Lorde closed the opening night of Lollapalooza 2026 in Chicago with a surprise appearance by Charli xcx, performing their remix of “Girl, So Confusing” together for the first time at one of Lorde’s festival shows. The moment mattered because the song addresses tensions in the pair’s long friendship, and the live duet turned its reconciliation theme into a high-profile festival moment.

Lorde’s set on 30 July drew from Virgin, Pure Heroine, Melodrama and Solar Power; Virgin recently reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200. She also paused the performance at least three times after audience members collapsed in the tightly packed crowd, with temperatures in the mid-80s Fahrenheit; Charli xcx was due to headline the festival’s second day.