[ATTENDED: April 3, 2025] Poppy
A few years ago Poppy was supposed to open for Deftones. The show was postponed and on the new dates, Poppy was no longer available. I wound up not going to the show anyhow. She has played Philly once before as a headliner in 2022, but I had plans that night. So I decided, why not check her out this time around, now that she has fully embraced her heavy metal persona.
I didn’t know how crowded it would be (somewhat), nor how enthusiastic the crowd would be (very). I casually know Poppy’s music and assumed she’d put on a good show But people there knew every song.
With five minutes to go before showtime, a countdown clock appeared on the curtain (this was a great idea I thought). And when it reached zero, a voice read out a whole bunch of thingsas the words were projected onto the screen I don’t know if this is part of a song or what. But when it was done, the band emerged.
Her stage was set up with soft fabrics, including a keyhole entryway with soft curtains that she went through a number of times. Her band was on the left on a large platform. She was on the right on a large platform. The view would have been spectacular except the guy who was earlier next to me was now in front of me and he swayed and pogoed in my face for about half the show. Sigh.
So Poppy has a great stage presence. She was dressed in what I can only imagine was a fairy wedding dress without the train, which was replaced by short shorts. Poppy is, of course, an internet creation, so she is well versed in her image. She also know how to play against type, being cute and bashful in between songs while screaming her head off during them. (more…)
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