Last night was an auspicious one for our city: It marked the official opening of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, and it was also the first Texas date for Olivia Rodrigo's Tour, supporting her sophomore album. Apparently those of us at Toyota Center missed a Blake Shelton/Gwen Stefani team-up. Yawn.
Rodrigo is hardly the first 21-year old to headline an arena tour, but her rise to venues like Toyota Center has been nigh meteoric. It's been less than two years since, and no sign of fading popularity. Rodrigo performed every song of the new release, including the opening trifecta of"bad idea right?,""ballad of a homeschooled girl," and that album's biggest hit,"vampire.
Backed once again by longtime bandmates including Moa Munoz and Hayley Brownell , and supported on the U-shaped stage by an octet of dancers, Rodrigo cuts a figure both gawky and formidable. She could stomp to and fro in her Doc Martens for the likes of"pretty isn't pretty," or snarl impressively during"deja vu," but also showcase her vulnerability .
Comparisons between Rodrigo and certain other iconic female artists are probably inevitable at this point. Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo have both built their careers on songs about love that's already gone wrong or is about to . Where the two differ is in approach. Rodrigo's songs lack the oblique anger of Swift's, and are really more of a kick in the balls than a snide aside.
The show's final sequence found Rodrigo in a red ...playsuit? , undulating to the closing numbers"obsessed" and"all-american bitch" before the obligatory encore of"good 4 u" and"get him back!," after which Rodrigo jumped into the crowd as those of us in the cheap seats finally filed out.Tour is a mere three shows old, but includes multiple nights at Madison Square Garden and the Forum in L.A.
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