JJ Wilde At MTelus

My latest musical adventure saw me make my first visit of 2022 to the MTelus for a duo of Canadian rock talents that have not only taken the Country by storm over the last couple of years.  First up was JJ Wilde, a relative newcomer from Ontario.  In a short three years, she was built up a strong library of songs and a dedicated fan base that came out early to she her open the show.  I still remember hearing her debut single, 'The Rush' back in 2019 and wondering who it was that I was listening to.  That single eventually led to a debut album, Ruthless, in 2020 which won Rock Album of the Year at the Juno Awards in 2021 and was quickly followed up by another EP, Wilde, last year.  There was no mention of any new album during her set, but it wouldn't surprise me to hear some new music from her soon.  The last photograph you'll see in this set is one that I wasn't originally sure about including.  I'd like to have something more from the floor, but we're only allowed to shoot the first three songs from the pit, and I'm still a little leery about leaving there early.  I Wouldn't want to miss something in the short time that I'm allowed to be there.  There are televisions along the walls along the sides of the MTelus, so I had a little idea.  While it's true that I can't shoot the concert after the first three songs, nobody said anything about taking a photograph of the television.  It's not an award winner, but it is something a little different.  The first photograph was taken at f/3.2, 1/400sec, ISO 5000 at 24mm and the second photograph was taken at f/3.2, 1/800sec, ISO 5000 at 24mm.  Here are several more photographs that I took during her performance.

f/3.2, 1/200sec, ISO 3200 at 24mm

f/3.2, 1/125sec, ISO 3200 at 30mm

f/3.2, 1/500sec, ISO 3200 at 24mm

f/3.2, 1/80sec, ISO 3200 at 24mm

f/3.2, 1/100sec, ISO 5000 at 24mm

f/3.2, 1/400sec, ISO 5000 at 24mm

f/3.2, 1/200sec, ISO 5000 at 24mm

f/3.2, 1/125secm, ISO 3200 at 24mm

f/3.2, 1/250sec, ISO 5000 at 35mm

f/3.2, 1/800sec, ISO 5000 at 24mm

f/3.2, 1/800sec, ISO 5000 at 24mm

f/2.8, 1/160sec, ISO 5000 at 26mm

 

To find out more about JJ Wilde and her music, you can follow the link to her website.  If you'd like to see the photographs of The Glorious Son, who followed her on to the stage, you can follow the link.  The crowd was roaring as her performance came to an end.  It's fun to see someone seemingly come out of nowhere and find not only success, but what seems like success for many years to come.