Beabadoobee’s stage decor – huge white drapes, an artfully placed stepladder and a dozen cans of paint – heavily implies that the indie rock singer-songwriter is in the middle of a transformation. Opener and sun-blasted recent single California makes the same case: “Wanted to change, it took a big fight,” she sings, leaning out to an eager crowd. “Call it a bluff, you’ll see it real time.”
Beatrice Laus’s star has been rising since 2017, but this summer her Rick Rubin-produced third album This Is How Tomorrow Moves earned her first UK No 1. Now 24, she’s said the record is about the “confusing world of becoming a woman”, while some of those changes she heralds on California include a healthier, long-view approach to touring.
