The topic title says it all already, let's use this topic to discuss your live experiences of the Sugababes. Have you ever seen them live? And if so, which line-up and how was the experience?

Unfortunately I’ve never seen them live.

 

In face I don’t know if they’ve ever performed live in Australia bar the odd television appearance.

 

1.0 or 2.0 would’ve been the line ups I’d have loved to see.

I have seen all 3 (legitimate) line ups live!

 

I saw 2.0 back in like 2002 or 2003 in the Smash Hits Poll Winners Tour in the Armadillo at Glasgow SECC. I remember very little about that, I was much younger, but they did some AWDF stuff of course and I don’t know if they did Overload or not. Wasn’t a huge set only a few songs but they defo did freak and round round and stronger. They were good! Sadly my only 2.0 experience

 

 

I’ve seen 3.0 three times. Twice on a tour and once at a stand alone gig. I went to the Overloaded and Change tours also in Glasgow. Both were great, however it’s why I believe that Heidi is the weakest singer of the 5 because she was the weakest live performer of them all. On overloaded it was nice to hear some album tracks and then Change was great too. I saw them in Edinburgh before the Change tour for The Vodafone TBA concert in princes street gardens. Shorter set, some styling from the change tour, but it was a good day out. I met Heidi and Amelle after it and have a photo with both of them! Also met then after one of the tours but f***ed if I know what one.

 

 

Then in 2013 I went to the Scala MKS comeback gig and that was the best gig of my damn life. Only time I’ve seen 1.0 so far but they were magical. I think that getting to experience then live was part of what changed my fave line up from 2.0 to 1.0. like sure I love the 2.0 music but with Siobhan is just how it’s meant to be. The connection on stage the harmonies it’s all just elevated to a special place. And I’m yet to hear a 2.0 song Siobhan doesn’t improve. Highlights we’re getting to hear some new tracks like Love Me Hard on their debut and of course experiencing Overload with the originals for the first time. Then the absolute peak gig moment of all time for me was Stronger. I’m a huge fan of the track anyway, it’s deeply meaningful for me and to be part of that wall of noise And support and love for Siobhan during the middle 8 was an unforgettable experience and Moment. It’s really hard to describe the feeling that you got from being there and being part of it. It was beautiful and I loved every second of it. So special. What really impressed me most was that when I’ve been to see 3.0 Heidi and Amelle tended to follow very very exactly in the footsteps of Siobhan or Mutya on the earlier tracks but Siobhan made the 2.0 stuff her own, performed them in a different way to Heidi (this is most evident in Stronger) and in a way that i believe blends better with Mutya and Keisha. Maybe it’s because of how instinctively they know each other’s voice and how to mesh compared to when Angels was recorded And Heidi was still finding that. But Caught In A Moment is the same, the MKS version is performed differently and it elevates it in my view.

 

So yeah. Scala was special. It was a wonderful night.

 

 

I’ve also seen Mutya solo at Royal Vauxhall Tavern. It was basically a glorified karaoke night lol with her singing over instrumental backing tracks on a wee stage but I got to meet my idol and I have a pic with her and it’s Blury as shit but I dont care because god herself took it and she’s flawless and thus so is the picture. She was incredible. She’s such a naturally gifted performer. She did a couple of suga songs and mostly a bunch of her solo stuff. I’d never heard her solo stuff in concert before and I had given up hope of ever getting to so it was amazing to be able to hear Real Girl live. She had lip piercing issues and it fell out on stage and was painful so she gave us an impromptu rendition of Suffer for Love at the end coz she’d „suffered“ through that last track for us. It was cute and so exciting to see her perform that considering she rarely does. I met some folks from the infamous Facebook group that is like ground zero for the leaks and That im now an admin of that Night and we had a fantastic night out partying after the gig finished. Mega night.

 

 

 

 

So yeah basically I’ve seen a mini gig from 2.0, seen 3.0 thrice and have seen a Mutya solo gig and then 1.0 as MKS at the Scala comeback gig.

Thanks for sharing, that was such a great read.

Thank you! I know footage from some of the gigs is online. You can defo hear most of Scala on youtube which is awesome.

You’re welcome.

