Jacob Thompson, a boy who had a dream to be the best Formula One driver in the world.
Olivia Rodrigo, a girl who had a dream to be the biggest popstar in the world.
Two people, two dreams, one connection.
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Where four childhood best friends who, aft...
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Olivia Rodrigo GUTS World Tour review - the voice of Gen Z girlhood makes it look so easy
Olivia Rodrigo is a rockstar.
It's been over a two years since she properly launched with global smash hit 'drivers licence'. The track quickly became the definitive teenage heartbreak anthem of our time. Fast forward through three GRAMMYs, her debut tour and worldwide recognition, and Rodrigo sits as the definitive spokesperson for Gen Z girlhood.
For her final show of her first North American leg, she concludes at the prestigious Madison Square Garden in New York. The floor is littered with purple boa feathers and young girls in silver sequin skirts. Thousands of fans are watching candles spell out the word 'GUTS' onscreen before slowly melting away; Olivia Rodrigo is nearly here.
The pop-princess appears onstage, the crowd booming with the force of a sold out crowd of teenage fangirls. It's so loud they miss their cue to start singing, but quickly get back on track. A long way from her Disney days, Rodrigo, who looks like a model and sings like a Broadway star, tells us. "New York, this is going to be a great fucking night!" as she chants the chorus to 'bad idea right?'
Rodrigo's songs address topics that will go over the heads of some of the younger fans in the crowd. "Everything I do is tragic, every guy I like is gay!" she laments in 'ballad of a homeschooled girl' as she skips, prances and stomps across her stage, every bit embodying the megastar she has become.
