Aussie pop act Troye Sivan brings European tour to close in dazzling style at the Utilita Arena

Troye Sivan brought his European tour to a dazzling close in front of a packed Utilita Arena audience on Friday evening

The Australian 29-year-old has been one of the hottest properties in pop since releasing Something to Give Each Other last summer.

Troye Sivan on stage at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham.

placeholder image — Troye Sivan on stage at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham.

The success of that album has helped Sivan to break into the arena tour circuit, something that he admitted on stage he never thought he would achieve.

His tour was hyped even harder at Wembley with Charli XCX joining him on stage, ensuring a slew of videos on Tiktok from adoring fans.

Sivan was ably supported by drag act Jodie Harsh, who played a hi energy DJ set filled with classics from every era from Donna Summer to Chappell Roan that kept the crowd bouncing.

Looking at his athletic physique and well-choreographed dancers, it would be easy to pigeonhole Sivan as another Bieber-type popstar.

And while the big encore number ‘Rush’ felt a bit Bieber-like at times, the whole set showcased just how impressive an artist Sivan is.

From the kpop-style dance routine of set-opener ‘Got Me Started’ to the mellower ‘Could Cry Just Thinkin’ About You’, Sivan showed he really has a song for all moods.

Playing an arena tour has allowed for a proper stage show, complete with several set and costume changes.

This allowed Sivan to switch from an 80’s style dancing on scaffolds set up for ‘What’s The Time Where You Are’ and ‘My My My!’ to sitting on silk sheets on a bed for the more intimate ‘In My Room’.

An anime-style backdrop lit up ‘Dance to This’ and Ariana Grande cover ‘Supernatural’, while a simple ring of lights illuminated slower numbers ‘Still Got It’ and ‘Can’t Go Back Baby’.

Sivan then went into the self-confessed “slutty” section of the set, performing ‘One of Your Girls’, ‘Silly’, ‘You’ and ‘Stud’ in rapid succession to the delight of the crowd.

While there was no Charli XCX to join him on stage for ‘1999’ to close out the main set, there was still clear excitement in the crowd for a song that is now nearly six years old.

Then, after playfully teasing the Utilita about whether he’d be back for an encore, he returned for Honey and Rush to bring his set to a triumphant close.

Troye Sivan played:

Got Me Started

What’s The Time Where You Are?

My My My!

In My Room

Dance to This

Supernatural (Ariane Grande cover)

Bloom

Still Got It

Can’t Go Back, Baby

Could Cry Just Thinking About You

One of Your Girls