The final word all-American b—- kicked off the North American tour of her long-awaited Guts world tour on Friday (Feb. 23), as Olivia Rodrigo took the stage at Acrisure Area in Palm Springs, Calif.
Following the discharge of her 2023 Billboard 200 chart-topping sophomore album, Guts, the newly 21-year-old celebrity is now a veteran to the touring scene, and she or he proved it as early because the set’s opening observe, “Unhealthy Concept Proper?,” throughout which Rodrigo strutted across the U-shaped stage with the boldness of a pop professional, full together with her standout vocals that didn’t waver all through the complete hour-and-a-half efficiency.
With two albums out, Rodrigo had the 11,000 followers within the crowd belting out the lyrics to each track within the career-spanning set, which included her Billboard Scorching 100-chart topping lead single ballads like Bitter’s breakout hit, “Drivers License” and her blood-sucking Guts pop-operatic observe, “Vampire.” She additionally amped up the vitality together with her excessive voltage, head bang-ready songs like “Get Him Again!,” “All-American B—-,” “Unhealthy Concept Proper?” in addition to “Brutal,” “Deja Vu” and extra.
Rodrigo will proceed to carry out in North America by April, the place she’s scheduled a pair of dates for April 5 and 6 at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis, then heads abroad, starting her worldwide dates on April 30 in Dublin, Eire. The pop star returns to the US with a July 19 present in Philadelphia, and wraps her world tour with two concert events on the Kia Discussion board in Los Angeles on Aug. 13 and 14.
See under for the very best moments from Rodrigo’s Guts tour kickoff in Palm Springs, Calif., from tender moments of gratitude to the introduction of pop’s brightest rockstar.
“Drivers License”
There’s nothing extra particular than a star singing their breakthrough hit to an enviornment stuffed with followers. The Rodrigo who launched “Drivers License” in 2021 was heartbroken and unaware of the whirlwind three years forward of her. The Rodrigo who carried out “Drivers License” in 2024, nevertheless, was visibly confident and happy with how far she’s come. With only a piano and her characteristically heartfelt vocals, the complete circle second of performing her first mega-hit throughout her second sold-out tour felt significantly particular.
“Teenage Dream”
In the course of the efficiency of her Guts closing observe, “Teenage Dream,” the display behind Rodrigo performed a montage of movies of the star when she was a toddler — dancing ballet and smiling with mates, or singing right into a microphone. “All of them say that it will get higher, it will get higher the extra you develop / Yeah, all of them say that it will get higher, it will get higher, however what if I don’t?” she repeated to wrap up the observe, earlier than she seemed out to the group, teary-eyed.
Rodrigo then stepped offstage, as a voiceover performed all through the world of a five-year-old Rodrigo stating that she’s excited for her first present. “I dedicate this track to my family and friends,” the tiny tot is heard saying, marking one other second of gratitude and bodily illustration of development in the course of the present.
The Moon
Coincidentally, it was a full moon exterior Acrisure Area, however contained in the venue, Rodrigo sat on a crescent moon and floated above the group for dreamy renditions of “Logical” and “Sufficient for You.”
“Obsessed”
Rodrigo’s Guts deluxe observe rapidly turned viral on TikTok, and the second Rodrigo sang the opening line of “Obsessed,” the group ruptured into venue-shaking screams from the shock setlist addition. On the finish of the observe, Rodrigo grabbed a guitar and delivered a formidable guitar solo, amplifying the rock-leaning sound of her sophomore album.
“All-American B—-”
“For this subsequent half, I need you consider somebody or one thing that actually pisses you off and I need you to scream your coronary heart out,” Rodrigo instructed the group after the track’s bridge. All 11,000 folks within the crowd then joined the singer in soul-wrenching screams to set free the anger, marking a hilarious and therapeutic second of emotion in the course of the set.
