Lily Allen Addresses Complaints About Her West End Girl Tour

Lily Allen's West End Girl Tour does not offer a typical pop star concert experience. The opening act is a string ensemble called the Dallas Minor Trio performing the singer's older hits with the lyrics projected behind them for the audience to sing along. Allen then takes the stage and sings all of West End Girl from start to finish to a backing track. Like a play, she has props and costume changes but no interaction with the crowd. Some fans, of course, do not like that. Allen addressed them today.

A concertgoer made a tweet about Allen's show at London's O2 last night, writing:

• No support act * Arrived on stage at 9:10pm * All wrapped up by 10pm * Not one word to the audience * £86 to sit in the gods

It quickly went viral, with fans arguing until Allen eventually responded :

I was a few mins late as my tights were laddered and i had to change them. The show is just over an hour as it’s just the album in its entirety.

It’s my artistic choice not to talk to the audience, the fourth wall helps with the storytelling. Most people find it to be effective.

I don’t want anyone to feel ripped off, Everyone on this tour is really working very hard to give people the best show we possibly can, and i’m extremely proud of it.

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