Singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams rocked Radio City Music Hall alongside stellar opener, Role Model, on Friday, Oct. 4. Abrams and Role Model performed at 11 cities on their “The Secret of Us Tour” before arriving in New York City, where they sold out all three of their shows.
“I came to the show with low expectations, but it’s really something I’ll remember forever,” RHS sophomore Ruhi Shah said. Other concertgoers pointed out that having a great time at an Abrams concert is nothing new.
“Gracie never fails to put on an amazing show; her performances are always so raw and beautiful,” concertgoer Olivia Pinto said. “I’d do anything to go back to that moment again. Gracie is so talented and seeing her performing songs that are filled with such emotion with strangers who happen to be going through the same thing is such a unique and special experience.”
Pinto said she conducted a fan project during the song “Friend.” Prior to the show, Pinto and friends handed out colored stars depending on which section people were seated in. As Abrams sung, different sections of Radio City illuminated different colors.
Following that, Abrams wowed the audience once again when, instead of singing her hit song “Mess It Up,” she sang the recently released song, “That’s so True.” Crowd members erupted in screams as they sang along, with some of them even shedding tears.
The concert was emotional for both fans and Abrams alike. “I learned how to process things in a new way, process things differently, and that totally changed my life,” Abrams said. “You all have changed my life.”
At each of her shows, Abrams dedicated one “surprise song” to the audience, and Radio City was no exception. As soon as she played the first note of the song “Rockland,” the crowd began singing ahead of her. As she laughed and sang, she looked around at what she had accomplished.
Abrams has not only achieved fame, she has also built a sense of community among her fans. Many concertgoers recognized others as having attended the same shows or connected through social media.
“Seeing Gracie Abrams at Radio City is the most at home I’ve ever felt,” concertgoer Cameron Steen said. “It was a space full of all my closest and most supportive friends and the family we have created, all there to see the person who saved me.”
