Halsey’s first official concert film, The Girl in the Tower, presents her as a rock performer rather than the pop star associated with hits such as “Closer” and “Without Me”. The review argues that the 75-minute film captures an intense, theatrical show in which Halsey revisits songs from across her career with heavier guitars and percussion, reinforcing a creative identity shaped by resilience, motherhood and artistic control.

Filmed across several dates on Halsey’s European festival tour, the YouTube release coincided with the fifth anniversary of If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power. The set is divided into four sections — The Mother, The Maiden, The Mage and They’re Raging at Me — and includes dramatic staging such as fire, a torch and a chain leash, alongside rock reinterpretations of songs including “Castle” and “Closer”.