Review: At the first of two sold-out shows at the Anthem in D.C., the 27-year-old rising star faced the void with her faithful fans
Bridgers faces the void ironically. Things can certainly be less sad if you can laugh at yourself.
Bridgers and her band marched out to Disturbed’s regrettably meme-able nu metal anthem “Down With the Sickness,” which started the night with her loquacious tongue placed firmly in cheek. And the disaffected-ness even extended to some wry stage banter when Bridgers, who identifies as bisexual, wished everyone a happy Pride Month as corporatized festivities lit up the city — even on the pier outside the venue.
referring to the somber Eric Clapton hit. “But it’s sad that his baby died.” Or, as the line in the title track to her 2020 album, “Punisher,” goes: “I swear I’m not angry, that’s just my face.” But sadness can also lull. When tasked with playing large amphitheaters and venues, as Bridgers has been throughout this tour, it can be a bit of a drag when stretches of songs barely tick above midtempo.
Maybe there’s straightforward wisdom to be unearthed in Bridgers’s songs and the rapturous support they receive: Being sad doesn’t necessarily mean being alone.
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