Olivia Rodrigo Draws 1,000 Fans to $25 Brooklyn Pop-Up Ahead of 86-Date Tour
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Updated · The Guardian · Aug 7
Olivia Rodrigo Draws 1,000 Fans to $25 Brooklyn Pop-Up Ahead of 86-Date Tour
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Aug 7
Summary
Rodrigo announced the Brooklyn show at 10 a.m., sold roughly 1,000 in-person-only tickets for $25, and had all wristbands gone by 11:40 a.m.
Warsaw’s small scale turned the event into a rare close-up performance for a star who will soon begin an 86-date world tour, including 10 nights at Barclays Center.
The hour-long set leaned heavily on her new No. 1 album, with nine of 15 songs drawn from You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love rather than a greatest-hits showcase.
The stripped-back staging, no guest appearances and no encore made the show feel more like a tour preview and basement gig than a promotional stunt.
The pop-up followed one of Rodrigo’s few recent live appearances at Lollapalooza and underscored how she can scale from festival headliner to intimate club room.