honeybadger

i think that’s genuinely because lana is aging. video games and y&b are decade old songs and her voice was very different back then, but i didn’t see her struggle at all during the grants for example, or any song that was made not long ago. i think new songs just fit her voice better than the old ones

fans loved The Grants. So it was a good choice.

hello I'm back and I think I'm alive!!! long ass post below, brace yourselves!
 
I just don't know if I have words to describe exactly the roller coaster of emotions that was to be there. it was definitely the most intense experience of my life and a night I'll never forget, I feel so blessed to have witnessed the absolute HERSTORY being made in front of my eyes. 11 long years waiting to finally get the chance to see her live and I feel like it was just worth the wait, nothing could've prepared us for what was about to come and I just feel extremely lucky for that to be my first lana show!
 
as soon as she hit the stage wearing the blonde marilyn/lizzy wig I thought I was gonna pass out. I never screamed so loud in my life. the lizzy stans were not paid dust, we were paid GOLD.
the backing vocalists, the stage design, the whole ass ballet crew, the outfit AND hair change, the choreographies, the interludes, the career visuals on the screen behind her, her vocals!!! truly unbelieavable. all the time I could hear people around me in shock she was serving that much production!!
 
I was nervous about not knowing the setlist beforehand but now I can say I'm glad I didn't, it really was the best thing ever to find it out right there at the time, SO MUCH FUN. she fucking slayed in every way possible. the setlist was random but so iconic I could not believe it. sure it was a bit of a bummer we still had several BTD tracks, no honeymoon and chemtrails tracks and the erasure of west coast and HBTB but honestly she performed fucking FLIPSIDE!!!! I lost my mind. singing "SO YOU THINK YOU'RE IN CHARGE??? DO YOU??? ACTING LIKE A BIG SHOT!!!!" was sOOOOO satisfying after so many years of her ignoring this song completely. I was SUPER excited for DMD and it was better than what I expected it to be, I need that version on streaming!!! the backing vocalists slayed so hard and they looked like angels, especially during bartender!!! just top notch chef's kiss so fucking good
 
but the biggest highlight of it all was lana's attitude. it just made me so happy, sosososo happy to see her the most confident and excited we have ever seen her on stage. I think the 4 years far from the stage was the best thing that could've happened, I don't remember seeing her so happy and eager to perform, she looked she could perform for 3 hours straight if she could. her happiness and love for our country is so genuine and I swear nothing else was more beautiful than seeing that. she looked very emotional a few times and everytime I saw her eyes glowing like she was about to cry I felt like crying too. that being said I cried my ass off during the grants (my mom too omg) and tunnel. it really was just like how imagined it to be, everyone emotional af screaming "LIKE ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIIIIIGHHHH THE WAY JOHN DENVER SINGS" and "DON'T FORGET MEEEEE", a whole ass del rey church mass, amazing.
 
also, seeing a bif of the diversity in this fandom filled my hear with joy. I went with my mom and we ended up meeting so many cool people, people from aaaalllll over the country, people who worked their asses off to travel from far away to see her! like, everyone I talked to did not live here in the city or anywhere close to here. also saw so many daughters with their mothers/fathers too just like me, older siblings with their younger siblings... it was so cute to see, honestly. also, so many goths and metalheads, lana really breaks the barrier, she IS the moment.
 
I can't wait to see what else she'll do during the rest of the tour!!!! I feel like she'll change a few tracks of the setlist, so I'm still hopeful to see tracks like honeymoon being played live, we definitely need it! anything is possible! the sky is the limit!!!

NOOOWW back to this bitch that that's this festival... MITA WHAT'S GOOD??? if it wasn't for everything I've mentioned above, I swear this festival would've delivered me the worst experience. from the get go, as soon as they started to sell tickets, you'll only see people either complaining or dragging them on social media and everyone is right. I hope this joke of a festival will never happen again and I really hope next time lana will come with a solo tour or at least with a festival that will actually respect her and her fans, because the amount of fuckery that was going on with this festival is truly unbelieavable. starting with the unnecessary gigantic VIP section (the existence of this VIP section actually), the big screens that had an awful delay and the audio that was actually so low for a big show like that. not to mention them basically disrespecting the only reason this festival sold out tickets by cutting her set off. overall a cash grab in everything. Music Is The Answer? no, MONEY Is The Answer and I want the owners of this festival to fucking CHOKE on my imaginary dick. lana definitely developed some type of back problems after carrying this whole festival on her back like the true QUEEN that she is.
 
but despite all of the issues, I would do it all over again and I recommend everyone going even if it's in the middle of the chaotic GA. I swear to you nothing gets bigger than the emotion of seeing lana live.
 
the end, thanks for reading!!!!
 

