PinkPantheress takes the stage at Alexandra Palace and acknowledges the huge show that she is performing for mostly Gen Z fans. It’s a sold-out show following a breakthrough year for the BRIT-nominated artist. Though it was only in 2021 when PinkPantheress began to gain prominence on TikTok after posting a string of viral hits while at university, by 2024, she boasts a global Top 10 smash hit (‘Boy’s A Liar Pt.2’), has amassed millions of followers on multiple social platforms, and notched herself an inclusion on the blockbuster ‘Barbie’ soundtrack.
Fan favorite ‘Attracted to You,’ with its Just Jack sample, provides one of the biggest audience responses of the night. The singer mostly paces up and down a sparse set-up, with the efforts made to disguise this, like bringing on a burlesque dancer in a feather headdress to dance on stage, feeling mildly distracting, even if a live drummer adds extra heft to her tracks.
The singer has previously admitted struggles with stage anxiety as her music thrust her into fame with very little live experience – something which has affected many social media turned music stars. Despite this, it’s a show that acts as a big step-up since the harsh reaction to some of her festival performances last summer. She uses the evening as a launchpad to showcase her newfound confidence on stage – the response from the crowd should encourage her to continue coming out of her shell.
The headliner finishes her show on a high note with her biggest hit to date, ‘Boy’s A Liar Pt.2,’ though many fans have already started fighting their way through Ally Pally’s cloakroom before an encore begins, leaving the singer to perform ‘Internet Baby’ and ‘Nice To Meet You’ to a quickly emptying venue. It’s a final element of confusion from a show that’s already had its fair share of random moments
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