Purple, sparkles and smiles: See photos of Olivia Rodrigo’s concert in Kansas City
By Emily Curiel
Singer Olivia Rodrigo performs the song ‘bad idea right?’ during her Guts World Tour concert at T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City.
Emily Curiel
ecuriel@kcstar.com
The concert — Rodrigo’s first in Kansas City — drew ecstatic fans, many of whom traveled from far away or waited in line to enter the arena all day Friday. While they waited, they exchanged friendship bracelets, compared purple and themed outfits, and took photos on a tour bus transformed in a vibrant exhibit of the Guts tour.
Take a look inside the concert and all the fan experiences leading up to it:
Singer Olivia Rodrigo performs ‘ballad of a homeschooled girl’ during her GUTS World Tour concert at T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Fans watch singer PinkPantheress perform during the Olivia Rodrigo GUTS World Tour concert at T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Singer PinkPantheress performs during the Guts World Tour concert at T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Singer Olivia Rodrigo performs the song ‘bad idea right?’ during her Guts World Tour concert at T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Singer Olivia Rodrigo performs the song ‘vampire’ during her GUTS World Tour concert at T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Singer Olivia Rodrigo performs the song ‘vampire’ during her GUTS World Tour concert at T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Singer Olivia Rodrigo performs the song ‘bad idea right?’ during her Guts World Tour concert at T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Singer Olivia Rodrigo prepares to perform the song ‘bad idea right?’ during her Guts World Tour concert at T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Singer Olivia Rodrigo performs ‘ballad of a homeschooled girl’ during her Guts World Tour concert at T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Singer Olivia Rodrigo performs the song ‘vampire’ during her GUTS World Tour concert at T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Olivia Rodrigo performs the song ‘ballad of a homeschooled girl’ during her GUTS World Tour concert at T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Singer Olivia Rodrigo performs the song ‘bad idea right?’ during her GUTS World Tour concert at T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Singer Olivia Rodrigo performs the song ‘bad idea right?’ during her Guts World Tour concert at T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Singer Olivia Rodrigo performs the song ‘vampire’ during her Guts World Tour concert at T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Singer Olivia Rodrigo performs the song ‘ballad of a homeschooled girl’ during her Guts World Tour concert at T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Singer Olivia Rodrigo performs the song ‘vampire’ during her GUTS World Tour concert at T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Elijah Russell laughs as he takes a photo next to a glitter-filled toilet while visiting an interactive exhibit aboard a themed bus before the Olivia Rodrigo Guts World Tour concert outside of T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Fans of Olivia Rodrigo wait in line for the Olivia Rodrigo Guts World Tour concert outside T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Ava Strella, left, Sareena Kandalkar and Courtney Thompson show off their lyric-themed shirts from the song “Brutal” by Olivia Rodrigo outside T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Brooklin Hall shows off her Olivia Rodrigo-themed Stanley cup before the Olivia Rodrigo Guts World Tour concert at T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Jordan Herzberg glues charms to a T-shirt at the Customization Station by Doc Martens before Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts World Tour concert at T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Emily Oliva takes a photo on her camera of Alyssa Medina, left, and Natalie Medina aboard a themed bus before the Olivia Rodrigo Guts World Tour concert on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Lindy Shewfelt, left, and Anna Njegovan Rosenberger take photos while visiting an interactive exhibit for the Olivia Rodrigo Guts World Tour concert outside of T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Olivia Rodrigo Guts World Tour concert costumes are displayed inside a glass case before her Guts World Tour concert at T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Aliyah Poole, left, takes a photo of her cousin Kassidy Poole while visiting an interactive exhibit for the Olivia Rodrigo Guts concert outside of T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Riley Tann looks up while visiting an interactive bus exhibit for the Olivia Rodrigo Guts World Tour concert outside T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Lucy O’Connor poses for a photo with a lip-shaped telephone while visiting the interactive bus exhibit for the Olivia Rodrigo Guts World Tour concert outside T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Merrily Vandiver, left, helps her daughter Avery Vandiver bedazzle her Doc Marten boots near the Customization Station by Doc Martens before the Olivia Rodrigo Guts World Tour concert at T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Gustavo Renteria takes a photo of his friends while visiting an interactive exhibit for the Olivia Rodrigo Guts World Tour concert outside T-Mobile Center on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
This story was originally published July 26, 2024 at 11:53 PM.
