Olivia Rodrigo’s Unraveled Tour Opener Blooms Into a Rock Show for All, With Hit After Hit: 5 Best Moments
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Night one of The Unraveled Tour in Hartford, Connecticut, was a joyous two-hour show with no misses. And one really cool wardrobe change.
Por Billboard | 26/09/2026
When you’ve been writing about why you should be listening to Olivia Rodrigo for more than five-and-a-half years and by three full-length, no-skip albums later, you’ve somehow just seen her live in person for the first time, it takes a moment to piece together what you want to say. “I can’t believe we’re here,” Rodrigo voiced a few songs into opening night of her Unraveled Tour Friday (Sept. 25). There were indisputable setlist highs and stunning visuals during the arena tour’s launch in Hartford, Connecticut. There were pink and white flowers everywhere, and somewhere there was a never-ending supply of more pink and white flowers in reach of stagehands replacing any that got shuffled away. Those flowers must be line item No. 1 on Olivia’s concert rider. Related Olivia Rodrigo’s Unraveled Tour 2026 Setlist: Every Song Played at the First Show And from those pink and white flowers, and the chirping of birds and crickets, emerged the star of the show on date one of two at Hartford’s PeoplesBank Arena — like, she got up from a field of wildflowers on the stage floor, where she set the show in motion with a whimsical “Drop Dead.” She bloomed in front of a sold-out arena in the middle of sleepy Connecticut on a Friday night, a room with an audience that leaned female but had enough men there to cover the goofy deep vocal part on “Expectations” and probably shed a tear or two to “Drivers License” like you will, too. View this post on Instagram There were families of all kinds, with the kind of parent sitting behind you that teaches their children to pay attention to the opening act — a good decision to make here, where Wolf Alice did a fine job warming up the crowd. (Some of Liv’s favorites: “You’re a Germ” and “Bros. ” “If you haven’t listened to them, you should do a deep dive,” Rodrigo said during her set, after playing “Happy Birthday” to her mom on piano.) The Unraveled Tour is a concert for all ages to enjoy — OK, yeah, there’s a “f—” or two — and because of Rodrigo’s influences, along with a stellar touring band, it’s got rock show vibes. There are beautiful, gut-wrenchin piano-pop moments, like the inescapable “Drivers License,” but most of the you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love singer-songwriter’s slower-tempo tracks lean into rock ballad territory live on the Unraveled stage. And then there are anthems like “Expectations” and “All-American Bitch,” can’t-miss bits on a setlist that honestly has no misses. With three albums’ worth of material to pull from, Rodrigo curated a 2026 setlist that hit all the marks. As did she, on the first night of this big, sold-out tour, which by all accounts felt joyous and like it went off without a hitch. Besides the pretty flor