B*tch It’s Bedroque!

In the first stop of their 002 - North America Tour, Lucy Bedroque (formerly Lostrushi) took to the Barboza stage and delivered an insane, sweaty, energy-filled performance.

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In the next chunk of the set, a breathless Bedroque took a break to “whisper” into the mic at 9lives. “Don’t play G6,” they said, referring to their song “G6 Anthem,” the third-most popular song off of Unmusique and a fan favorite. For obvious reasons, the crowd was not going to let this slide, and everyone erupted into a mix of “boo”s and “no”s. Bedroque then shouted, “I feel like I’m going to throw up.” This is no fault of theirs, because, as much as I love Barboza, two oscillating fans in a basement full of 200 people isn’t going to make a substantial difference in cooling the collective. After taking a minute to change into a short-sleeve shirt backstage, they came back and exhaustedly performed the highly anticipated “G6 Anthem.” The rest of their one-hour set sandwiched unreleased songs with older songs. I ended up relocating after one of my personal favorite songs of theirs, “Fenty Face.” At around the same time, they reiterated how nauseous they felt, which I interpreted as a warning for anyone close to the stage. I enjoyed the rest of the set next to the chaperones towards the back of the venue.

ㅤNow I must say a thing or two about the crowd. The show was all-ages, with most of the crowd mainly being in their late teens and early twenties, but the crowd was pretty split between petite women who gravitated towards Lucy’s dreamier pop projects, like their popular song, “How to Pretend,” and six-foot men looking to mosh. This divide became evident almost immediately, with a girl behind me being shoved into the wall when the first beat of “Ultraviolent” hit the speakers. Not to mention the smell, but it’s been an ongoing joke throughout the tour that underground fans don’t wear deodorant, with kuru even tweeting “i got [to] start selling deodorant merch” — this show was definitely no exception.ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ

Throughout the tour, Bedroque has changed the setlist for each show, and I will admit I’m usually a huge fan of it. However, this means I have to compare the setlist of my show to those of other shows. One example comes from my younger sister, who attended the Phoenix, AZ show and made sure to send me a video of “2010 Justin Bieber,” followed by the text, “they said it was their first time on this tour.” Another such example is “Mimosa” off of their EP Fête de la Vanille, a song that they haven’t performed live in two years.

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Yet I’m remaining positive that I will have the chance to hear both of those songs live this August when they perform at Seattle’s Capitol Hill Block Party.

- Hayden