Is Minneapolis Brat? My Weekend Of Charli XCX, Prince, & Drag Shows

Is Minneapolis Brat? My Weekend Of Charli XCX, Prince, & Drag Shows

Dylan KickhamWhen Charli XCX announced the North American dates for her Brat Tour at the end of 2024, one destination stuck out. “Minneapolis?” I questioned.If it were a longer tour, then sure, I could see a large hub like the Twin Cities getting Charli’s show — but this was only four stops: Austin, Chicago, New York, and Minneapolis. Among those other entertainment metropolises, the Mini Apple felt like an idiosyncratic choice. Could a locale t…

One year later, Charli xcx proves the Brat era is here to stay – North by Northwestern

Charli xcx opens the Chicago stop of the Brat Tour. Photo courtesy of Henry Redcliffe. Brat spring is upon us in Chicago, it seems.  Pop singer-songwriter Charli xcx brought Brat to Chicagoland this past week. On her second tour in support of her sixth studio album, 2024’s Brat, the singer performed in Rosemont’s Allstate Arena to an absolutely electric crowd of leather-and-neon-green-clad superfans. The album itself, released on June 7, 2024, c…

Charli XCX throws a ‘Brat’ party at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center: review

What a difference a year makes for Charli XCX. This time a year ago, the Brit “It Girl” was a month shy of releasing her “Brat” album that would lead to a “Brat summer” that made her a pop-culture phenomenon. Twelve years after her debut LP, 2013’s “True

Charli XCX throws a 'Brat' party at Brooklyn's Barclays Center: review

What a difference a year makes for Charli XCX. This time a year ago, the Brit “It Girl” was a month shy of releasing her “Brat” album that would lead to a “Brat summer” that made her a pop-culture phenomenon. Twelve years after her debut LP, 2013’s “True Romance,” she was a breakout pop star in her early 30s — middle age in pop years — doing collabs with Billie Eilish, appearing on “Saturday Night Live” and getting seven Grammy nominations, incl…

Mixing Charli XCX Live

Mat Collis oversees a DiGiCo Quantum 338 at the FOH position on Charli XCX’s Brat Tour. New York, NY (May 1, 2025)—Currently in the middle of a four-night stand at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, Charli XCX’s Brat Tour has been circling the globe since kicking off last July. While the New York shows close out the U.S. leg of the journey, the pop songstress has plenty of live work ahead, with nearly a dozen European festivals lined up for the summer …