Live Review: Tkay Maidza, Midas.GOLD, Sable

After both Sable and Midas.GOLD's formidable attempts to warm up a near capacity room, it quickly becomes clear that the crowd were hot as soon as they entered. Not even the set 20-minute break between Sable's exit and Tkay Maidza's arrival seems to discourage the audience and the longer the wait time draws on, the louder the buzz in the room becomes.

Tkay Maidza promptly arrives on stage an entire four minutes early. Perhaps she didn't get the memo that arriving early is taboo - but Maidza is here to deliver a show, and no frivolous tradition will get in her way of delivering an intense, dance-heavy night. 

Donning what can only be described as a fancy yellow raincoat, it takes seconds for Maidza to become the person everyone wants to be best friends with. Her dancing is infectious and mesmerising, as her waist length hair whips about with a mind of its own. It's not until the Martin Solveig produced Do It Right belts out over the speakers that both Maidza and the room lose their collective minds.

Despite a heavy reliance on a backing track for most of the singing components, Maidza shows off her impressive skills during fan favourite MOB, where her ability to rap with a smooth coherence shines through. For a 21-year-old, the subtle confidence she exudes is on another level, often making it hard to believe that Maidza only released her debut LP a week ago. 

After a seamless transition from Tennies to Monochrome, the night is transformed into a full-blown rave, minus the free bottles of water and zoned-out faces. As the room continues to pulsate in approval, Maidza introduces herself to the crowd as Tkay, which is assumingly directed at those who are unable to see the giant TKAY emblazoned on the wall directly behind her. 

The night is wrapped up with an energetic performance of Brontosaurus, followed by an incredibly intense percussion outro. Non-singing appears to be a non-issue for the average concert-goer — everyone here seems like they would be more than content to fork out ticket cost numerous times over solely to see Maidza's amazing rap ability and single-handed dance party. Maidza herself still seems so incredibly humbled to be where she is, which may just be the biggest takeaway from the entire night.