Live Review: Kehlani, Joy.

Brisbane producer and singer Joy. (aka Olivia McCarthy) was a well-chosen act to support Kehlani at her sold-out Enmore Theatre gig. Sitting at a keyboard, McCarthy, accompanied by a drummer and guitarist, warmed up the stage with her chill, ethereal alternative electro, finishing her set with a new single (expected to be released soon).

The mellow vibe didn't last long as Kehlani's DJ, Micah "Noodles" Mahinay, got the crowd seriously hyped up with her mix of some of the biggest recent R&B and hip hop tracks like Beyonce's Formation and Cardi B's Bodak Yellow, before dedicating Panic! At The Disco's I Write Sins Not Tragedies to Kehlani - an unlikely fan?

The Californian singer Kehlani then took to the stage, performing some of the most popular tracks off this year's SweetSexySavage - Keep On, Distraction and a slowed down version of Do U Dirty. Joined on stage by a keys player, drummer, her DJ and two back-up dancers, Kehlani - a dancer herself - performed some impressive choreography, and got the entire crowd moving too.

She sang a couple of her collabs - throwing it back to her Grammy-nominated mixtape You Should Be Here (2015) for The Way featuring Chance The Rapper (the crowd filling in for Chance on his verse), and her more recent song with Calvin Harris and Lil Yachty, Faking It. Kehlani talked about being lucky enough appear on the soundtracks of some of this year's biggest movies, including The Fate Of The Furious, and played Escape from Everything Everything and Gangsta from Suicide Squad.

She addressed her predominantly young audience, giving them advice on self-care in the age of social media before performing the relevant Piece Of Mind. As a member of the LGBTQI+ community herself, Kehlani introduced Undercover with a discussion of the current marriage equality situation in Australia. She urged everyone to vote yes in the upcoming postal vote, stating, "It is your responsibility to help make this fucking change… it is 2017 and we are still fighting over who the fuck we wanna marry, this is ridiculous."

Ending the night without an encore, but with a bang, Kehlani sang CRZY, and proved once again she knows how to put on a fantastic, energetic live show.