![]() When Rodrigo eventually played the entirety of the introduction, the crowd’s energy became high with screaming and jumping.įollowing brutal were the songs jealousy jealousy, drivers license, Complicated An extended rock version of brutal included a guitar introduction that cut off every 1 second, which left the audience to cheer for 1 second then stay silent for another 5 seconds since no music would be playing. Despite the drop of emotions from the audience due to the long break between performers, Rodrigo and her band were able to pick up the pace. Rodrigo opened with her punk song, brutal, which is the first song featured on the SOUR album. After about an hour of sorrowful emotions, the audience’s emotions quickly transitioned to uncertainty about when the performance would continue. The prolonged intermission caused confusion for the audience. The crowd interaction allowed a sense of cohesiveness between Rodrigo and Abram’s fans.įollowing the end of Abram’s performance was a 30-45 minute break. Each songs’ genre is bedroom pop, which set the tone for the concert to be heartfelt and sad, especially since most of Abram’s songs revolved around her own personal breakup experiences.Įnough of the crowd was familiar with Abrams’ songs, and Abram even played her latest single before it Olivia Rodrigo steps up the stage, to belt out a note right in front of the crowd. However, Abram’s career boomed when she released her first debut single, Mean It under her EP called minor which was signed with Interscope Records.Ībrams opened with her popular songs from her discography including, Friend, minor, and 21. ![]() Abram has been mildly in the spotlight since 2019 when she would release covers from major artists. Gracie Abrams, a 22 year old pop star, was Rodrigo’s first opener for her U.S. ![]() Gracie Abram’s Opening Performance (9/10) Regardless of their efforts, each person was able to stay in the general area they originally got to. Since the demographic of Rodrigo’s fans consist of teenage girls, most of the Seattle fans shoved their way through each person on the floor. The entire arena consisted of floor seats, meanwhile bleachers were set up for those who came later. WaMu Theater uses general admission for seats, meaning that it is on a first come, first serve basis. Due to the small increments of people coming in at a time, there was a significant difference in orderliness. Fans were told to walk to the venue, leading to a much calmer social environment. The scene became significantly slower as fans went through the metal detectors and ticket scanners. Security gave up on checking vaccination cards as well as negative COVID-19 tests due to lack of cooperation from fans. For the remainder of the time, fans were getting physically aggressive with one another for attempting to squeeze to the front.Īs soon as security made it clear that they would be checking vaccination cards as well as allowing fans to go through the metal detectors, fans rushed through the metal detectors. This led to fans on the first block to push their way through the spaces in order to get to the front of the line. Other than the arguments, fans also had fun with one another by playing digital games including Heads Up.Īround 5 pm, two hours before the gates opened, most campsites were cleared out, resulting in multiple empty gaps. ( Jasmine San Juan)įrom 9 am until 4:30 pm, many fans were called out by other fans for “cutting the line.” A multitude of arguments were made public, in hopes to cause other fans to go to the back of the line. The SOUR Tour logo was displayed on the curtains, moments before the lights dimmed and Gracie Abrams came out to perform. Although COVID-19 safety precautions were recommended by Rodrigo’s management, a minimal number of fans followed those directions. Camps were set up around the first block of the Washington Musical Theater while the rest of the surrounding blocks were packed with girls sitting in a non-single file line. The experience waiting in line, especially at the front of the line, would generally be described as crazy, intense, and unpleasant. Fans lined up at the doors as early as 4 am in the frigid degree weather, with mattresses, blankets, and suitcases full of wardrobe and makeup. The sold out SOUR Tour opened its second show in Seattle, Washington on Wednesday, April 6th. ![]() 19 year old pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo took the world by storm after her debut single, Drivers License.
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