By: Quinn Hathaway

Humor Editor

Olivia Rodrigo’s Unraveled Tour kicked off in Hartford, Connecticut on Sept. 25 to a sold-out stadium. Rodrigo first announced the tour on Apr. 30, preceding the drop of her third studio album, You Seem Pretty Sad For a Girl So In Love. The tour of Rodrigo’s third studio album spans until May 2027, and goes across the U.S. and internationally, with 86 planned dates. 

Fans enter the arena to a magical stage setup, with thousands of fake flowers decorating the platform, representing the first “season” of her set: spring. Rodrigo opened the night at 8 PM, singing hit single Drop Dead while completely concealed in the foliage. For the spring set, Rodrigo donned a white babydoll dress, in line with the flowery and cheerful vibe of her venue. Rodrigo followed Drop Dead with U + Me = <3 and So American, two of her most upbeat love songs. She ended the spring set with tracks from her debut album, Sour, performing Good 4 U and a lengthy version of Deja Vu before changing her outfit to a short graphic shirt and hot pink microshorts. 

Opening the summer portion, Rodrigo played My Way, a passionate hit off of her newest album, followed by Serena Joy, Rodrigo’s newest single from August. Rodrigo surprised fans with Serena Joy on Aug. 24, with its proceeds supporting Rodrigo’s charity festival Daisy Chain Field, a philanthropic initiative for women-based nonprofits. Rodrigo then played Bad Idea Right? and Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl, two rock tracks from her second album, Guts. Following these louder songs, Rodrigo transitioned into a more passionate and emotional segment, performing Vampire and Purple. These tracks closed out the summer portion of her show, with an outfit change into a purple, capped-sleeve dress for her fall section.

Rodrigo began this section with Stupid Song and Maggots for Brains from You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, and then sang Traitor, a massive hit from Sour. She closed the set out with Begged and Cigarette Smoke, changing into a white Hussein Chalayan micro-mini dress for her winter performance. Rodrigo performed Honeybee, Favorite Crime, Drivers License, and Less to a wintry backdrop, with artificial snow drifting down. Rodrigo concluded the winter segment with her most dramatic performance of the night, a rendition of The Cure, with rain pouring and physically melting her white dress away, revealing a fire engine-red corset body suit, marking the end of her seasonal performance and the beginning of her encore set. Rodrigo closed with an upbeat version of Deja Vu, a rock ballad of All-American Bitch and her final song, Expectations. 

As Rodrigo continues her tour across North America before heading to Europe, future attendees can expect mostly similar performances. Although all primary tickets are sold out, fans can look for resale options, and Rodrigo may add additional dates.

(Source: Billboard, Cosmopolitan, Rolling Stone, Variety)