Charli xcx - Brat

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The stage is the best part of this tour. The lack of screens combined with the incredible lighting makes Charli's performance and stage presence a billion times more effective. Plus the curtains look great. It's the brattiest thing she could have done.

I said it before with the pre-arena Brat shows from earlier this summer, but I love that the minimal, scrappy industrial vibe from the Vogue Singapore shoot has carried over. Everything from the curtains, the scaffolding, and the light rope are there. This was way back in February, so I’m curious just how long they’ve had the live aspect for this campaign planned out, or if the shoot informed it

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When the tour was announced (i.e. before 'brat summer') I imagine it was wishful thinking for her to sell out arenas, and that would've constrained the budget; I have no idea though whether she would've had to lock in staging at that point or whether there was flexibility post-brat-summer to amp everything up. Confidence Man have been touring venues 1/10th the size recently with a low-poly PS2/clipart video backdrop, and it elevated the show without losing that raw, clubby vibe.
Just left the Birmingham show... it was many things but cheap and constrained it was not!
 

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