Saturday night at the Electric Ballroom, London didn’t just dance – it time-travelled. Straight back to the late ’90s and early 2000s, glow sticks optional, nostalgia absolutely mandatory. And leading the charge? Eiffel 65, the Italian Eurodance duo who proved that some tunes simply refuse to age.
When “Blue (Da Ba Dee)” kicked in, the crowd – overwhelmingly Italian expats living in London, with a healthy mix of curious locals – erupted into a joyful, bilingual singalong. You know the kind: arms in the air, lyrics half-shouted, half-sung, everyone grinning like it’s 1999 and you’ve just discovered clubbing for the first time.
The atmosphere was electric in the truest sense of the word. Jeffrey Jey and Maurizio Lobina were fully in their element, engaging constantly with the audience, encouraging chants, claps and full-body dancing. This wasn’t a passive “stand and watch” gig – it was a communal workout disguised as a concert. People danced. People jumped. People lost their voices. No one cared.
Hit followed hit: “Move Your Body” did exactly what it promised, turning the Ballroom into a bouncing sea of bodies, while deeper cuts and Europop-era classics kept the energy sky-high. For many in the room, this was the soundtrack of their teenage years – school discos, early clubs, summer holidays – and you could feel the emotional charge in every chorus.
What really stood out was the joy. Pure, unfiltered joy. No irony, no distancing, no “guilty pleasure” nonsense. Just full-throttle Eurodance pride. The Italian crowd, in particular, brought an extra layer of warmth and affection – singing in unison, dancing together, clearly thrilled to celebrate a slice of home on a London stage.
Eiffel 65 may have evolved since their Europop heyday, but their superpower remains intact: they know how to make people move. With over 20 million records sold, global awards under their belt and songs that still pack dance floors decades later, this gig was a reminder that pop culture longevity isn’t about trends – it’s about connection.
Hours flew by and the Electric Ballroom became a time capsule of infectious beats, collective nostalgia and sweaty happiness. If you were there, you danced. If you weren’t, you missed a masterclass in how a room full of strangers can turn into one big, bouncing, blue-loving family.
Da ba dee da ba daa?
Absolutely.
Monica Costa founded London Mums in September 2006 after her son Diego’s birth together with a group of mothers who felt the need of meeting up regularly to share the challenges and joys of motherhood in metropolitan and multicultural London. London Mums is the FREE and independent peer support group for mums and mumpreneurs based in London https://www.londonmumsmagazine.com and you can connect on Twitter @londonmums
