A marathon 30-song musical feast became a swashbuckling maritime adventure as SZA brought her SOS world tour to London for this, the second in an extended four-night run at the O2. Featuring digitally generated oceans, life-sized boats, a pop-up lighthouse and more, this technically dazzling maximalist spectacle felt at times like a cross between a Broadway stage musical, Shakespeare’s The Tempest, and a live-action Spongebob Squarepants episode.
Formerly known as Solána Imani Rowe, the 33-year-old Missouri-born singer gave a full-steam-ahead performance to match her extravagant surroundings, commendably refusing to be upstaged by her own stage.
