Charli XCX Invites Underscores for 'Do It' Debut on Music, Fashion, Film Tour Opener
The opening night included the live debut of “Persona,” a rare performance of “Stay Away,” and a joint rendition of “Do It” with tour opener Underscores.
Charli XCX began her North American ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ tour on Thursday night at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, delivering a 29-song set that spanned her career and featured a surprise collaboration with opener Underscores. The show opened with “Rock Music,” the first single from her July album ‘Music, Fashion, Film,’ before moving through “Yeah,” “Apple” from 2024’s ‘Brat,’ and “Wink Wink,” according to NME and Stereogum. Charli gave “Persona” its first-ever live performance, a moment fans had been anticipating since the album’s release.
She also revived “Stay Away,” her 2011 debut single from ‘True Romance,’ for the first time in four years. “Performing this song makes me emotional,” Charli wrote on social media after the show, according to Stereogum and Just Jared. “This song came out in 2011. I was a baby.” The evening’s most talked-about moment came when Charli brought Underscores back on stage for a duet of “Do It,” a track from Underscores’ album ‘U.’
Underscores had to cancel her own planned shows to join the tour, Stereogum reported, making the Philadelphia collaboration a highlight for fans of both artists. The setlist included other fan favorites such as “pink diamond,” “Track 10,” and “party 4 u,” along with later album cuts “Playboy Bunny,” “Magic Metal Montana,” “SS26,” and closer “No One Lasts Forever.” Charli recently described the tour’s vibe as “50% party, 50% existential crisis,” a sentiment reflected in the set’s mix of euphoric singles and introspective deep cuts.
The Philadelphia date was the first of 15 North American arena shows, with stops in Brooklyn, Toronto, Boston, Washington, D.C., Austin, Atlanta, San Diego, Los Angeles, Glendale, and Las Vegas through late October. Charli also announced a six-date UK and European leg for February 2027, with Audrey Hobert opening all shows. The tour supports ‘Music, Fashion, Film,’ which reached No. 3 on the U.S. album chart in August, according to the Arizona Republic.
Charli has also been nominated for two MTV VMAs, Best Pop and Best Art Direction, for her single “SS26.”
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- Here’s what Charli XCX played as she invited Underscores on stage to kick off ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ headline tour in Philadelphia: NME
- Charli xcx brings out underscores to perform “Do It” at the ’Music, Fashion, Film’ tour in Philadelphia. https://t.co/6w9wp7MkfI: Pop Crave (X)
- Charli xcx and underscores perform 'Do It' on opening night of the 'Music, Fashion, Film Tour' in Philly. https://t.co/egGjC9Hktr: Pop Base (X)
- Charli xcx performs 'Card Declined' on opening night of the 'Music, Fashion, Film Tour' in Philly. https://t.co/9aHSyFRpTF: Pop Base (X)
- Charli xcx performs 'I'm Afraid' on opening night of the 'Music, Fashion, Film Tour' in Philly. https://t.co/i6SYuO669f: Pop Base (X)
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- Charli XCX began her North American ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ tour on Thursday night at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, delivering a 29-song set that spanned her career and featured a surprise collaboration with opener Underscores.confirmed
- The show opened with “Rock Music,” the first single from her July album ‘Music, Fashion, Film,’ before moving through “Yeah,” “Apple” from 2024’s ‘Brat,’ and “Wink Wink,” according to NME and Stereogum.confirmed
- Charli gave “Persona” its first-ever live performance, a moment fans had been anticipating since the album’s release.confirmed
- She also revived “Stay Away,” her 2011 debut single from ‘True Romance,’ for the first time in four years.confirmed
- “Performing this song makes me emotional,” Charli wrote on social media after the show, according to Stereogum and Just Jared. “This song came out in 2011. I was a baby.”confirmed
- The evening’s most talked-about moment came when Charli brought Underscores back on stage for a duet of “Do It,” a track from Underscores’ album ‘U.’confirmed
- Underscores had to cancel her own planned shows to join the tour, Stereogum reported, making the Philadelphia collaboration a highlight for fans of both artists.confirmed
- The setlist included other fan favorites such as “pink diamond,” “Track 10,” and “party 4 u,” along with later album cuts “Playboy Bunny,” “Magic Metal Montana,” “SS26,” and closer “No One Lasts Forever.”confirmed
- Charli recently described the tour’s vibe as “50% party, 50% existential crisis,” a sentiment reflected in the set’s mix of euphoric singles and introspective deep cuts.confirmed
- The Philadelphia date was the first of 15 North American arena shows, with stops in Brooklyn, Toronto, Boston, Washington, D.C., Austin, Atlanta, San Diego, Los Angeles, Glendale, and Las Vegas through late October.confirmed
- Charli also announced a six-date UK and European leg for February 2027, with Audrey Hobert opening all shows.confirmed
- The tour supports ‘Music, Fashion, Film,’ which reached No. 3 on the U.S. album chart in August, according to the Arizona Republic.confirmed
- Charli has also been nominated for two MTV VMAs, Best Pop and Best Art Direction, for her single “SS26.”confirmed
