Charli XCX brings out Chappell Roan for ‘Boom Clap’ at Kia Forum
Chappell Roan joined Charli XCX for the 2014 song during Saturday’s Los Angeles concert, one of several guest appearances that night.
Charli XCX brought Chappell Roan onstage to perform her 2014 song ‘Boom Clap’ at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on Saturday, October 17. The guest appearance brought an older hit into a concert on Charli’s current North American arena tour, according to Variety and Rolling Stone.
Before Roan joined her, Charli told the audience that she plays an old song each night on tour and had asked a friend to sing one with her. ‘The only way I’m doing it is if it’s this song,’ Charli said the friend had told her, adding that the crowd had Roan to thank for the choice, Variety reported.
Why ‘Boom Clap’ stood out on the set list
Variety described ‘Boom Clap’ as Charli’s 2014 breakthrough hit and, citing setlist.fm, reported that she had not performed it since 2023. Rolling Stone described Saturday’s rendition as her first live performance of the song in the Brat and Music, Fashion, Film era. The two descriptions use different periods to frame the return of the song.
The appearance also stood out against the focus of Charli’s current shows. Variety reported that she usually concentrates on recent material and seldom revisits more than a couple of older songs in a concert. Here, she gave the audience an explanation for the selection before Roan came out to sing it with her.
Other guests at the Kia Forum concert
Roan was one of several guests during Saturday’s show. PinkPantheress later performed ‘Stateside,’ while the Dare joined Charli for an extended version of ‘Guess,’ according to Rolling Stone. Variety also reported those appearances and said pairs of underwear were fired into the audience during ‘Guess.’
The Los Angeles performance was part of a 12-date North American arena tour supporting Charli’s album Music, Fashion, Film. Variety reported that the tour began in Philadelphia on September 11 and included two nights each at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center and the Kia Forum. A second Forum show was scheduled for Sunday, October 18, Rolling Stone reported.
Variety reported that Music, Fashion, Film was released on July 24 and includes the singles ‘Rock Music’ and ‘SS26.’ The outlet described its sound as more guitar-based than the electronic dance music of its predecessor, Brat. That shift gives the return to ‘Boom Clap’ a place in a show otherwise built around Charli’s newer material.
Roan was also due to headline her own two-day Los Angeles festival, Super Graphic Spectacular, the following weekend, Variety reported. Her appearance at the Forum came before that event, during Charli’s two-show stop in the city.
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Sources and context
- Charli xcx Brings Out Chappell Roan for ‘Boom Clap’ at Los Angeles ConcertVariety
- See Charli XCX and Chappell Roan Perform 'Boom Clap' in Los AngelesRolling Stone
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