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Chappell Roan Closes L.A. Pop-Up Run With Emotional Pledge to 'Bring Queer People Joy'

The rising pop star now turns back to the studio to continue her second album.

Overview

  • Two sold-out shows at Brookside at the Rose Bowl capped the three-city Visions of Damsels & Other Dangerous Things run before her biggest crowds yet.
  • In an onstage speech, she said she had questioned performing last year but found renewed purpose in creating joy for queer fans and fostering a sense of safety.
  • The Los Angeles dates unfolded like a mini-festival with drag performers and a Trixie Mattel DJ set, a castle-style stage design, and a setlist blending debut-album favorites, new singles and a cover of Heart’s “Barracuda.”
  • Coverage indicates she will return to the studio to resume work on a follow-up to The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, which remains in its early stages.
  • PinkNews reports that profits from the New York, Kansas City and Los Angeles pop-up shows were donated to trans charities.