I've been a Sugababes fan since I first heard Overload way back in 2000. It was, and still is, a pop classic. Over the years, I managed to catch them live a couple of times. The first time I caught Sugababes live was way back at Creamfields 2002. Unfortunately Siobhan had left the band by then and been replaced by Heidi, so I never got to see the original lineup. Did it matter much at the time to me? No, not at all, I was just their to party! As a side note, post Sugababes, Siobhan went on to release two solo albums, Revolution in Me in 2003 and Ghosts in 2007. The next time I saw them was at Oxegen 2008, and by then Mutya had left the band and was replaced by Amelle, leaving Keisha as the only remaining original member. It was a tad strange seeing the band with only one remaining member, but again, it was a festival and all we were looking for was a good time, which we definitely got! Another side note, just like Siobhan, Mutya went on to release her own solo work, a gr
I saw Eimear Crehan support Mary Coughlan at the Moat Theatre in Naas August '21 and we chatted over social media on and off since then, so when she asked me along to shoot her album launch in the Sugar Club, I obviously said yes.
The crowd absolutely loved her performance, it was quite something to see them sing along to every song knowing every word, it was very impressive!
Also playing on the night was the equally impressive Farah Elle. The last time I saw Farah play live was back in October '18 when she performed at the first Skylarks gig in Naas. Such a beautiful voice.
Now for the photos... First up is Eimear:
And now for Farah: