Rodrigo will be performing songs from her latest album ‘Guts’ and telling stories behind the writing of the songs. Although AmEx hasn’t confirmed any other details about her performance, it’s expected to be a solo show – a fuller version of the three-song set that Rodrigo performed last week at the Grammy Museum, accompanying herself on piano or guitar.
AmEx describes the show at the ornate Theatre at the Ace Hotel (formerly the United Artists Theatre, in its heyday from the 1930s onwards) as an “immersive concert experience” that will “bring some of ‘Guts’ most iconic moments to life” with Instagram-ready photo opportunities, including a representation of the ‘Bad Idea Right?’ music video.
The event is part of AmEx’s Member Week, similar to the Jack Harlow performance produced under the same umbrella in New York last year.Livia Rodrigo may be spilling a little more of her guts at a one-off performance in downtown Los Angeles this week, as American Express announced on Sunday morning that the singer-songwriter will be performing an intimate show for its cardholders at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel on Monday night.
Those cardholders will have to act fast. Following the 9am announcement on Sunday, tickets for “An Evening With Olivia Rodrigo” will go on sale to AmEx members just one hour later, at 10am PT Sunday, via AXS, at this link. Tickets are $25 and will benefit Fund 4 Good, the singer’s new charity.
All is not lost for fans who don’t get tickets to the show at the 1,600-seat former movie palace. The performance will be filmed and made available to the public as a stream on Rodrigo’s YouTube channel beginning Tuesday night at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and remaining on the platform through Thursday.
The start of Rodrigo’s world tour with her band is still months away. It’s scheduled to kick off at the Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs on 23 February and conclude with a four-night run at the Kia Forum in L.A. on 13-14 and 16-17 August. Eighteen additional shows were added five days after the tour was originally announced on 13 September, including doubling up at the L.A. Forum. All tour dates sold out quickly.
Read Variety’s report on her visit to the Grammy Museum last week (where she was interviewed by Linda Perry) and watch a clip of her performance of “Lacy” here.
“Guts” currently sits at #2 on the Billboard 200 in its third week on the chart after debuting in September with strong sales of 302,000. It’s expected to be one of the frontrunners for the 2024 Grammys. Reviews have been universally enthusiastic, with Variety writing: “Two years of maturation have done nothing to diminish how much accomplished and rocking fun her music was right out of the gate. Is it still one of the year’s funniest, most delightful albums? Of course it is.
