Beautiful Loser

Lana replied to LB! https://www.instagram.com/p/C0H20IAugq0/?igshid=ZDE1MWVjZGVmZQ==

First stop of the European leg and I was there! (Because it’s my hometown lol) He mentioned twice that last night’s audience was the biggest he’s had in Europe, but I’m not sure if he meant so far on this tour (and it’s the first stop so… well) or biggest one overall. And I’m thinking that’s awesome! But is that really true? Surely, he must’ve had a bigger audience at least at festivals (Glastonbury!) or in Dublin? Oh well. The arena was almost completely filled, I heard only 40 tickets were still available! So cool! The stage was beautiful! This is the Unreal Unearth tour so the set decor was inspired by the album photoshoot - grass and roots were hanging from the ceiling, and sometimes the ends of the roots (or tips of the tree branches) twinkled. So pretty! And the backdrop had this crinkled paper effect, so it all just looked really nice. Excellent camera work, too. He took breaks sometimes to present a song (how much he admires Mavis Staples), or chat with the audience (challenging the crowd to sing the ooh’s before To be alone starts, mentioning visiting Stockholm as an exchange student when he was a teenager and had ten days to do whatever he wanted in the city). Some of it felt familiar since I’ve already seen him twice before, but it’s always nice to hear. Also! I’m still happy he takes time to present everyone on the crew, and I mean everyone! It just shows how much he appreciates them all. He sounded excellent, his backup singers (one was new, I don’t remember seeing her before) were AMAZING, setlist was great (unfortunately no No Plan but I kinda already knew it because he didn’t seem to play it on the US tour), I had great company. I stood outside in the cold, waiting for the doors to open for almost three hours, but it was worth it! A girl almost right next to me fainted during the encore, I think she was one of those who had been waiting since six(!) in the morning. Listen, it’s just not worth it, it really isn’t. Take care of yourself if you’re getting a standing ticket. Hozier thankfully saw us pointing for his attention and he stopped the band playing Work song. People moved to make way for her and her friend to get to security, I think they were okay from there. Also, I was so glad to see like the prettiest band shirt ever?? It’s green and has a birdie with horns on it, so glad they still had my size left!

Is there an AI cover of Dancing Barefoot? Just curious what it might sound like with Lana's voice.

@daphnedinkley This festival sounds like a complete nightmare omg! I hope your nephew will experience better festivals in the future, that day sounded awful!

Not another festival

Can’t even escape the AI “art” when I’m in another thread these days

I knew she’d do EU festivals again Why can’t we have stadiums or outdoor stages/non-festivals too?

Like, she wrote that they spent all evening together, talking until it gets dark and… She got nothing else to include in the article? After what is described to be hours chatting together, Lana said nothing of interest that was worth including? Really? So much of the article was about Lana’s early career, people doubting her authenticity and the writer’s own doubt too, and things in Lana’s home.

Yeah that was a dull article lol

Because it’s like, music is meant to be shared and loved, you know? If I was a new fan who adored Lana, I would too like to know everything about her and her past and all her music. But AKA is like… our little gem, haha, I feel different about it in a way compared to her many other (un)released songs. But I shouldn’t? I dunno. .____. Like, at the listening event for Ocean Blvd, NO ONE but me and @Star Lux reacted to hearing the line “palm trees in black and white, I dream in technicolor”… they don’t deserve her!

Maybe this is all the context and she was nothing but simply nostalgic rest in peace, my AKA rerelease dreams

I know it’s weird and not very nice of me and maybe elitist but, if she’s serious about re-releasing AKA, I don’t know, it’s like our little secret? Although I’m sure it’s all over tiktok but like… I want it to stay precious and “our” thing. I want it released and have a copy of it but I’m worried what newer fans might think of it.

I WANT TO BELIEVE

Lizzy Grant on the Insta stories WHAT DOES IT MEAN

I came here to say the same thing

Oh no, I really want to avoid buying from the UK. And thank you, but I really shouldn’t spend this money right now. I’ll be so mad if I get a part time job soon-ish when only scalpers will sell it.

Nah, I can’t even add it to the basket.

Well it’s sold out on the German shop now so I guess there’s no point in daydreaming about it anymore.

I’m really gonna regret not buying this, I’d love to have both songs on vinyl, but I can’t justify spending that money right now.

Why am I both surprised yet not that there’s no news about this release on that new exclusive sparkle jump rope queen website of hers?

Ok, her impact

It’s a Lana vinyl, there will be scalpers no matter what, especially now when she’s more popular than ever.

I would preorder this without hesitation if I had managed to get a part time job but now I just don’t knowww

I read a comment that this was planned before Lana announced the song or the album so... maybe not so much her impact? Either way, very cool to see it become a hard rock hotel and something music related with Lana singing about it and all.

I liked what I heard :3