Lorde Brings Out Charli XCX for her Headlining Set at Lollapalooza
Rolling Stone • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Lorde headlined Lollapalooza in Chicago on Thursday, marking her triumphant return to the festival’s top billing after more than a decade, including a curtailed 2017 set due to severe weather.
- She opened her set with her breakout hit "Royals," which recently surpassed one billion views on YouTube, and performed songs spanning all four of her albums, with a focus on her latest, 2025’s Virgin.
- The performance was both physically expressive and emotionally raw, featuring dynamic stage moments like Lorde stripping to a bikini top, interacting closely with the crowd, and delivering vulnerable, intimate renditions of her music.
- Charli XCX made a surprise appearance during the set, joining Lorde for "Girl, so Confusing," adding to the night’s highlights.
- Lorde closed her show by moving into the crowd for an intimate finale with "Ribs," symbolically completing a journey from her early career to the present.
