Rosalía’s Brilliant ‘Lux’ Tour Brings Cross-Disciplinary Dazzlement to L.A.’s Kia Forum: Concert Review
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- Rosalía opened her Kia Forum set emerging from a white crate in a tutu that unfolded into the shape of a cross, before performing the first five songs from "Lux" nearly in order backed by a 20-piece orchestra on the arena floor.
- Rosalía publicly thanked her choreographer of eight years, Charm La'Donna, and voice teacher of ten years, Eric Vetro, noting she had "one month and a half to learn how to dance in pointe shoes for the first time in my life."
- Karol G was the surprise guest in Rosalía's recurring "confessional" segment, telling a live audience about an unnamed ex-boyfriend (widely read as Feid) whose four-year pattern of avoiding her on his birthdays finally ended the relationship.
- The set pivoted from classical opening into pop territory around "Berghain," which features a Björk lament and a profane Mike Tyson sample, with the orchestra pit turning into a rave as Rosalía changed from novice-white to a sleek black dress.
- "La Perla" features choreography by Greek master Dimitris Papaioannou, using all-black-clad dancers whose long white gloves create the illusion of disembodied arms forming shapes around Rosalía — a routine already viral via shared video clips.
- Rosalía also covered Frankie Valli's "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You," staging herself as a museum painting behind a rope while fans portrayed gallery-goers, before pivoting into the Karol G confessional segment.
Why it matters: Rosalía's "Lux" album landed on half the world's top 10 lists, and this tour is being pegged as a Tour of the Year contender just two weeks into the U.S. leg. The on-stage Karol G moment — subbing into a slot previously held by Maggie Rogers and Marcello Hernandez — publicly dissolved a perceived rivalry between two of Latin pop's biggest female stars, a consolidation moment for the genre's commercial center of gravity.
