Olivia Rodrigo suffers unfortunate wardrobe malfunction as her crop top comes undone onstage during London Guts show
Olivia Rodrigo suffered an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction on stage at the O2 Arena in London on Tuesday.
The 21-year-old singer was singing Love Is Embarrassing from her second studio album Guts when her tiny black crop top came undone, exposing her back to the audience.
Olivia quickly put her hand behind her back to keep the top from falling off her shoulders before her backup dancers came to the rescue.
Unable to contain her laughter, she tried to continue singing before saying: “This is f**king embarrassing woohoo!”
Tuesday was her first show of four in London during her Guts tour.
Her tour, which includes 77 stops across North America and Europe, concludes in Los Angeles at the Kia Forum in August.
Olivia Rodrigo suffered an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction on stage at the O2 Arena in London on Tuesday
The 21-year-old singer was singing Love Is Embarrassing from her second studio album Guts when her tiny black crop top came undone, leaving her back exposed to the audience.
It comes after Olivia’s shows in Manchester were canceled due to the chaos surrounding the opening of the city’s £350 million new venue, The Co-Op Live.
The American star was due to perform two dates on Friday and Saturday as part of her Guts World Tour in Manchester, but on Wednesday evening she announced in an Instagram statement that they had been canceled.
“I’ve had such a great time in Europe so far and I’m so disappointed that we can’t perform in Manchester due to technical issues with the venue,” said Olivia.
The singer said she and her team were “doing our best to reschedule the show,” and ended her statement by telling her followers, “I’m so disappointed and I hope to see you all soon.”
The Co-Op Live also added a statement to Instagram, prompting hundreds of furious fans to flood their comments, with one declaring: ‘You’ve upset the wrong fanbase.’
The venue announced that ‘ticket holders can keep their tickets or get a refund through the point of sale’, but fans expressed their frustration with one comment: ‘This has been booked since SEPTEMBER, you knew it wouldn’t be ready on time. ‘
Ander commented: ‘Okay, but postponed until WHEN I have a job, should I book time off????’; ‘Coflop live. Manchester’s very own Willy Wonka Glasgow Experience. Well done everyone’;
Olivia’s shows in Manchester this week have been canceled due to the chaos surrounding the opening of the city’s flagship new venue, The Co-Op Live
On Wednesday evening, she announced in an Instagram statement that they had been axed
“Why rush to get this arena open if you’re not quite ready yet? it’s not fair to people who want to see their favorite singers live!?’; ‘Absolutely a mess! Been looking forward to this for ages. People will lose money on trains and hotels. Including my sister and niece.’
It’s the latest disaster for The Co-Op Live after fans turned up to see American rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie on Wednesday, only for the show to be canceled at the last minute.
As a result of the ongoing chaos and delayed opening of Manchester’s new £350 million arena, Peter was unfortunately forced to cancel another show on Friday.
The venue is due to open on April 23 and is expected to compete with the 02 Arena for some of the world’s biggest sporting and music events.
Delays have seen the venue’s general manager Gary Roden quit after a raft of issues delayed the opening.
Gary Roden, managing director of Manchester’s £365million Co-op Live Arena, resigned on Thursday.
Headaches for the arena, which is next to Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium, became abundantly clear after capacity for a test event was reduced within hours last Saturday due to power problems.
“I’m so disappointed that we can’t perform in Manchester due to technical issues with the venue,” Olivia wrote.
Photos from the site on Tuesday also showed construction work still taking place. The arena’s main parking lot also turned out to be a storage area for building materials.
Mr Roden was accused of being ‘disrespectful’ and ‘dishonest’ after claiming grassroots music venues were often ‘poorly managed’.
A statement from the arena said it did not share the ‘sentiment’ of the now former general manager and that ‘Co-op Live remains committed to grassroots music in Manchester and beyond’.
The statement also thanked Mr Roden for his “help in bringing Britain’s newest arena to fans of live entertainment and wished him well for the future.”