The Sad Fruit Tour

29th March 2022

Defining what it means to be Pop/R&B, Emotional Oranges returned to the UK for their Sad Fruit tour. Supported by Unusual Demont, read the review here, they gave fans a night to remember full of blinding lights and irrefutable chemistry. V and A's vocals never stop complimenting each other. The duo had the crowd dancing from start to finish. In fact, their own choreography really managed to highlight the emotions of their songs.

Suspensful music begin to sound Electric Brixton, the first few beats of Motion bounced through the speakers before lights flashed and out stepped V in an all white outfit consisting of heeled boots, shorts and a cropped hoodie. A crept out for the chorus, his walk exuding sophistication. They both wore black sunglasses, retaining the anonymity that's part of their brand, V would eventually remove them but A keeps them on for the entire show. V proceeded to dance seductively around A and touching him, the first appearance of sexual tension we'd see tonight. They bounced with the crowd before he left the stage for V to begin Built That Way as the stage lights went red. Upon A's return his smooth vocals kept the crowd buzzing as spotlights flickered all over the stage. They cut the music for the last chorus, they went acapella as fans joined in, V improvised runs here and there which enticed cheers out of the audience.

They introduced before tapping into All That (feat. Channel Tres), the lights flashed all over the lighting panels. The tempo had the crowd jumping before two backing dancers popped out for V's rap fused verse. After they left the stage, V & A appeared even more intimate as he put her hands around her waist for a moment before continuing to bounce. They take it back to Vol I with Hold You Back, A began this time while V faced the other way as she danced alluringly. The blue spotlights and purple lights that lit up the floor turned them into silhouettes, contributing to their confidentiality.

V took a seat while A began Don't Be Lazy, as beaming spotlights that created different shapes on the stage floor shone down and spiralled, he looked more like a shadow under the lights. When V reentered the stage, she danced enthrallingly, enticing attraction and attention from the crowd. She got the crowd to join in, repeating the title of the song a few times. She then asked, "London, are you feeling Iconic?" As the infectious melody erupted on the stage, A sang "And tell your girlfriend to come too" and one of the backing dancers returned to the stage on cue. They danced together as A watched, she left the stage as V danced on her own, showing off her moves before both backing dancers appeared to throw down some serious choreography.

V takes us Down To Miami with her two girls backing her up, A reenters and sings while they move on the stage before the backing dancers leave and all eyes are on A and V embracing close together on beat. Just Like You sees the two of them accompanied by flashing lights, holding hands before she whispers something in his ear that makes him laugh. The guitar riffs are reminiscent of early The 1975. V's impressive vocalisations finish off the track, truly astounding to the point A even gives her a proud hug afterwards.

V takes a seat in the middle of the stage for a rendition of Diddy's I Need A Girl (Pt.2). A sings to V as if he's seducing her while she hits soft vocalisations. Backing dancers come out again for the chorus, bursting with energy. This short rendition gives a Pop/R&B spin on an old classic. Bonafide (feat. Chiiild) keeps the crowd jumping, green spotlights dance on the red and purple lit stage, the sound of the serotonin boosting track flowing freely through the venue. Acapella outro once a gain, the audience claps as they tell each other, "I won't give up on you."

"Are you emotional yet? 'Cos if you're not emotional, you're about to be," V proclaims. A change of pace for Corners of My Mind sees the two sitting on stools facing away from each other, slow guitar soundtracks this emotional moment in the show. This really helped explore the themes of the song, the spotlights making them look like silhouettes once more, as if they were in separate places, singing from two perspectives of pain. The pace picked up a little by their signature bounce, if every song by A & V is orange juice, the bounce is the pulp. Always there upon creation, and smoothed out by soft R&B and funky fusions.

Sundays continued that emotional soft pop energy. As A sang his verse V faced the other direction, as if he was speaking to her but she didn't wanna hear it, that she was too hurt. The bridge hits and they take it in turns walking toward each other while the other walks backwards. The chemistry between the two is simply electric, regardless of the type of feeling. The backing dancers return for Your Best Friend Is A Hater, but not before A asks the men in the crowd if they've ever been out trying to move to a girl and her best friend keeps hating on you. V then asks if the ladies have ever gone out and a guy was trying to talk to them but their best friend was too. V and her backing dancers warned off A as he sang to V which really helped to emote the theme of the song. They got the audience involved, girls vs boys, singing the title of the track back and forth a few times. They then sang it together and the entire audience followed.

Speaking of back & forths, Back & Forth saw V dance on A as lights blinked on their bodies. They would often sing to eachother at what can only be described as "kissing distance", merely inches apart. It's this that really brings their chemistry to new heights. The fact they are not dating is hard to believe, the connection between them is simply magnetic, an undeniable push and pull.

V takes the stage solo for a cover of Killing Me Softly. Her vocals are phenomenal, no wonder she used to be a vocal coach for Adele. The crowd joins in, knowing all the words - a classic through and through. Personal begins the farewell, the backing dancers in full swing as A's voice sweeps up the audience in buttery smooth vocals. V returns, the backing dancers dancing around her as her sweet voice gushes through her mic. They hug each other for a while before thanking everybody who made the night possible, from their manager to the new merch lady. They ask the audience to give it up for each other, the appreciation and respect they have for one another is immense.

They walk off the stage only for the crowd to begin chanting what seems to be a merge of "West Coast Love" and "One More Song", it's really hard to tell as they blend together almost like a Laurel/Yanny moment. The go out with a bang as the dance-y track booms through the speakers. The crowd's bouncing, backing dancers making some serious moves as V's vocals light up the stage. A walks out for the final time as V sings to him, he joins at the bridge, a perfect harmony of male and female vocals. "When I say E, you say O" was the last crowd participation invitation of the night. They walked off stage while the beat continued to play, keeping the fans high off their music.

Through dance and lighting, Emotional Oranges really managed to stay true to their essence, anonymity and well, emotions. Their strong chemistry would have you believe they were attracted to each other, they performed with so much

conviction. Though for music's sake when you have a male and female dynamic you do sort of need to apply that much pressure when it comes to performing songs about love. Positive vibes all around, Emotional Oranges really kept their audience bouncing with energy and the vibrations high with catchy choruses and bright lights.