Canadian electro-pop singer Lights brought her bright red locks and gold-certified albums to the stage at Firefly festival this past weekend at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. The lush woodland landscape of the Backyard Stage on day 1 (Friday June 15) was the perfect platform for Lights AKA Valerie Anne Poxleitner, to showcase all the best cuts from her fourth studio album, 2017’s Skin & Earth. She also busted out an incredible acoustic over of Cher’s “Believe” halfway through her set, highlighting the best of her vocal abilities.
Before the pop singer/ songwriter dazzled the festival with her 11-song set, Lights did a quick Q&A with us about playing festivals. Check it out.
Setlist: How do you approach putting together a setlist for a festival?
Valerie: Mostly bangers, with a few real sing-a-long tracks and one heartfelt tune. The idea is to show people who otherwise might not know who you are, who you are, and give the existing fans a good time.
What’s your best festival song? (The instant crowd pleaser, one that catches on quickly)
Valerie: “Up We Go” and “Giants” are pretty easy to catch on to even if you don’t know them.
What’s your measure of success for a festival set?
Valerie: If people don’t leave half way through!
Who are you most excited to share the bill with?
Arctic Monkeys and my boys in Flor!
What’s been your most memorable festival experience so far?
Watching and singing loud to Human League, slightly buzzed, arm in arm with people I love.
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Lights recently completed her ‘We Were Here’ headling tour, and she will return to the stage July 1st in Ottawa, Ontario, coming back stateside in October. Check out her complete itinerary below
Lights 2018 Dates:
07.01.2018 Ottawa, Ontario @ Parliament Hill
07.13.2018 Calgary, Alberta @ Calgary Stampede - Coca Cola Stage
08.04.2018 Montreal, Quebec @ Parc Jean Drapeau Osheaga Festival Musique et Arts
09.01.2018 Whistler, British Columbia @ Whistler Olympic Plaza
09.14.2018 Oshawa, Ontario @ Regent Theatre, Imagine Festival
09.15.2018 Hamilton, Ontario @ Supercrawl
09.16.2018 Victoria, British Columbia @ Royal Athletic Park - Rifflandia
10.25.2018 Grand Rapids, Michigan @ 20 Monroe Live
10.26.2018 Indianapolis, Indiana @ Egyptian Room
10.27.2018 Atlanta, Georgia @ Coca Cola Roxy
10.30.2018 Nashville, Tennessee @ Ryman
11.02.2018 Charlotte, North Carolina @ The Fillmore Charlotte
11.03.2018 Raleigh, North Carolina @ The Ritz
11.04.2018 Richmond, Virginia @ The National
11.06.2018 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
11.08.2018 Toronto, ON @ Rebel
11.10.2018 Portland, ME @ State Theatre
11.11.2018 Providence, RI @ The Strand
11.13.2018 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
11.14.2018 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
11.16.2018 Washington, DC @ The Anthem
