{"id":844529,"date":"2026-08-03T14:28:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T14:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/844529\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T14:28:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T14:28:20","slug":"watch-charli-xcx-make-it-rain-panties-as-she-delivers-first-full-music-fashion-film-headline-show-at-lollapalooza-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/844529\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Charli XCX make it rain panties as she delivers first full \u2018Music, Fashion, Film\u2019 headline show at Lollapalooza 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/charli-xcx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charli XCX<\/a> has delivered her first full \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/charli-xcx-music-fashion-film-review-3959104\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Music, Fashion, Film<\/a>\u2018 headline show at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/festivals\/lollapalooza\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lollapalooza<\/a> 2026 \u2013 breaking out two songs live for the first time and making it rain panties during \u2018Guess\u2019. Check out footage and the setlist below.<\/p>\n<p>The stacked performance at Lollapalooza took place on Friday night (July 31) as Charli topped the bill alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-smashing-pumpkins\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Smashing Pumpkins<\/a> for the 2026 edition of the Chicago festival.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the slot, the singer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-charli-xcx-perform-music-fashion-film-songs-live-for-the-first-time-in-nashville-3960051\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">played an intimate pre-Lollapalooza slot in Nashville<\/a>, where she broke out numerous tracks from her new \u2018Music, Fashion, Film\u2018 album for the first time in a live setting \u2013 including \u2018Magic Metal Montana\u2019, \u2018Card Declined\u2019 and \u20182007\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Now, at the festival set, she has played her first full length show since releasing the record last month and kicked things off with \u2018Rock Music\u2019, \u2018Yeah\u2019 and \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/charli-xcx-brat-review-lyrics-tracklist-3762875\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brat<\/a>\u2019 fan favourite \u2018Apple\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Other songs from \u2018Brat\u2019 to make the cut included \u2018Guess\u2019, \u2018Von Dutch\u2019, \u2018360\u2019, \u2018365\u2019, \u2018Club Classics\u2019 and more, and newer cuts from the latest album included \u2018Wink Wink\u2019, \u2018Card Declined\u2019, \u2018Pink Diamond\u2019, and \u2018If You Take Away the Music Then What Has She Got?\u2019. During \u2018Guess\u2019, Charli made a nod to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/charli-xcx-and-billie-eilish-donate-10000-pairs-of-pants-from-new-guess-remix-video-3780515\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Billie Eilish-starring music video by making it rain women\u2019s underwear over the crowd<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fi\" dir=\"ltr\">Charli XCX Made It Rain at Lollapalooza \ud83d\ude02\ud83c\udfa4 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/blF37RIKBa\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/blF37RIKBa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 USA Scoop (@USAScoop_) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USAScoop_\/status\/2084054134651810137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Towards the end of the set, there were back-to-back renditions of \u20182007\u2019, \u2018Camera\u2019, \u2018party 4 u\u2019, \u2018Playboy Bunny\u2019, and \u2018SS26\u2019, and earlier on in the set there was the live debut of both \u2018House\u2019 and \u2018Dying For You\u2019 \u2013 both taken from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/charli-xcx-wuthering-heights-review-3930233\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">her soundtrack to the recent Wuthering Heights remake.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Neither song from that soundtrack album had been played live before, and the former included the voiceover from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/john-cale\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">John Cale<\/a> played through the speakers, as well as a dramatic downpour of rain as Charli broke out the heartfelt chorus.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the set, Charli wore custom stage looks designed by James Walker, Jing H\u00e9 and more, and while some songs saw her perform stripped back renditions with minimal lights, others saw her go all out with pyro, a crowd of backing dancers and more high level production.<\/p>\n<p>To close the set, the singer played the first full rendition of \u2018No One Lasts Forever\u2019, which included the audio of the David Cronenberg outro played over the speakers. Check out the setlist and more footage below.