London Grammar delivered an atmospheric and emotional performance at Latitude on Saturday night, somewhat overshadowed by a questionable decision to invite an audience member on stage to close out their headline set.
With a setlist covering three albums, as well as two tracks from their yet-to-be-released fourth album, the band opened with 'Hey Now' from their 2013 debut If You Wait.
Lead singer Hannah Reid delivered her powerful and captivating vocals alongside the backdrop of the band's trademark melancholic electro-pop.
As the song finished she informed the crowd that while there would be a lot of sad songs there would be some happy ones too.
The band experienced a small run of technical issues halfway through the set as the sound briefly cut out but 'Wasting My Young Years' re-envigorated the crowd with its soaring beats and vocals.
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The band, and Reid in particular, seemed much more comfortable playing their newer stuff.
After a somewhat limited stage presence, newest release 'Into Gold' really got Reid and the crowd energised.
During 'Lose Your Head', Reid leapt down from the stage as the song closed out with the Camelphat remix to interact with fans, while impressive visuals including strobe lighting and lasers lit up the stage.
It was in the 15th and final song that the questionable decision came, as Reid decided to hand over the singing of 'Strong' - perhaps the band's best-known track - to a member of the audience.
"Is there anyone who knows all the words and is a really good singer?" she asked the crowd.
A teenager obliged and was swiftly lifted over the barrier by the security guard.
The young girl told Reid that her name was Darcy before adding "Wow, there's a lot of people."
Reid handed the microphone to Darcy and though her courageous performance was cheered on by the audience, they were most likely hoping to have heard Reid sing it.
And Reid seemed to struggle with the pitch of the few words she did sing, before thrusting the microphone back in young Darcy's face.
It was a nice idea but I'm sure there were London Grammar fans in the audience that had envisioned a slightly different ending to the set.
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