Olivia Rodrigo Surprises Brooklyn With New Song Debuts
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- Olivia Rodrigo staged a surprise concert at Brooklyn's 1,100-capacity Warsaw venue on a 91-degree Thursday, with fans lining up at the box office as "real feel" temperatures hit 105.
- Rodrigo debuted eight tracks from her upcoming album "You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love," including the high-register opener "Drop Dead," fan favorites "Maggots for Brains" and "The Cure" (which she called "probably" her favorite), and an emotional premiere of "Less Than."
- Rodrigo's five-piece band wove in older hits — "Drivers License" at the keyboard, then closing setlist tracks "Good 4 U" and "Déjà Vu" — after recent gigs at Spain's Primavera Festival, "Saturday Night Live," and a surprise Smashing Pumpkins cameo at Lollapalooza the previous weekend.
- During the effervescent set, Rodrigo made no mention of "her latest altercation with the president," a conspicuous omission the reviewer flagged.
- Upcoming dates include her Austin City Limits taping, her own Daisy Chain Fields festival in Southern California at month's end, and the months-long "Unraveled" tour launching Sept. 25.
Why it matters: For Rodrigo, the surprise show marked the first concert-audience test of eight tracks from her new album, three weeks before the "Unraveled" tour launches Sept. 25. The reviewer noted she made no mention of her "latest altercation with the president" during the otherwise effervescent promo set — a conspicuous omission during album rollout.
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