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Olivia Rodrigo review – shiny pop-punk with real guts


There’s no doubt the former Disney actor is a pro, but she’s also a deft, sincere songwriter who captures the viewpoint of a teen outsider to perfection

But tonight, during a song called Obsessed, gen-Z phenomenon Olivia Rodrigo, wielding an electric guitar, faces off against one of her guitarists, Emily Rosenfield, as the rest of the band build a grungy din around them. The star’s keenly anticipated jaunt fell foul of problems at the Co-op Live arena – less a new Manchester super-venue, than a giant stuck zip that won’t open. On paper, then, she seems like a typical child TV-star turned singer, one whose three Grammys, two multiplatinum albums and various streaming records offer echoes of Disney alumni passim: Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato and, aeons ago, Britney Spears.

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