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Troye Sivan review – a performance as heartwarming as it is hot

The Aussie singer-songwriter is sensual and athletic, while his six-piece troupe of dancers create moments of tenderness amid all the raunch

Many fans will have already seen footage of the moment in which Sivan sings into a microphone hung phallically between one dancer’s legs, but they might have missed the deep, trusting eye-contact that lingers between the pair. The space he gives in the setlist to his collaborations with Ariana Grande feels especially poignant in Manchester, while Still Got It, a downhearted slow jam about struggling to get over someone, sees many snogging couples in the audience reclaiming it as their personal hymn. When the house lights come up, it’s a deeply unchic 9.48pm, but the early finish does leave ample time to descend on Manchester’s iconic gay village, maybe even delivering on Sivan’s suggestion that we all “find someone to take home tonight”.

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