First day of the 12th edition of the festival in Brazil took place last Friday (28) at Autódromo de Interlagos in São Paulo and had Olivia Rodrigo as the headliner, with a crowd of approximately 100,000 people.
The line-up for the 12ª edition of Lollapalooza Brazil was announced in September 2024 and was set to happen on March 28, 29, and 30. Olivia Rodrigo was announced as the headliner for the first day of the festival (28), It was the first time she would perform in Brazil, and the singer also had a stadium show scheduled in Curitiba on Wednesday (26). Other artists that composed the line-up and were headed to São Paulo last Friday included Jão, Girl in Red, Pluma and Rufus Du Sol.
The gates opened at 11 a.m., with performances planned to go from 12 p.m. to 9:45 p.m., but due to a storm in the afternoon, shows of the band Jovem Dionísio and the Funk singer MC Kako had to be paused for about an hour, which led to a delay of the following artists’ performances as well. Also, the fans were warned to stay away from the barricades because of the lightning.
Olivia Rodrigo, the headliner, kicked off her set at 10:30 p.m with about 100,000 fans in the crowd. The singer performed songs such as Obsessed and Vampire, both tracks from her sophomore album ‘Guts: Spilled’ (2024). Olivia’s biggest hit-song ‘Drivers License’, from her first project ‘Sour’ (2021), was also part of the set list. The song was led by an emotional performance on the piano, leaving the artist speechless and teary as the Brazilian fans sang the song loudly and with such emotion.
During her set, the singer shared a lovely moment with her fans, as they started a loud chorus, screaming “Olivia, eu te amo!” (Olivia, I love you!”). The artist seemed so surprised by how passionate the crowd was, that she got emotional and naturally told the fans they were being very sweet but that they were gonna make her cry since she was on her period.
Olivia’s set at the festival closed the night, leaving a huge impression on the people who were there and the rest of the country, not to mention how impactful it was as it proved to many her big potential of being the new ‘Rockstar’ and ‘Young idol’ of this generation.
“Olivia is headstrong, vulnerable and explosive. All of it reflects in the performance, which is energetic, dramatic, and exciting.” [Estadão on Olivia Rodrigo’s performance].
“Even though her fan base is mostly composed of young girls, what was seen at Interlagos was a wide and diverse public, which demonstrates how Olivia ripped the bubble. Even with such specific lyrics about the life of a young girl, the reach of the songs spans generations. The result is an artist who started in the teenage niche, but now communicates with a much wider public.” [Rolling Stone Brasil on Olivia Rodrigo at Lollapalooza].