Her giant smile when the crowd started screaming along to The Grants 
 
That was incredible. She absolutely killed it. Something about her nervousness, and the gradual uptick in confidence, is just so endearing.
 
 
 

Backstage 

This show made me so emotional  I’m even more excited now for the two festival dates I’ll be seeing her at later this year.
Also, my friend came to pick me up for our friend’s party right as Lana was walking offstage on the Multishow stream.. perfect timing. Now time to take shots to celebrate a flawless show x

2008
 

 
2023
 

 
 

Here's another video with better quality! 
 

full show 

lets begin our discussion on her best live performance EVER…

next week @ MITA sao paolo should be streamed as well .. i would think

next week @ MITA sao paolo should be streamed as well .. i would think

next week @ MITA sao paolo should be streamed as well .. i would think

next week @ MITA sao paolo should be streamed as well .. i would think

Okay, I LOVED it? I wasn't expecting much but oh boy... Her energy, her voice, her looks... STUNNING! 
I was surprised by how much energy she had, the live arrangements were gorgeous and the dancers and singers were such a nice addition! 
 
I liked the setlist! Even though I would have preferred if she sang more Ocean Blvd songs, it was great! 
I can't wait for next week's show! Hopefully she'll make it in time and sings Bittersweet!

I don't think she's ever looked this happy and comfortable on stage, these next couple of shows are gonna be iconique 

when byron starts playing the opening piano to let me love you like a woman at the next show but lana starts singing "i don't really wanna die, i just want the pain to be over..." 
 

im still waiting on the official livestreams to show her 🥲

WE'RE ONE STEP CLOSER TO HEARING HER PERFORM BEL AIR, THIS IS WHAT MAKES US GIRLS, AND GUNS AND ROSES

more random things
 
 candy necklace
 summertime sadness
 
 west coast
 
 
not a direct parallel but behind-the-scenes-esque footage in videos other than candy necklace ~
music to watch boys to

 
carmen


 
honeymoon

(footage of her speaking & song playing in the background)

i love looking for visual parallels in lana's work with her own and other things, not saying any of these are intentional and some absolutely require large if not absolutely massive stretches of the imagination but i find it really fun to look for things like this! this is obviously limited to ocean blvd related things but absolutely please feel free to post any visual parallels between literally anything
 
i apologize if this already exists but i couldn't find it sooo..
 

 

 (natalie wood in rebel without a cause)
 

 
 


 (tropico)
 

 

 (burning desire)
 (ride)
 
 
 (burning desire)
 
 

 



 

 (chemtrails)
 

 (honeymoon)
 

 (tropico)
 (chemtrails)
 
sunset boulevard

 


 

 (carmen)
 



 (born to die / blue jeans)
 

 (blue jeans)
 


 (veronica lake)
 

 (black dahlia / elizabeth short, norma jeane / marilyn)
 
(i have more but i just dont have the time to compile them..)

i love looking for visual parallels in lana's work with her own and other things, not saying any of these are intentional and some absolutely require large if not absolutely massive stretches of the imagination but i find it really fun to look for things like this! this is obviously limited to ocean blvd related things but absolutely please feel free to post any visual parallels between literally anything
 
i apologize if this already exists but i couldn't find it sooo..
 

 

 (natalie wood in rebel without a cause)
 

 
 


 (tropico)
 

 

 (burning desire)
 (ride)
 
 
 (burning desire)
 
 

 



 

 (chemtrails)
 

 (honeymoon)
 

 (tropico)
 (chemtrails)
 
sunset boulevard

 


 

 (carmen)
 



 (born to die / blue jeans)
 

 (blue jeans)
 


 (veronica lake)
 

 (black dahlia / elizabeth short, norma jeane / marilyn)
 
(i have more but i just dont have the time to compile them..)

lana del rey x male rapper = lana del rey x rob grant  hollywood bowl, rob's rap debut