BST Hyde Park was a sea of purple last night — the signature colour of Olivia Rodrigo. Charli xcx has green, Sabrina Carpenter has baby blue, Chappell Roan pink. And Rodrigo has made moody lavender all her own. This was her biggest UK show to date – although that will soon be eclipsed by her Glastonbury 2025 headline slot on the Pyramid Stage on Sunday.
But for last night, BST belonged to her as she stalked out to Bad Idea Right? in a spangled two-piece, the jumbotrons laser-focused on her face overlayed a purple filter, pyrotechnics blasting. Rodrigo has so many hits from her two albums – Sour (2021) and Guts (2023) – that she can start strong and get stronger. She performed Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl and Vampire with savage glee, sashaying across the stage and bending over backwards as her guitarist gave it both barrels.
