Maybe it was the strings of Christmas lights around Paris, but Vampire Weekend’s December 13 concert at Adidas Arena felt like a family holiday reunion – one where the cousins you haven’t seen in years show up and surprise you with their maturity, even as you fall into the comfortable rhythms of conversation you had as kids.

«This is the miserable section of the concert», says James Blunt at the beginning of his STIMMEN-Festival show, tongue firmly in cheek. He laments that he always wanted to be a rock star, but ended up sitting behind a piano and writing sad songs instead. And indeed, it's undeniable that Blunt's repertoire includes many a melancholy ballad.