3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Evening Standard
Primavera 2025 review: eclipsed the hype in a blaze of glitter
The Cambridge-born hyperpop princess controlled the stage with military precision, diving into high-BPM hits like 365, Club Classics, and Von Dutch, stalking the risers like a hyperpop dominatrix. Troye, all grin and sweat and slippery synths, was her perfect foil making out with one of his dancers mid-song, slurring 'I'm drunk as shit right now,' and offering the audience just enough camp to temper Charli's industrial edge. Together, they brought down the house with their collab Talk Talk, before Charli surprised Troye with a Sweat-themed birthday cake. And in one of the most talked-about moments of the festival, the crowd got an early Chappell Roan teaser, as the camera panned to her in the crowd performing the now-iconic TikTok dance to Apple.
