Olivia Rodrigo opened The Unraveled Tour in Hartford with a set built around the four seasons, 12 songs from her new album and several catalogue choices that leave some of her biggest hits on the bench.
by Paul Cashmere
Olivia Rodrigo launched The Unraveled Tour at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, Connecticut, on September 25 with a 25-song performance sequence that placed her new album at the centre of the show while making room for several unexpected catalogue choices, including a birthday rendition for her mother and a second appearance for “deja vu”.
The concert is structured around Spring, Summer, Summer Twilight, Autumn and Winter, with the stage environment changing with each chapter. Rodrigo opened surrounded by flowers before moving through a production that incorporated electric guitar, piano, the barricade and a rain sequence in which her dress appeared to dissolve.
Musically, however, the more revealing story is the balance of the set. Twelve songs from you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love were performed, giving the third album substantially more representation than either SOUR or GUTS.
The opening section began with “drop dead”, “u + me = <3", "so american" and "good 4 u". "deja vu" then appeared as a video interlude before Rodrigo moved into Summer with "my way", "serena joy", "bad idea right?" and "ballad of a homeschooled girl". "serena joy" is particularly notable because it was released separately as a charity single rather than as part of the new album. Its inclusion gives the show another connection to Rodrigo's recent work beyond the three studio albums. Summer Twilight brought "vampire" and "purple", followed by an Autumn sequence of "stupid song", "maggots for brains", "traitor", "begged" and a rock version of "cigarette smoke". Winter shifted the emphasis again, opening with "honeybee". The night's most personal surprise followed when Rodrigo sang "Happy Birthday To You", the traditional song written by Mildred J. Hill and Patty Hill, to her mother. It was the only cover in the opening-night set. The Winter section then continued with "favorite crime", "drivers license", "less" and "the cure". The latter supplies the lyric from which The Unraveled Tour takes its name. Rodrigo returned to "deja vu" as a live performance for the encore, followed by "all-american bitch" and "expectations". The set makes some deliberate choices about what not to play. Among the recognisable songs absent from opening night were "brutal", "jealousy, jealousy", "happier", "lacy", "love is embarrassing", "pretty isn't pretty", "obsessed", "get him back!" and "enough for you". From GUTS, only five songs were played, while SOUR also contributed five live songs. That means several songs associated with Rodrigo's earlier tours have been left out, including "brutal" and "get him back!", both of which featured prominently during the GUTS World Tour. "obsessed", "love is embarrassing" and "pretty isn't pretty" are also missing, making the new show less of a conventional career-spanning greatest-hits set than its three-album repertoire might suggest. There are also no performances of "teenage dream" or "making the bed" on the opening-night setlist. "drivers license", "good 4 u", "vampire" and "deja vu" remain the strongest links to the songs that established Rodrigo as a major pop artist, but the new material dominates the running order. Rodrigo had previously said she had been imagining the concert for about a year. After opening night, she wrote that seeing the production come together was a dream come true and thanked the creative team, including Es Devlin, Hussein Chalayan and Human Person. The Hartford show was also notable for the scale of the new production. The seasonal concept gives the concert a narrative framework while allowing Rodrigo to move between full-band performances, piano-led moments and more intimate interaction with the audience. The Unraveled Tour now moves through North America before beginning its European and UK run in March 2027. The current official schedule includes multiple-night engagements in Los Angeles, Brooklyn and London, with the European leg extending through Barcelona in May. The Unraveled Tour Setlist, Hartford, September 25, 2026
Spring
drop dead
u + me = <3
so american
good 4 u
deja vu, video interlude
Summer
my way
serena joy
bad idea right?