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">thank you so much lollapalooza. i love this show xx <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sjmoEMiLTA\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/sjmoEMiLTA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charli (@charli_xcx) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/charli_xcx\/status\/2083946677023715410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Charli XCX\u2019s Lollapalooza setlist was:<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Rock Music\u2019<br \/>\u2018Yeah\u2019<br \/>\u2018Apple\u2019<br \/>\u2018Wink Wink\u2019<br \/>\u2018Card Declined\u2019<br \/>\u2018Track 10\u2019<br \/>\u2018Girl, so confusing\u2019<br \/>\u2018pink diamond\u2019<br \/>\u2018House\u2019 (Live debut)<br \/>\u2018Dying for You\u2019 (Live debut)<br \/>\u2018Club classics\u2019<br \/>\u2018365\u2019<br \/>\u2018360\u2019<br \/>\u2018Sympathy is a knife\u2019<br \/>\u2018Von dutch\u2019<br \/>\u2018Guess\u2019<br \/>\u2018If You Take Away the Music Then What Has She Got?\u2019<br \/>\u20182007\u2019<br \/>\u2018Camera\u2019<br \/>\u2018party 4 u\u2019<br \/>\u2018Playboy Bunny\u2019<br \/>\u2018SS26\u2019<br \/>\u2018No One Lasts Forever\u2019 (Live debut of full song)<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the shows in Chicago and Nashville, Charli broke out a few of the new songs in a live setting at her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-charli-xcx-debut-new-music-fashion-film-songs-at-pop-up-brooklyn-gig-3956434\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">one-off show in Brooklyn<\/a> earlier last month. There she played \u2018Playboy Bunny\u2019, \u2018Wink Wink\u2019, \u2018If You Take Away the Music Then What Has She Got?\u2019, \u2018Camera\u2019 and \u2018SS26\u2019 live, before playing a similar set in London shortly after.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier last week, she made a special appearance at Lollapalooza, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-lorde-bring-out-charli-xcx-for-girl-so-confusing-at-lollapalooza-3959964\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">coming out as a special guest as Lorde performed \u2018Girl, So Confusing\u2019<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/fans-peers-react-to-charli-xcx-and-lordes-girl-so-confusing-collaboration-i-cry-listening-to-it-now-3767917\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">her huge collab with Charli<\/a>, taken from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/charli-xcx-brat-and-its-completely-different-but-also-still-brat-review-a-masterpiece-in-the-art-of-club-music-curatorship-3802412\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2024\u2019s \u2018Brat\u2019 remix record<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Later this month, Charli will return to the UK to make her headline debut at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/reading-leeds-2026-villanelle-december-10-beth-mccarthy-lead-latest-line-up-additions-with-late-night-entertainment-announced-3949133\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reading &amp; Leeds festivals<\/a>. She is then scheduled to embark on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/charli-xcx-announces-2026-north-america-music-fashion-film-tour-3949755\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a North American arena tour<\/a> in September. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/charli-xcx-tickets\/artist\/1638380?irgwc=1&amp;afsrc=1&amp;clickid=2swQSERmwxycTWJ26EQuh3jtUkuSRFW2iXRQ2E0&amp;camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_2862475&amp;impradid=2862475&amp;REFERRAL_ID=tmfeedbuyat2862475&amp;wt.mc_id=aff_BUYAT_2862475&amp;utm_source=2862475-NME%20Networks%20Media%20Limited&amp;impradname=NME%20Networks%20Media%20Limited&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;ircid=4272\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Find any remaining tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/charli-xcx-music-fashion-film-review-3959104\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a four-star review of \u2018Music, Fashion, Film\u2019<\/a>, NME described the album as a \u201ccelebration of art \u2013 and its capacity to let you transcend your bounds for something new \u2013 feels urgent and timeless\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-charli-xcxs-full-music-fashion-film-album-film-3958934\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charli has shared an accompanying film<\/a>, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/charli-xcx-begrudgingly-releases-music-fashion-film-b-sides-edition-on-itunes-3959109\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a series of B-sides<\/a>. Elsewhere, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/charli-xcx-reveals-her-top-five-charli-xcx-songs-3958702\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the singer revealed her top five Charli XCX songs<\/a>, including the \u201cultimate party song\u201d and a track that makes her feel \u201cvery sentimental\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Charli XCX has delivered her first full \u2018Music, Fashion, Film\u2018 headline show at Lollapalooza 2026 \u2013 breaking out&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":844530,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[49,48,75,341,2742],"class_list":["post-844529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-pop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=844529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844529\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/844530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=844529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=844529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=844529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}