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Lorde Pairs 'Virgin' Confessionals With Career-Spanning Set at Sold-Out O2 Show

Critics praised the intentionally sparse, industrial staging for sharpening the focus on her performance.

Overview

  • Performing to roughly 20,000 fans on Nov. 16, the London stop of Lorde's Ultrasound tour supported her 2025 album Virgin while revisiting early hits.
  • Reviews describe a carefully curated setlist that moved through Royals and Melodrama standouts like Supercut, Green Light and Perfect Places, before closing with David and an encore of Ribs.
  • The production leaned on minimalist, brutalist visuals with blocky light rigs, lasers, an industrial fan and a treadmill that turned Supercut into a striking kinetic moment.
  • Lorde kept the presentation intimate with unadorned wardrobe choices, onstage water for GRWM and close-up camera work that emphasized her and the songs over spectacle.
  • Critics noted uneven crowd energy, with ecstatic responses for Melodrama-era tracks and quieter stretches during Solar Power material, as Lorde spoke candidly about making Virgin and her time living in London.