Thanks, I may need to check that out.

Thanks for sharing your story; was so good to read indeed! Lovely to got to experience different versions of the group. The Scala gig sounds like such a special moment :heart:

I have seen all 3 (legitimate) line ups live!

 

I saw 2.0 back in like 2002 or 2003 in the Smash Hits Poll Winners Tour in the Armadillo at Glasgow SECC. I remember very little about that, I was much younger, but they did some AWDF stuff of course and I don’t know if they did Overload or not. Wasn’t a huge set only a few songs but they defo did freak and round round and stronger. They were good! Sadly my only 2.0 experience

I’ve seen 3.0 three times. Twice on a tour and once at a stand alone gig. I went to the Overloaded and Change tours also in Glasgow. Both were great, however it’s why I believe that Heidi is the weakest singer of the 5 because she was the weakest live performer of them all. On overloaded it was nice to hear some album tracks and then Change was great too. I saw them in Edinburgh before the Change tour for The Vodafone TBA concert in princes street gardens. Shorter set, some styling from the change tour, but it was a good day out. I met Heidi and Amelle after it and have a photo with both of them! Also met then after one of the tours but f***ed if I know what one.

Then in 2013 I went to the Scala MKS comeback gig and that was the best gig of my damn life. Only time I’ve seen 1.0 so far but they were magical. I think that getting to experience then live was part of what changed my fave line up from 2.0 to 1.0. like sure I love the 2.0 music but with Siobhan is just how it’s meant to be. The connection on stage the harmonies it’s all just elevated to a special place. And I’m yet to hear a 2.0 song Siobhan doesn’t improve. Highlights we’re getting to hear some new tracks like Love Me Hard on their debut and of course experiencing Overload with the originals for the first time. Then the absolute peak gig moment of all time for me was Stronger. I’m a huge fan of the track anyway, it’s deeply meaningful for me and to be part of that wall of noise And support and love for Siobhan during the middle 8 was an unforgettable experience and Moment. It’s really hard to describe the feeling that you got from being there and being part of it. It was beautiful and I loved every second of it. So special. What really impressed me most was that when I’ve been to see 3.0 Heidi and Amelle tended to follow very very exactly in the footsteps of Siobhan or Mutya on the earlier tracks but Siobhan made the 2.0 stuff her own, performed them in a different way to Heidi (this is most evident in Stronger) and in a way that i believe blends better with Mutya and Keisha. Maybe it’s because of how instinctively they know each other’s voice and how to mesh compared to when Angels was recorded And Heidi was still finding that. But Caught In A Moment is the same, the MKS version is performed differently and it elevates it in my view.

 

So yeah. Scala was special. It was a wonderful night.

I’ve also seen Mutya solo at Royal Vauxhall Tavern. It was basically a glorified karaoke night lol with her singing over instrumental backing tracks on a wee stage but I got to meet my idol and I have a pic with her and it’s Blury as shit but I dont care because god herself took it and she’s flawless and thus so is the picture. She was incredible. She’s such a naturally gifted performer. She did a couple of suga songs and mostly a bunch of her solo stuff. I’d never heard her solo stuff in concert before and I had given up hope of ever getting to so it was amazing to be able to hear Real Girl live. She had lip piercing issues and it fell out on stage and was painful so she gave us an impromptu rendition of Suffer for Love at the end coz she’d „suffered“ through that last track for us. It was cute and so exciting to see her perform that considering she rarely does. I met some folks from the infamous Facebook group that is like ground zero for the leaks and That im now an admin of that Night and we had a fantastic night out partying after the gig finished. Mega night.

So yeah basically I’ve seen a mini gig from 2.0, seen 3.0 thrice and have seen a Mutya solo gig and then 1.0 as MKS at the Scala comeback gig.

 

I love this. Mutya is just so amazing. :wub:

 

Seen them at the Taller tour, but that was tainted by Mutya's devastating depature, tbh. :lol: :cry:

The only ever time I seen them was at V Festival, think it was 2008 with line up three. Would love to see them in concert properly surprised I didn’t as I seem to have seen most girl bands but I think at the time I was very much obsessed with Girls Aloud and that was my main focus plus probably skint haha