Shania Twain makes unexpected change to her live shows

Shania Twain is switching things up in her music career, recently kicking off one of her smallest shows in decades.

The country-pop superstar, 60, scaled things back by reducing her crowd to just 200 people with a live performance at The Shacklewell Arms, returning to the kind of venue where she first began performing as a child in Ontario, Canada.

During the show, Twain performed some of her biggest hits, including That Don’t Impress Me Much and You’re Still The One, while also treating fans to covers of The Gambler and Cotton Eye Joe.

The Canadian singer also debuted her new single Dirty Rosie, the first release from her upcoming album Little Miss Twain, which is due out on July 24.

Speaking to the audience during the concert, Twain explained that the album is inspired by her life before finding fame and reflects the years she spent performing in bars and clubs while trying to break into the music industry.

"This next album of mine is called Little Miss Twain and it's all based on my life before I got my record contract," Twain shared with the audience during the performance.

She said she had been singing in similar venues from the age of eight through her twenties before eventually landing a record deal.

The upcoming album is expected to blend several genres, including country, pop, rock and bluegrass.

Despite the stripped-back London performance, Twain remains one of the biggest names in music history, having sold more than 100 million records worldwide and becoming the first artist to earn three consecutive Diamond-certified albums.

The pub concert comes ahead of a busy summer for the singer, who is set to perform at major stadium shows, including appearances linked to Harry Styles’ Wembley Stadium residency.