Noah Kahan was spotted enjoying Chappell Roan’s performance at the Hinterland Music Festival over the weekend. The ‘Stick Season’ singer expressed his love for Roan’s music via Instagram stories and even joked with his fans, warning them that he was really there for her and not for his own headline set on Sunday night. Despite some health and safety concerns in the hot weather, music enthusiasts were thrilled to see Hozier, Vampire Weekend, Ethel Cain, and other great performers.
Many festival goers noticed Kahan’s enthusiasm during Roan’s set and witnessed him filming her performance. Fans joked that Kahan was “filming Chappell Roan’s set like a proud dad,” making the video their new favorite one. Roan’s rise in popularity was evident at the festival with the overwhelming number of fans who turned up to see her perform. In his Instagram story, Kahan affirmed that the experience was the “most electric s*** ever” to watch.
The NME cover star has been vocal about the drawbacks of rapid fame and has revealed that she has started to experience “stalker vibes” from fans, some of whom know where her family members live and work. Commenting on the situation during a recent episode of the Comment Section podcast with Drew Afualo, Roan said that she had been forced to “pump” the brakes on her increasing notoriety. Despite Roan’s worries, Kahan is set to perform his biggest concert in London yet with a headlining show at the O2 Arena on August 22.
In NME’s five-star review of Kahan’s last concert in London, writer Ben Jolley opined that the singer was made to perform on massive stages such as the O2 Arena, as he has successfully restored the popularity of folk-pop music
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