Three-time Grammy award-winning artist Olivia Rodrigo is on one of the most anticipated major tours of the year, and she recently brought her ongoing GUTS Tour to Capital One Arena. Michelle Cerball was there to photograph the show!
Olivia’s GUTS Tour follows in support of her second studio album, GUTS, which was released last September via Geffen Records to critical acclaim. Following the incredible success of her 2022 debut tour The SOUR Tour, the GUTS Tour is be Olivia’s first arena tour, taking her to iconic venues around the world. At Capital One Arena on July 20, Olivia presented a 23-song setlist that picked 14 songs from GUTS and nine from SOUR.
GUTS arrived as the follow-up to Rodrigo’s 4x Platinum 2021 full-length debut SOUR and features her No. 1 hit “vampire” and the new focus track “get him back!” Like “vampire,” GUTS’ second single “bad idea, right?” was named a Best New Track by Pitchfork, who hailed the latter as “one of the best pop performances of the year.” Olivia started the show at Capital One Arena with this memorable track! “bad idea right?” was released with a fun B-movie-inspired video.
Watch the official music video for “bad idea, right?” By Olivia Rodrigo on YouTube:
After shattering records with her chart-topping, 4x Platinum debut album SOUR – the fastest album in history to have all of its songs certified RIAA Platinum or higher – Olivia Rodrigo made a monumental return with her new album GUTS, revealing newly heightened sophistication as a vocalist and lyricist. Produced by and co-written with Daniel Nigro (her main creative partner on SOUR), each song intensifies the emotional honesty that’s always imbued her storytelling. Rodrigo expands her expressive palette, uncovering entirely new dimensions of her artistry.
Named the No. 1 Album of 2021 by Rolling Stone and hailed as one of the Best Albums of 2021 by The New York Times, among others, SOUR is now 4x Platinum in the USA and has sold over 17.9 million global album adjusted units with over 42 billion streams worldwide. Each of the album’s 11 tracks landed in the top 30 of Billboard’s Hot 100, making Rodrigo the first female artist to simultaneously chart 11 or more songs in the top 30.
Olivia received seven Grammy Award nominations — including nods in each of the Big Four categories — and took home awards for Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 64th Grammy Awards. Rodrigo was named New Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards, Woman of the Year at Billboard’s 2022 Women in Music Awards, and Songwriter of the Year at both the ASCAP Pop Music Awards and Variety Hitmakers.
Here are some photos of Olivia Rodrigo performing at Capital One Arena on July 20, 2024. All pictures copyright and courtesy of Micaela Cerball.
