So today's post is going to be slightly different as I want to tell you all about the 19th and 20th of August, aka two of the happiest days I have ever had! I went to see and meet Colleen Evans also known as the 5 threat (singer, actor, dancer, model, magician) 'Miranda Sings. If any of you don't know who Colleen is, she is a youtuber and posts videos as both herself, psychosoprano, and her kooky alter-ego Miranda Sings.
I really want to remember everything that happened so I am going to break down the post into some key parts; buying the tickets, the journey, meeting Colleen and the show. I went to see Colleen with my best friend, Leonie, so if you want to hear about our experience from her point of view then make sure you check out her blog - trust me it's funny!
Ticket Buying
Back in April, I had a slight hunch that Colleen would be touring the Uk soon as she kept on dropping sly hints in videos so me being the keen bean I am, did a little bit of research and found some dates on ticketmaster that she had not actually released yet. She then did announce a whole European tour which included a date in London - I was so excited! I was slightly nervous as I needed to get time off work but my manager is so sweet and she let me take it out of my holiday. The tickets were £60 so I assumed they were meet and greet tickets. The ticket company and the venue were adamant that there were no VIP tickets available for this show so a few of us tweeted Colleen asking her if this was true and she replied to myself and another girl! She told us that she would sort it out and there were definitely meet and greets available. This was the first fangirl attack and problem of our trip, little did we know there would be many more to come! I was so excited that I was going to be meeting Colleen, I couldn't contain it!
A couple of weeks later, Colleen announced that she was going to be performing a second show at Indigo at the O2 in London as her first show completely sold out within half an hour. I couldn't resist buying another set of VIP tickets as this show was on the Friday before so there was no issue over work. I know it is probably a bit weird going to the same show two days in a row, but when some one means as much too you as Colleen means to me, then I think you would do the same too. Again the tickets were only £60 too so they weren't mega expensive. I was also really happy that I had a 50/50 chance of getting a decent meet and greet photo.
The Journey
Leonie and I got the train to London Waterloo and then got the tube direct to North Greenwich. Our journey took about an hour and a half altogether and it was super easy as we have both travelled to London many times before so we knew where we were going. We did spend about £80 on train tickets but it included a travel-card which allowed us to go anywhere on the tube and use the London buses if we wished too.
When we arrived at the O2, we waited around a lot and even waited outside in the rain to greet Colleen as she arrived. We met some lovely girls who were also seeing Colleen so they made waiting around more bearable as we were all being silly and having a lot of fun!
Colleen waved at us driving in both Friday and Saturday which made us super excited. She looked so genuinely happy to see us which made all of us really happy too!
The journey back was just as simple apart from Leonie and I almost passing out because we had to run for our train on Saturday. If you ever use the underground in London, just a little advice, don't run up and down the really long escalators as you won't be able to breathe for the next 15 minutes!
The Meet and Greet
August 19th: The meet and greet started at 5pm where Colleen does a 15 minute question and answer session and then you get to go on stage and have your photo taken. She doesn't have enough time to answer everyone's question so you just have to stick your hand up and hope for the best. Leonie and I were first in the queue so we ended up getting front row seats for the Q+A! Colleen also answered my question which I was super shocked about, I asked her what she was most excited about for her puppy. She also said that she loved my "lol ur not colleen evans" tshirt.
When we got on to the stage, Leonie and I started chatting to Gwen (Colleen's mum) who was so sweet and we told her that we were coming back again the following day, she seemed really happy! I also hugged Kory, Colleens best friend and tour assistant. Colleen is the sweetest person but I got really flustered and didn't say much too her! I look like a toe in my meet and greet pictures from the 19th but they are slowly growing on me. We got a red VIP wristband for this show.
August 20th: The meet and greet again started at 5pm, but this time Leonie and I decided to go to the back of the queue as we wanted to be some of the last people meeting Colleen. We also had to go through security scanners, like the ones they have at airports. I'm not too sure what these were doing as they beeped every time someone walked through but in regards to everyone's safety I was fine going through them.
We then got selfies with Gwen, Kory and Rachel and we had professional pictures taken with Colleen. These ones turned out to be a lot nicer as I asked her to be Colleen and not Miranda for the photo. I remember being taken off guard because Colleen greeted me as herself but as she was hugging me she whispered 'hello' in my ear as Miranda and it startled me! Again, I didn't really speak to Colleen which I am sad about but I did chat with Rachel who was super sweet! We got a gold VIP wristband for this show.
The Show
August 19th: For the show on Friday, we got front row seats which was amazing! We were so close to Colleen and she even made eye contact with us when singing!
The four girls that we had made friends with also turned out to be sitting right next to us which made it so much more fun! We tried to get everyone hyped up for the show but if you have watched Colleen's vlog from that day, you can see that it didn't really work! The show was amazing, I have never laughed so much before, I had a great time. There is a part of the show where Miranda brings a boy onto the stage and they go on a date. For this show, a little boy called James was picked and he had everyone in stitches. I have never seen Colleen break character so much before, to the point where she wasn't even trying to stay as Miranda anymore.
August 20th: For the second show, we were six rows back but we possibly had a better view of the stage as we could see all the way across. I think Colleen recognised Leonie and I as she kept on staring at us while performing and she even pointed at me during 'Do the Miranda' as she sang "hey you over there with the porn hair" which I don't know whether to take as a compliment or not! The show was equally just as good and it was still different to the previous as she brings up different members of the audience on stage.
I also bought a bit too much merchandise - oops! I got a Miranda Camp tshirt as it has all the dates from tour on the back, I also got a friendship bracelet which has a purple love heart charm for Colleen and a lipstick for Miranda and I also got a signed poster.
I am still completely taken back by Colleen's talent, sometimes I think she is overlooked due to Miranda but when you listen to her sing 'Defying Gravity' or do her opera magician act, it really gives you chills! My favourite part of the show was when Colleen sang 'Reading Mean Comments' and her opera magician act. I wish Colleen sang a bit more as herself as personally I am more of a fan of her than Miranda, weird I know as they are the same person. All in all, I had an amazing time! I honestly have never felt happier! I think I forgot how much I needed to just be happy and have some fun!
If you ever get the chance to see Colleen perform, I 100% would recommend going! The one thing that really stood out for me is that Colleen is not the slightest bit fake, the person you see in videos is the person you meet. She is so kindhearted and generous and some of the things she has done for her fans this tour just proves that!
If you want to see my vlog from these two days, it will be up on my YouTube channel this Sunday (28th August).
Ellie xxx
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