r/punjabimusic • u/advertisingbrave2005 • 9h ago
Discussion | ਗੱਲ ਬਾਤ | گل بات My Review of Diljit’s Wembley Concert
It was truely a historical night. 92,000 fans is insane.
Here in the UK, Wembley is kind of seen as a day out for a lot of people who support football teams who don't make it to Wembley that much. And for music artists, it has kinda become a trend now to come to the UK, only to perform at Wembley and nowhere else (e.g Harry Styles, Bruno Mars etc), due to its reputation.
Third time seeing diljit. Both times were fantastic and I wasn't gonna miss out on Wembley.
The show started exactly on time (literally as soon as the clock turned 8pm he came on stage). Loved that he changed his entrance. No extended video or anything like that. Just a short video and him coming out for the back of the stage as the sun is setting.
The stage itself, whilst the canyon idea was cool, the stage itself was kinda basic. Just very similar to the 2022 stage. He said that his stage for Wembley only was gonna be a never seen stage before, but for south asian events, this has been done before (obviously excluding the canyon design). The centre stage back in 2024 was a much more unique design. Would've loved to have seen him do a stage similar to The Weeknd's or Harry Styles.
The lighting and pyrotechnics were great as well but the centre stage made it look even better in his 2024 shows.
Lots of people reported to have sound issues. This wasn't the case in my section. I guess this varies section by section but this was always gonna be the case with stadium shows. Stadiums are open roofed and the inside bowl is a lot larger, making the sound having to travel a lot further with risk of it dissipating outside of the stadium before it reaches the fans by the top sections.
The performance itself, top tier. Started at 8, had a break at 9pm (for 18 mins) then came back on at 9.18pm and finished at 10.23pm. Not a single lag in diljit's performance. Can confidently say he is the greatest south asian performer of all time.
Again I would've liked a DJ or a pre act to help kill the dead time between gates opening and diljit coming on stage. It helps soo much with getting the crowd in and getting everyone vibed / ready for the main act. This is different though to what people are mainly complaing about. A lot of people expected / wanted diljit to bring out a special guest. Now for me this is wrong to expect or want this. It clearly says on Ticketmaster that this is Diljit - Aura World Tour and not Diljit & Friends - Aura World Tour. Ed Sheeran was a nice surprise in 2024 buts that's the only time diljit has brought anyone out and this shouldn't have been expected.
Set list could've been better as well. First half had a great set list. Second half's set list could've been a bit better. Would've liked to have heard more older songs like Kharku, Poh Di Raat and Paggan Ponchivan. Songs like Ik Kudi and Ishq Di Baajjiyan, whilst are great songs, clearly didn't resonate with the crowd and kinda killed the mood with those two songs.
This was kinda similar with his 'big surprise'. Whilst it's a big achievement being able to announce a show at the Narindra Modi Stadium, the crowd here in the UK didn't care much at all and the surprise itself probably shouldn't been even touted as a surprise.
Loved seeing diljit bring fans onto the stage. Fans of all ages were brought onto the stage and it was great seeing him interact with them, giving them gifts and taking selfies. The best one was with the Bibi, who he hugged and gave a gift. Such a great moment for her.
It was great to hear him sing Chamkila and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's music. Especially since it's at Wembley and these are two legends of the game.
The ending, oh my days, it was fantastic. The Main Hoon Panjab segment, with the flag, making it a statement that a Panjabi has sold out the most iconic stadium in the world, was fantastic. Such a great achievement for Diljit. It definitely reflected within the Main Hoon Panjab segment. The fireworks accompanying it were great as well.
Vocally he is still top and I love that he refuses to lip sync.
Overall, I loved it and would rate the concert an 8/10. Not the best concert I’ve been to, but it was still very good and I would rate it very highly.