‘Before the Bloom’ was the second show of Maisie Peters that I attended and was the second night of three pop shows across the world to celebrate her third album’s release in 2026. Maisie Peters is known for her lyrics that capture her authentic feelings about life, death and feeling invisible in this world. Her most recent release “Audrey Hepburn” explores feelings of identity.  ‘You look like Audrey Hepburn tonight,’ touches on thematics that resonate with my life; hearing

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