{"id":1164638,"date":"2026-08-23T10:03:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T10:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1164638\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T10:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T10:03:14","slug":"lorde-hails-all-points-east-line-up-the-best-ive-ever-been-part-of-during-huge-headline-slot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1164638\/","title":{"rendered":"Lorde hails All Points East line-up &#8220;the best I\u2019ve ever been part of&#8221; during huge headline slot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/lorde\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lorde<\/a> headlined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/festivals\/all-points-east\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">All Points East<\/a> 2026 last night, hailing the festival\u2019s line-up as one of the best she\u2019d ever been part of.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/live\/lorde-glastonbury-2025-secret-set-woodsies-live-review-3873147\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Lorde live at Glastonbury 2025: a celebratory start to her new eraLorde live at Glastonbury 2025: a celebratory start to her new era<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Kiwi pop star topped the bill at the London festival, which took place at Victoria Park last night (August 22), featuring performances from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/pinkpantheress\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PinkPantheress<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/zara-larsson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zara Larsson<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/2hollis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2hollis<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/oklou\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oklou<\/a>, Audrey Hobert,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/rose-gray\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rose Gray<\/a>, Esha Tewari, ML Buch and Fabiana Palladino, and more.<\/p>\n<p>During her set, which drew heavily from 2025\u2019s \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/lorde-virgin-review-3872510\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Virgin<\/a>\u2018, Lorde said it was \u201cso crazy\u201d to be headlining the London festival, particularly given she played at the festival\u2019s first-ever edition back in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Midway through her performance, she said: \u201cI think this is literally the best line-up I\u2019ve ever been part of. It\u2019s crazy, I went around this afternoon and watched people and I was really struck by what this group of artists are doing. I felt so honoured to be a part of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis group of artists that you\u2019ve seen today have been trying to imagine a new world, it\u2019s like I\u2019ve been trying to find new ways to live, new ways to see, I really felt that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lorde projected videos of her younger self onto her top during \u2018Liability\u2019 at All Points East. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GMQR7jbnDu\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/GMQR7jbnDu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Base (@PopBase) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PopBase\/status\/2091310875357450504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lorde performs \u201cBuzzcut Season\u201d during her headline set at All Points East in London. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mxcZzal5v5\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/mxcZzal5v5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Crave (@PopCrave) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PopCrave\/status\/2091292928807211347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lorde performs \u2018Virgin\u2019 track \u201cFavourite Daughter\u201d at All Points East. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mYNDOeW5EE\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/mYNDOeW5EE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Crave (@PopCrave) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PopCrave\/status\/2091308909516476916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Lorde at All Points East 2026 played:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Royals<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018What Was That\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Broken Glass\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Perfect Places\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Shapeshifter\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Buzzcut Season\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Favourite Daughter\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018The Louvre\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Current Affairs\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Hard Feelings\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Oceanic Feeling\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Liability\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Hammer\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Supercut\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Team\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Man of the Year\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Girl, so confusing\u2019 (Charli XCX cover) <\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Green Light\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018David\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Ribs\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere during the evening, she recalled coming to Victoria Park with someone she had a crush on \u2013 something she described as \u201calmost agony\u201d \u2013 and told the crowd: \u201cIt didn\u2019t stop, he\u2019s here tonight\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Another notable moment came when she performed \u2018Liability\u2019, and projected video footage of her earlier years onto her shirt, while a banner which read \u201cI don\u2019t belong to anyone 2013\u201d was passed out into the crowd during \u2018Virgin\u2019 album closer, \u2018David\u2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI first came here in 2024 with a guy I had a crush on, [\u2026] and he\u2019s here tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lorde before performing \u2018The Louvre\u2019 at her All Points East set <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lbeFmRNLl9\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/lbeFmRNLl9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Base (@PopBase) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PopBase\/status\/2091302167512592399?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u2018Virgin\u2019 was given a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/lorde-virgin-review-3872510\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0four-star review by\u00a0NME,<\/a>\u00a0which read: \u201c\u2018Virgin\u2019 is a vibrant combination of Lorde\u2019s best qualities, and then some.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith her newfound candour, the record combines the emotional whirlwind of \u2018Melodrama\u2019, the chilling minimalism of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/reviews-lorde-14893-319777\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Pure Heroine\u2019<\/a>\u00a0and the breezy freedom of \u2018Solar Power\u2019,\u201d it added. \u201cThis might be called \u2018Virgin\u2019, but Lorde proves she\u2019s not afraid to strip herself bare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last month,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/lorde-opens-up-about-pmdd-diagnosis-and-releases-49-virgin-demos-to-celebrate-albums-first-anniversary-3953579\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lorde marked the first anniversary<\/a> of the record by sharing a collection of demos from the album, as well as a newsletter detailing the making of it.<\/p>\n<p>She also opened up about the emotional weight of the record, admitting that sharing it felt \u201craw and exposing in a new way,\u201d particularly as she worked on it while navigating personal challenges, including a breakup, an eating disorder, and a PMDD [Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder] diagnosis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019ll follow up the appearance at All Points east with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/lorde-and-djo-lead-line-up-for-bristols-forwards-festival-2026-buy-tickets-3927189\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">appearance at Bristol\u2019s Forwards Presents<\/a> next week, and will also play at the Edinburgh Summer Sessions \u2013 and you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.co.uk\/lorde-tickets\/artist\/1901987?irgwc=1&amp;afsrc=1&amp;utm_source=2862475-NME%20Networks%20Media%20Limited&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_campaign=2862475&amp;awtrc=&amp;camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_2862475&amp;ircid=24023&amp;clickId=wSjV4MTumxycTpxzgjQ1uT--UkpWzqSZh3zN0A0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">find tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lorde headlined All Points East 2026 last night, hailing the festival\u2019s line-up as one of the best 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