As a rising pop artist, Olivia Rodrigo has released albums wildly popular amongst her audience and is currently preparing for her 2024 World Tour.
Before she became a pop sensation, Rodrigo played prominent roles in Disney series such as Paige Olvera in Bizaardvark and Nini Salazar-Roberts in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. However, her popularity skyrocketed when she released her debut album SOUR in 2021, gaining 385 million streams on Spotify within the first week.
“Olivia’s debut album SOUR really amazed me. I love all the lyrics and the beats, and I have been a fan since 7th grade,” said freshman Grace Truong when asked about her opinion on Rodrigo’s music.
Rodrigo released her second album, GUTS in September 2023, and so far it has been at the top of Billboard 200. Her leading single for this album is Vampire, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 soon after it was released. Fans (affectionately dubbed “Livies”) have been thrilled about the new album and have pushed it up to 60.9 million streams on Spotify.
With a different style of music than Sour, GUTS has been a hit amongst her audience. GUTS displays a more pop-punk and rock style than shown in SOUR. People love this new change, as stated by junior Angela Tan.
“I like how the songs in her album combine the genres of rock and pop music and experiment with instruments from older pop-rock styles,” Tan said.
Additionally, Rodrigo’s music allows her audience to connect with her, and many identify with the experiences she shares through lyrics. Freshman Wendy Wu shares why she relates to some of Rodrigo’s new songs.
“I relate to some of the lyrics to ‘get him back!’ because I have a friend who was literally the guy in the song. At first our friendship was really rough and I wanted to ‘get him back’ for how he acted but eventually things got better and we’re really good friends now,” she said.
The versatility in the song lets people perceive it in their own way. Although Rodrigo wrote “get him back!” about an ex, Wu related to it in the term of friendship. Rodrigo’s songs reach out to her fans in different ways, and everyone feels some of the emotion she conveys through music.
Fans have been excited since GUTS was released, and their energy only ramped up when Rodrigo announced that she would be going on her GUTS World Tour in 2024. Livies are eagerly anticipating the day when they can hear “get him back!” and “bad idea, right?” in person.
Rodrigo’s tour will start on Feb. 24, 2024, and the first city she will be performing in is Palm Springs, California. As of now, the GUTS tour will take place across America and some cities in Canada, totaling 75 performances. Some cities she is touring include Miami, FL, Dallas, TX, Chicago, IL, Columbus, OH, Boston, MA, and New York, NY.
Within California, Rodrigo will be performing at Chase Center in San Francisco on Aug. 2, along with Kia Forum in LA on Aug. 13, 14, and 16. Some of the many talented openers Rodrigo has selected for her GUTS tour are The Breeders, PinkPanthress, Chappell Roan, and Remi Wolf. Fans in California are waiting for the opportunity to grab tickets to a concert.
“I’ve loved Olivia Rodrigo since she released SOUR, and it was really exciting to see her release a new album. I really hope I can get tickets as soon as they’re released and go to her LA Performance,” said freshman Sofia Avendano.
Although tickets aren’t available online yet, they can be purchased on her website once in stock. The approximated price ranges between $49.50 and $199.50. Rodrigo also has “Silver Star Tickets” available for $20, although these will come in a limited amount. They will be available closer to the date of her tour.
It would be an amazing experience for long-standing fans to be able to support Rodrigo at her world tour concerts.
Aside from tickets and trailers, GUTS merchandise is also available on her website so people have things to wear to her concerts or to simply have as a keepsake. From her store, you can find crewnecks, crop tops, and the GUTS ring set Rodrigo herself can be seen wearing on the album cover.
Olivia Rodrigo’s GUTS tour is an exciting event that her many fans will look forward to. She is a talented musical artist who is on her journey of success and further accomplishments.
Photo by Caroline Li
