Photo Credit: Henry Redcliffe<\/p>\n
Written by Caterina Terrizzi<\/p>\n
Since last June, a distinctive shade of neon lime green has become globally synonymous with Charli XCX, one of 2024\u2019s biggest pop stars and the ultimate \u201cPARTYGIRL.\u201d One of the key reasons for the success of \u201cBRAT\u201d as a whole has been how Charli has kept the album so on-trend and on-brand throughout the year, constantly evolving and reimagining it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A couple of days after \u201cBRAT\u201d was released, Charli immediately put out \u201cBrat and it\u2019s the same but there\u2019s three more songs so it\u2019s not,\u201d which was a deluxe album with a couple extra tracks. Just ten days later and two weeks after \u201cBRAT\u201d was released\u2014right as it started gaining traction among mainstream audiences\u2014Charli released a new version of \u201cGirl, So Confusing\u201d featuring Lorde, <\/span>which bolstered the album\u2019s popularity even further<\/span>. \u2018Brat Summer\u2019 officially took off, becoming an aesthetic, mood, and lifestyle rather than simply a viral music moment. The collabs didn\u2019t stop there. In August, Charli teamed up with Billie Eilish and The Dare for a remix of \u201cGuess,\u201d and then in October, she released an entirely new version of the album: \u201cBrat and It\u2019s Completely Different but Still Brat,\u201d with a feature on every single track.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Later that fall, she hit the road with Troye Sivan for their co-headlining \u201cSWEAT\u201d tour, where they alternated sets and even performed a few songs together. Despite the high demand, my friend and I were able to score tickets, and see Brat Summer come to life. The show was phenomenal, and the <\/span>idea of the two artists combining sets was genius, especially with their close relationship and amazing chemistry.<\/span> Since both artists were able to take breaks while the other performed, the shows\u2019 energy never dipped, with not a second of downtime.<\/span> After the \u201cSWEAT\u201d tour, many audience members, including myself, found themselves wanting more. Brat Summer had clearly not died out yet, and fans were longing for another show that captured the same level of energy. <\/span>That\u2019s when Charli announced another tour solely for \u201cBRAT\u201d over spring 2025, continuing the legacy of Brat Summer well into the new year.<\/span><\/p>\n After hours in the Ticketmaster queue, I managed to snag two tickets for the final New York show in May. Seeing Charli live again was unforgettable, and she performed an impressive 90-minute set stacked with favorites off of \u201cBRAT\u201d and fan (or should I say club) classics. The crowd went wild for tracks like \u201cVroom Vroom\u201d and \u201cparty 4 u,\u201d which had recently gone viral on TikTok. While there were no special guests onstage, during \u201cApple,\u201d the screens lit up with a live video of Ros\u00e9 from K-pop group Blackpink doing the iconic \u201cApple Dance\u201d in the crowd. Other nights, some of Charli\u2019s other friends had done the dance, including Clairo and Gabriette, who\u2019s mentioned in one of the first lines of the album. She closed the night with an encore featuring \u201cTrack 10\u201d and \u201cI Love It,\u201d performed in the center of the arena with water cascading like rain around her. After she left the stage, a final message flashed on the screen:<\/span> The message perfectly captured the tension of Brat Summer\u2019s lifespan. Charli echoed this idea again via her TikTok, admitting, \u201cit\u2019s really hard to let go of BRAT and let go of this thing that is so inherently me.\u201d While Brat Summer may start to fade out, Charli clearly has a few more tricks up her sleeve. What was once the simple <\/span>neon lime-green cover with the words \u201cbrat\u201d printed on the front of the album across all streaming platforms changed to have \u201cbrat\u201d crossed out during the Spring shows. After her last show in New York, a brown, decay-like texture <\/span>began forming on the button of the album, possibly hinting at the decay of Brat Summer. This, along with the recent announcement for the \u201cparty 4 u\u201d music video have shown that Charli is still planning to keep Brat Summer alive as long as she can. 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\n<\/span>\u201cdoes this mean that brat summer is over? i don\u2019t know who i am if it\u2019s over??? i just want this moment to last forever. please don\u2019t let it be over.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n