LouiseLIVE - Coventry

I was fortunate enough to be able to go to the pilot LouiseLIVE show in Northampton and had an amazing experience. I haven't been to many YouTube events in my time - yet - so don't have a lot to compare it to, but this is definitely up in my top 3. It was interactive, not overly rehearsed (I say this in completely a good way; it was spontaneous which made it even more funny) and personal. Personal is the most important thing for me, Louise really made an effort to make sure most of the audience was involved and I had the (un)fortunate experience of getting on stage with her at the beginning to dance to All About That Bass which was totally mortifying but also quite funny. Anyway, enough about Northampton - now on to Coventry!

Thanks to Louise being a lovely soul, she set me up with some VIP Tickets which allowed me to meet her before the show in a little room. As we walked in we were handed a golden tube (content to be revealed later!) and then shuffled through. We crowded into the room and started to chat between ourselves when someone pointed out that Louise was already in there. We all stood around, waiting until she made her way towards us. We had a friendly conversation which included some secrets being revealed, dresses swishes and selfies being taken!

The selfie lighting in this room was most fabulous.

Next was the show. We were told to go into the theatre, which I believe holds around 550 people and was full - a lot more than at the Northampton one! Louise Split the show into segments to allow it to flow smoother and she was supported by props and a Microsoft Powerpoint. This show was brilliant. I think I preferred the Northampton show because it was more rough around the edges and felt more intimate (that may have been because I was more involved in the Northampton one, however.) We had the fortunate experience of being joined by Zoe(lla) and she did a little appearance at the beginning. This is one thing I disliked about the show. I found that the audience screamed louder for Zoe than Louise and even after being told not to, I saw people taking pictures of Zoe throughout the show and at one point Louise was being asked questions about Zoe for a solid 5 minutes. I know this isn't Louise's fault at all - I just found it very disrespectful of the audience. 

My photos of the show are allllll awful because of the lighting and me being no camera whiz but I was actually quite grateful that I figured this out early on and allowed myself to sit and enjoy the show instead of worrying about taking photos. If you watch Louise on her main channel (here) you only really see a smidgen of the true Louise. Her second channel (here!) has a much more accurate representation of what she is like in real life. She is so funny. There was one point that my friend and I thought we were going to cry with laughter - and that doesn't happen often. She talks about things in a way that you would talk to your friend, and shared personal details with us - such as 'the secret' which can't be discussed anywhere online; soz. LouiseLIVE is so different to any other Youtube event because it is personal, both for Louise and us. It's just so wonderful.

By far my favourite part of the show is Glitter Tips. The best Glitter Tips is the one on body confidence. Louise has a way with words and this segment is moving. Honestly, I welled up a little bit. I won't go into detail on what was said; all I will say is that it's especially lovely and will stay with me forever. Honestly, I would recommend going to the show even if the only bit it included was this. You leave the show feeling confident and uplifted and you can tell that she aims to make you feel like this. 

As I mentioned earlier, we were handed golden tubes as we walked in to the VIP area. They were these motivational, signed posters! They were also for sale for £10 outside of the theatre. 

I LOVE this. 

Aswell as this, when we walked into the theatre there were some cards on every single seat. I really hope the effort that Louise puts into these shows does not get overlooked by everyone in there, it is clear that she really wants to provide an experience. 

Excuse the chipped nail varnish....

Louise if you read this; you done good. I hope the rest of the shows go aswell as this one did (even with the few mishaps...)

See you next week with another post! (Hopefully. I go back to school next week so who knows what is going to happen)

- Sophie x