BONEY M REVIEW
Last night Boney M and Jeremy Costa played at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney and they killed it.
Jeremy Costa kicked off the night and brought excitement to the venue, as he walked on stage, it felt less like a gig and more like being at a party. His voice was gritty, hard hitting, smooth and soulful. The band was tight, the grooves were infectious, and it was impossible not to move and dance. The energy spread through the crowd and, everyone was dancing along like longtime fans, and this support act proved exactly why we should support local live music as well.
The lights dimmed and the Enmore Theatre felt like it had been transported back to the late 70's as Boney M brought their “Final Curtain Tour" to the stage. Boney M opened their set with "Sunny" and the unmistakable opening groove made Sydney feel alive in a disco time warp.
The energy was immediate and infectious as the set continued with "Daddy Cool and Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" and the songs were Led by Maizie Williams. The group didn’t waste a second before launching into the hits that defined a generation. From the first beats of "Belfast and Ma Baker" the crowd was spinning and was on its feet, dancing like it was Studio 54.
The theatre pulsed with hundreds of voices singing along as the set continued with "Malaika and No Woman, No Cry" and the venue striked a balance of closeness, that let every glittering costume and choreographed move shine.
It was a pure disco spectacle as the set continued with "Baby Do You Wanna Bump and Brown Girl in the Ring" and the Sequins shimmered under kaleidoscopic lights, while the band delivered tight, groove-heavy backing that kept the momentum relentless.
It was the setlist that truly stole the night as the set kicked into "Bahama Mama and Rasputin" and it turned the venue into a mass singalong, each chorus was louder than the last and felt like a trip through the electric decades.
The sheer joy was radiating from the stage and the audience as the set continued with "Rivers of Babylon" and there was a sense of nostalgia and a unapologetically fun atmosphere. The band leaned into their legacy and embraced their flamboyance and rhythm that made them icons in the first place.
The encore hit, and Boney M played "Gotta Go Home" and the entire venue had become one giant dancefloor, arms were in the air, and the decades between then and now had simply dissolved. Boney M didn’t just play a concert at the Enmore Theatre, they threw a party, and for a couple of hours in Newtown, disco never died.