February 21, 2024
Roundhouse, London
Over the course of the past decade, Zara Larsson has evolved from being a pop princess in her native Sweden to a global success.
From multi-platinum singles, hit albums, major collabs and countless awards, the 26-year-old has been embraced at large. Releasing her fourth studio album, ‘Venus’, earlier this month, Larsson is currently embarking on a European tour of the same name and taking audiences on a journey through her career to date.
For the first of two London shows at Camden’s iconic Roundhouse, Larsson opened her set with the title track from her new album. A singer with pipes, the performer made sure the crowd knew her mic was on before tapping into more energetic, dancey numbers by delivering standout vocals to the ethereal, synthy bop.
Equally as good at choreography and whipping her blonde hair as she is as a singer, Larsson proved she’s a triple threat who deserves more attention. Performing to a sold-out crowd of 2,500 screaming fans who have likely fallen in love with her through her monstrous smash hits that have dominated streaming platforms and radio playlists, the real star quality in Larsson is that she can do all her songs justice live.
From I Would Like and Never Forget You to Ruin My Life and her chart-topping single Symphony with British band Clean Bandit, Larsson’s set was met with the crowd singing along to every word and reflected on her beastly singles collection that continues to grow.
Her latest track You Love Who You Love segueing straight into the bold production of Ain’t My Fault was a big moment, as well as the show’s three-song encore: On My Love, Lush Life and Can’t Tame Her.
A personal highlight was the ‘Venus’ album cut Escape, which has the potential to become one of Larsson’s most noteworthy hidden gems if it doesn’t become a single.
If there were just a couple of things lacking from the set, it was the songs Soundtrack and Memory Lane. Other than that, Larsson remains at the top of her game as both a recording artist and live performer.
Setlist: Zara Larsson – Venus Tour, Roundhouse, London
1. Venus
2. I Would Like
3. Escape
4. Look What You’ve Done
5. Girls Like
6. Words
7. Never Forget You
8. Ruin My Life
9. The Healing
10. Symphony
11. Ain’t My Fault
12. End of Time
Encore:
13, On My Love
14. Lush Life
15. Can’t Tame Her
