Rosalia - Lux

[Sheena]

I don't know who she is. I know she did the Brits.

I've become Ellie.

I didn't know much before this album- heard of her and the odd song, but this, both the album and the tour, has blown me away.

 

[Agneeta]

I'm listening to the LP now, it's gorgeous!

 

[Sheena]

I'm listening to the LP now, it's gorgeous!

You're welcome.

 

[passthatdutch]

That was all I could write last night, I was a bit overwhelmed honestly. I've never really had a live experience like that. The opening act follows more or less the order of the album and it blew me away. Her voice is absoloutely outstanding and the live, well, basically orchestra she had, was just a wall of sound that, more than once, brought me to tears, the old poof that I am, though a friend who went separately said he cried all the way through. Mio Cristo Piange Diamanti ended the first act and was just astonishingly beautiful (my highlight) and from that into Berghain, well... Seeing someone who is actually so involved in her own music that she's basically crying as she sings (on more than one occasion) was incredibly moving. As was her realising (and talking about) how she was playing at a sold out O2. The staging was really good and though perhaps less flashy than most arena shows, it entirely worked for what it was. The only (minor) gripe was the insistence on putting horribly Google translated English translations of the lyrics above the stage. Like genuinely appalling, and I don't even speak Spanish. I guess it's a vocational hazard for me.

The other thing to mention is that she's also REALLY fucking funny. The "confessions" box section, where she gets a "celebrity" (though I have no idea who ours was...Lola someone?) to confess something to her was great and her trying to get someone to teach her the English accent who turned out to be from Rome was marvellous. I didn't expect the stage banter to be good, but it was. The section where she randomly threw in Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You, performed as a painting had everyone beaming too.

I got Viagogo tickets late on in the gold circle and was glad I was up that close, it really added something to it to see her face go through it all. It's also the first time in a long time I've been to a gig and immediately gone and looked to see if I could work out tickets for the following day, but sadly I can't make it work.

Anyway 10/10. Plenty of notes. Genuinely a generational talent.

Excellent review. Agree completely about the translated lyrics, an unnecessary distraction. I was at the back of standing and was bit gutted about that. Especially when she mentioned wanting to play the Royal Albert Hall and all I could think then was how much bettet the experience would have been in there compared to the view I had . Regardless, still my gig of the century, what a talent!

 

[Sheena]

Excellent review. Agree completely about the translated lyrics, an unnecessary distraction. I was at the back of standing and was bit gutted about that. Especially when she mentioned wanting to play the Royal Albert Hall and all I could think then was how much bettet the experience would have been in there compared to the view I had . Regardless, still my gig of the century, what a talent!

The Albert Hall piqued my interest too...that would be INCREDIBLE sound wise.

 

[Sheena]

The reviews are coming in and are insane too:

Guardian: "Rosalía review – ribcage-rattling riot is one of the boldest, most highbrow arena shows in pop history"- 5/5

Rosalía review – ribcage-rattling riot is one of the boldest, most highbrow arena shows in pop history

The ambition of 2025 album Lux is scaled up even bigger by the Catalan megastar, delivered with operatic vocals and en pointe ballet moves as well as funny asides and glasses of wine

www.theguardian.com

NME: "Rosalía live in London: a breathtakingly brilliant work of art"- 5/5

Rosalía live in London: a breathtakingly brilliant work of art

The O2, May 5, 2026: the Spanish star brings her ambitious album ‘Lux’ to life with a performance that turns the arena into a living museum

www.nme.com

Rolling Stone: "The outrageously talented singer’s ‘LUX’ tour cuts through intense emotions with disarming humour and levity – it’s a complete triumph"- 5/5

Rosalía live in London: religious ceremony meets techno rave

Rosalía's ‘LUX’ tour cuts through intense emotions with disarming humour and levity – it’s a complete triumph.

www.rollingstone.co.uk

 

[Sheena]

This bit from Alexis Petridis sums it up well:

"It’s remarkably visceral experience, partly down to the fact that the disruptive electronic elements of the songs’ arrangements bombard the audience at astonishing volume – you can literally feel them in your ribcage – but mostly down to Rosalía’s voice. It’s not so much her way with an operatic flourish or ability to hit a high B flat, impressive though that is, but how emotionally powerful her vocals are: all the virtuosity in the world can’t account for her ability to break your heart with the fragility of Divinize or to send it soaring with the climax of Mio Cristo Piange Diamanti."