Girl In Red may have started out making tender, revealing bedroom indie but by the time she released 2021’s debut album If I Could Make It Go Quiet, she was all about riotous alt-pop. Following support slots with the likes of Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift, her swaggering second album Doing It Again Baby was even more outlandish. It featured country-tinged breakdowns, radio-friendly hooks and a wink-wink appearance from Sabrina Carpenter on the giddy You Need Me Now? without losing any of the relatability that first made her a Gen-Z star.
That ability to balance cocksure ambition with heartfelt intimacy really came in handy when she took to Wembley’s sprawling OVO Arena on Tuesday night. “It feels endless”, she said after looking out at the cavernous venue. “But that’s not going to stop me”.
