{"id":259190,"date":"2025-09-27T16:41:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T16:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/259190\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T16:41:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T16:41:11","slug":"laufeys-opening-night-show-at-las-crypto-com-arena-best-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/259190\/","title":{"rendered":"Laufey\u2019s Opening Night Show at LA\u2019s Crypto.com Arena: Best Moments"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tLaufey<\/a> opened a two-night stand at Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles on Friday (Sept. 26) with a show that captured her unique place in pop \u2014 her music is rooted in jazz, but her concert has pop-superstar production values.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe A Matter of Time Tour, the Icelandic singer-songwriter\u2019s third tour and her first that consists entirely of arena dates, began on Sept. 15 in Orlando. It will conclude in K\u00f3pavogur, Iceland, on March 15, 2026.<\/p>\n

\n\tLaufey (it\u2019s pronounced LAY-vay, for those still catching up to her) won a Grammy for best traditional pop vocal album in 2024 for her sophomore album, Bewitched, and she could be headed for another win in that category on Feb. 1 for her third album, A Matter of Time. The album entered the Billboard 200 at No. 4. It has topped Billboard\u2019s Jazz Albums chart for the past four weeks. (Bewitched logged 102 weeks at No. 1 on that chart.)<\/p>\n

\n\tFor all she has achieved, you have the sense that, Laufey, just 26, is still climbing. She has some big looks upcoming. She may well land a performance slot on the Grammy telecast \u2013 it would be her first star turn on Music\u2019s Biggest Night. (She performed \u201cFrom the Start,\u201d a song from Bewitched, on the 2024 Premiere Ceremony, which is streaming-only, and backed Billy Joel <\/a>during his show-closing performance on that year\u2019s telecast. Also, she is set to play the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival on Apr 19. She has said she would like to record a James Bond theme song, which seems inevitable, which could bring in a performance on the Oscar telecast. \u00a0Are we getting ahead of ourselves? Perhaps, but it\u2019s pretty clear to see the career path she\u2019s on.<\/p>\n

\n\tLaufey didn\u2019t get where she is by thinking small. In 2023, she told RUSSH that Taylor Swift<\/a> is her favorite current artist. The reason she gave for that choice spoke to her ambitions: \u201cShe has done for pop and country what I hope to do for jazz. She has managed to unite people across the world which is one of my main goals as a musician.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLaufey\u2019s choice of opening act for her tour\u2019s North American leg \u2014 English pop\/rock artist Suki Waterhouse<\/a> \u2014 also spoke to her pop ambitions.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn 2022, when Laufey first headlined in L.A., she played the legendary but comparatively tiny Troubadour. Her growth since then can be seen in her bookings: In November 2023, she played two nights at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel. On her return in August 2024, she played the Hollywood Bowl. This time, it was a sold-out, two-night stand at Crypto.<\/p>\n

\n\tHere are the six best moments from Laufey\u2019s opening night show at Crypto.com Arena.<\/p>\n