Olivia Rodrigo

[Rosa34]

I’ll be honest I think the prices are a bit steep considering she’s only got two albums out and yes she’s in demand but not this much. And the registration thing leaves a sour (no pun intended) taste in my mouth

 

[ls240898]

Haven’t seen a single person placing blame on any of the artists who have had shows cancelled - no reason to as so clearly the venue’s fault. May be a different story if they don’t get rescheduled mind you!

tbh if Olivia gets cancelled then I won’t even be blaming her. Her team booked this venue on a wide EU tour and it’s their fault they overshot it and said it would be ready. It’s slightly different for UK based acts who have the flexibility to reschedule as they live here, but for the international ones sometimes it may be hard to fit in

 

[Restless Native]

 

[Folkevermore]

As a huge Carly Rae fan - in terms of mainstream success she’s a one hit wonder. Her music is excellent and she’s got her own dedicated fan base, but she doesn’t even aim for commercial success anymore.
I’m also in my 30s and Olivia is definitely more successful.

Kylie is definitely more of a Nostalgia thing - and honestly she isn’t particularly popular amongst younger millenials and Gen Z.

I’m not sure why there’s this obsession with putting down female musicians and implying they don’t have much input in their craft. People love implying successful female stars are lying about their writing credits. You see it with Taylor Swift all the time

 

[ls240898]

Ngl it’s kinda annoyed me because they’ve not even communicated that it’ll be delayed

 

[wthamidoinghere]

Some of her songs are catchy and I love Vampire but after seeing her live and hearing her butcher her own songs, I probably wouldn't go again

 

[WaWooWeeWa]

Always given me industry plant vibes with her sudden rise to fame. She uses the same songwriters as every other pop singer. Nothing about her reads as authentic. Snooze.

 

[Rosa34]

This is the most unfair ticket system ever I hope this doesn’t become the norm, people that don’t even want to go are just signing up so they can sell the codes on again.

 

[tellmewhy]

I couldn’t justify the price. Got in and got offered really good seats but £120 each is too much

 

[ls240898]

i think these registration things are pathetic like this wasnt even a thing during 1D's heydays? and i still managed to get a ticket for each tour since 2011 via Ticketmaster

It’s honestly a marketing tactic I reckon, for the most part. Make people think it’s so exclusive and limited they have to register, then make them feel special when they’re “chosen”

 

[Caffeine Fiend]

Her LA concert from her Guts tour was put on Netflix at 7 am this morning. It's pretty long at an hour and three quarters for someone who's only done two albums.

I went to see Guts and it was a great concert and the length was good. I know theres been complaints about Sabrina only being on stage for an hour.

 

[Lorelai heart]

She uses the same songwriters as every other pop singer.

She doesn’t though? She writes with only one other writer/producer called Dan Nigro and he’s hardly a Max Martin or Dr Luke. Olivia is the biggest artist he’s worked with.

 

[ls240898]

Shambles from Coop live.
So many would have non refundable travel & accommodation they’ve lost out on.

Read from the MEN that during the sound check for tonight’s gig, steel bars fell from the ceiling in the lower bowl. Sounds so dangerous.

looks like it’ll be end of June now that’s when her next gap is

 

[ls240898]

Why are tickets so expensive these days! Its madness. Same with theatre too. It just excludes people or makes them really have to extreme budget. Is it that to make any sort of profit they have to be these prices, or just greed?

Yeah I’ve gotta say £95 for standing in an arena for someone who’s only got c.1 hour of album material isn’t it. My Beyoncé and Taylor standing tickets were the same price and that’s stadium prices

 

[WaWooWeeWa]

Olivia is currently bigger than all those artists you listed. And it’s not like he worked with Kylie Minogue, Carly Rae Jepsen etc. in their prime when they were commercial juggernauts, he worked with them when they weren’t that popular anymore — unlike Olivia.

I guess this must be an age thing because Olivia is not even remotely on their level in my generational contingent (thirtysomething).

 

[slugella]

waitlisted for manchester :/ only used one email too

Same it's such an odd way to do tickets. I know no way is going to please everyone but some people get a chance at trying for multiple dates and others get nothing.

 

[tellmewhy]

Yeah I’ve gotta say £95 for standing in an arena for someone who’s only got c.1 hour of album material isn’t it. My Beyoncé and Taylor standing tickets were the same price and that’s stadium prices

This was my attitude to it. 2 albums totalling about 1 hour and her first international tour. I enjoy her music but I really think it takes the piss.
The 1975 recently charged £75 (a lot more than they used to) but they have hours and hours worth of music.

 

[JLXRD]

I guess this must be an age thing because Olivia is not even remotely on their level in my generational contingent (thirtysomething).

Interesting. I’m in my 30s and I’d think Olivia is currently much bigger. Like Kylie would be a nostalgia thing but if you compare their recent singles (Vampire and Padam Padam.) Vampire has 230 million streams on Spotify and has been out for less time whereas Padam Padam has 55 million.

Also not sure if Kylie was as big in the US as she was here in the UK 20 years ago? Whereas Olivia had had very global success with Sour.

 

[PeteM]

That's what you get for having a general manager of a venue slagging off small venues saying that they're poorly run.

 

[PeteM]

They are fucking lucky that it didn't happen during the actual gig tonight.