By Geoff Edgers, The Washington Post | On a Saturday night in Boston, British pop singer Lily Allen took the stage six minutes after 9 p.m. in a pink tweed suit straight out of “Mad Men.” There was no band to support her and, after she delivered the 14th song of her set, no encores.
Allen played her latest album, “West End Girl,” from start to finish and in the order the songs appear, and the audience loved it, cheering for a solid minute. She smiled, waved, accepted a bouquet and we were done. At 9:57 p.m.
Did anyone mind that they’d paid anywhere from $150 to $250 for a ticket?
Not that I noticed.
“I feel like she has created this experience with this story she’s telling,” said Stephanie Fox, 61, who was sitting in front of me. “It’s of the time, of the moment, it’s really personal and I feel like this is a support group for Lily Allen. Like, he was an asshole and you deserve better.”
Fox was referring to David Harbour, the “Stranger Things” actor whose marriage to Allen dissolved amid rumors of infidelity. And “West End Girl,” Allen’s fifth album, autopsies the entire debacle. With her references to sex toys, and dramatic readings of texts from her ex’s alleged paramour, Allen makes classic breakup records like Marvin Gaye’s “Here, My Dear” and Adele’s “21” feel lighter than a Bay City Rollers single. Which has been the point of Allen’s first tour in years. (On Sunday, she plays the Warner Theatre in D.C.)
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