ballad of a homeschooled girl
Summer Twilight
vampire
purple
Autumn
stupid song
maggots for brains
traitor
begged
cigarette smoke
Winter
honeybee
Happy Birthday To You
favorite crime
drivers license
less
the cure
Encore
deja vu
all-american bitch
expectations
Upcoming The Unraveled Tour Dates
29 September 2026, Pittsburgh, PPG Paints Arena
30 September 2026, Pittsburgh, PPG Paints Arena
3 October 2026, Washington, D.C., Capital One Arena
4 October 2026, Washington, D.C., Capital One Arena
7 October 2026, Charlotte, Spectrum Center
8 October 2026, Charlotte, Spectrum Center
11 October 2026, Chicago, United Center
12 October 2026, Chicago, United Center
15 October 2026, Boston, TD Garden
17 October 2026, Boston, TD Garden
18 October 2026, Boston, TD Garden
21 October 2026, Montreal, Bell Centre
22 October 2026, Montreal, Bell Centre
26 October 2026, Toronto, Scotiabank Arena
27 October 2026, Toronto, Scotiabank Arena
29 October 2026, Columbus, Schottenstein Center
30 October 2026, Columbus, Schottenstein Center
7 November 2026, Philadelphia, Xfinity Mobile Arena
8 November 2026, Philadelphia, Xfinity Mobile Arena
11 November 2026, Atlanta, State Farm Arena
12 November 2026, Atlanta, State Farm Arena
15 November 2026, Orlando, Kia Center
16 November 2026, Orlando, Kia Center
19 November 2026, Sunrise, Amerant Bank Arena
20 November 2026, Sunrise, Amerant Bank Arena
23 November 2026, Nashville, Bridgestone Arena
24 November 2026, Nashville, Bridgestone Arena
1 December 2026, Vancouver, Rogers Arena
2 December 2026, Vancouver, Rogers Arena
7 December 2026, Seattle, Climate Pledge Arena
8 December 2026, Seattle, Climate Pledge Arena
11 December 2026, Oakland, Oakland Arena
12 December 2026, Oakland, Oakland Arena
15 December 2026, Sacramento, Golden 1 Center
16 December 2026, Sacramento, Golden 1 Center
19 December 2026, Las Vegas, T-Mobile Arena
20 December 2026, Las Vegas, T-Mobile Arena
12 January 2027, Los Angeles, Intuit Dome
13 January 2027, Los Angeles, Intuit Dome
16 January 2027, Los Angeles, Intuit Dome
17 January 2027, Los Angeles, Intuit Dome
20 January 2027, Los Angeles, Intuit Dome
21 January 2027, Los Angeles, Intuit Dome
24 January 2027, Los Angeles, Intuit Dome
25 January 2027, Los Angeles, Intuit Dome
28 January 2027, Los Angeles, Intuit Dome
29 January 2027, Los Angeles, Intuit Dome
11 February 2027, Brooklyn, Barclays Center
12 February 2027, Brooklyn, Barclays Center
15 February 2027, Brooklyn, Barclays Center
16 February 2027, Brooklyn, Barclays Center
19 February 2027, Brooklyn, Barclays Center
20 February 2027, Brooklyn, Barclays Center
23 February 2027, Brooklyn, Barclays Center
24 February 2027, Brooklyn, Barclays Center
27 February 2027, Brooklyn, Barclays Center
28 February 2027, Brooklyn, Barclays Center
19 March 2027, Stockholm, Avicii Arena
20 March 2027, Stockholm, Avicii Arena
23 March 2027, Amsterdam, Ziggo Dome
24 March 2027, Amsterdam, Ziggo Dome
27 March 2027, Amsterdam, Ziggo Dome
28 March 2027, Amsterdam, Ziggo Dome
1 April 2027, Munich, Olympiahalle
2 April 2027, Munich, Olympiahalle
5 April 2027, London, The O2
6 April 2027, London, The O2
8 April 2027, London, The O2
9 April 2027, London, The O2
12 April 2027, London, The O2
14 April 2027, London, The O2
15 April 2027, London, The O2
19 April 2027, London, The O2
20 April 2027, London, The O2
23 April 2027, Nanterre, Plenitude Arena
24 April 2027, Nanterre, Plenitude Arena
27 April 2027, Milan, Unipol Dome
28 April 2027, Milan, Unipol Dome
1 May 2027, Barcelona, Palau Sant Jordi
2 May 2027, Barcelona, Palau Sant Jordi
5 May 2027, Barcelona, Palau Sant Jordi
6 May 2027, Barcelona, Palau Sant Jordi
9 May 2027, London, The O2
10 May 2027, London, The O2
The current official tour listing shows these dates as sold out with waitlists, and identifies Wolf Alice, Devon Again, The Last Dinner Party, Grace Ives and Die Spitz as support acts across different legs.
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