brokers, GETHIRE, KB Event, Liteup, Siyan, and Stylus Productions on the road with SW19 used as a rehearsal space.
Words: Alicia Pollitt
Photos: Luke Dyson
