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Mya Bollan

Lewis Capaldi delights Glasgow's OVO Hydro crowd as singer vows 'it's good to be home'

It was a night to remember at Glasgow's OVO Hydro as Lewis Capaldi wowed the sell out crowd.

The star told fans "it's good to be home" as he took to the stage as part of his 'Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent' tour.

Opening the show with his huge hit 'Forget Me' from his upcoming album, Lewis got the crowd going from the get go as thousands belted out the words along with the star. The opening number was followed by an all important question from the main man as he asked "Glasgow, you beautiful f*****g c***s, how we doing?", to which the crowd went wild.

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Gazing out into the adoring crowd, Lewis said: "It's good to be back home, it's good to be back in Glasgow. This is where I live."

"Many a time, I'll be out, I'll be walking the streets of Glasgow and someone will come up and go 'can I get a picture', and they'll go, 'wit you doing in Glasgow, man', and I'll go, 'I live here you f*****g idiot, wit else".

The show was filled with outstanding vocals and laughs as Lewis combined his love songs with his top-notch Scottish banter, fitting in a one liner between belting out huge hits like 'Grace' and 'Hold Me While You Wait'.

The singer treated the crowd to some new tunes too, playing the likes of 'Heavenly Kind of State of Mind', 'Wish You the Best' and 'Leave Me Slowly' from his album - due to be released in May.

Amongst all the hits and laughs, the 26-year-old touched on the subject of mental health, sharing his journey with the crowd as he thanked each and every one for their support over the last five years. Lewis has previously been open about his struggles with anxiety and panic attacks and shared his new song 'How I'm Feeling Now' that he wrote in a bid to share his experience.

Before wowing the crowd with the new song, he said" "I've made it no secret about the fact that I get anxiety, it gets on top of me a wee bit and sometimes I feel low, and this next song is a new song about one of the times when I've been low."

Lewis made some time for a little bit of football related teasing during the show, too. Sitting at a keyboard way high in the Hydro sky, the Celtic mad singer paid a sneaky tribute to his beloved club. Sitting perched above the stage, the singer admitted he was not actually playing the keyboard and it was instead for show, before a few notes of "It's a Grand Old Team To Play For" echoed throughout the venue.

But the singer was quick to make light, joking that there was a time and a place to play famous Hoops songs.

Overall, it was a fantastic night with a little bit of everything. Comedy, tunes new and old, and the opportunity to sing as loud as you like as Lewis Capaldi ticked off another incredible night in his home town.

Hurry back, Lewis!

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