“This is where it all started.”
New Zealand’s golden girl stood on stage back home in Auckland, in front of nearly 10,000 fans last night.
There, Ella Yelich-O’Connor aka Lorde found herself nostalgic and lyrical about the last year of her life.
And of course, the last couple of days.
“I’m sorry for swearing, but I fucking won two Grammys!”
Just 48 hours after the awards show that saw her pitted, and come up triumphant, against the likes of Katy Perry and Bruno Mars, Lorde made up for her absence from the Laneway festival with an almost-sold out, solo show at Auckland’s Silo Park.
It was a love letter performance, a sweet exchange between a nation infatuated with the coolest kid on the block, and a superstar giving a nod to the first fans, the ones who watched her rise.
Only four months ago, Lorde played for 5000 fans in a free show at the Vector Arena.
Her first big headlining show, it was a good night. It proved the 17-year-old was the real deal live.
But the transformation from Lorde on stage then and Lorde on stage now borders on metamorphic.
Just like at the Vector, Lorde opened with The Love Club EP track ‘Bravado’ last night.
The difference was palpable.
