{"id":2095292,"date":"2026-08-15T09:49:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2095292"},"modified":"2026-08-15T09:49:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:49:18","slug":"phoebe-bridgers-leads-fans-around-roller-skating-rink-at-lost-weekend-listening-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2095292","title":{"rendered":"Phoebe Bridgers leads fans around roller-skating rink at \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019 listening party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/live-phoebe-bridgers-2022.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Phoebe Bridgers leads fans around roller-skating rink at \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019 listening party<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>&#8220;I thought it would be interesting to listen to sad and slow songs and skate&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Poppy Burton<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-15T10:49:18+01:00\">15th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/live-phoebe-bridgers-2022-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Phoebe Bridgers\" title=\"Phoebe Bridgers\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Phoebe Bridgers, 2022. CREDIT: Lorne Thomson\/Redferns<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Phoebe Bridgers led fans around a roller-skating rink at a recent \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019 listening party.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Phoebe Bridgers \u2013 \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019 review: indie\u2019s poet laureate returns with a staggering, strange and stirring opus<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The singer-songwriter\u2019s third studio album arrived on Friday (August 14), and before then, she spent time with fans at a listening party held at the Moonlight Rollerway in Glendale on Tuesday night (August 11), in what was a triumphant outing not just for her latest release, but also her skating skills.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As one fan wrote on Reddit after the event: \u201cShe was skating right with everyone, and if you could match her speed then you could say hello, but she is FAST so it may have been a bit difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her speed seemed slightly incongruous to the sound of the 16-track offering, which <em>NME<\/em> described as \u2018candid [and] gut-punching\u201d, and Bridgers herself did acknowledge there was a \u201cweird\u201d juxtaposition there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had this idea forever\u201d she said to the crowd of about 200 sitting on the rink\u2019s floor for a Q&amp;A, per <em>Variety<\/em>. \u201cI always thought it would be cool to do like a Grouper Moonlight night. You always kind of skate to ABBA or something. I thought it would be interesting to listen to sad and slow songs and skate.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PHOEBE SKATING AT THE LA ROLLER RINK EVENT \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\udefc pic.twitter.com\/IfE7pRIll9<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 phoebe daily (@sourcebridgers) August 14, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Phoebe Bridgers stuns in rollerblades during a Q&amp;A pic.twitter.com\/jplmwqUoN0<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 phoebe daily (@sourcebridgers) August 14, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bridgers has done no interviews in the lead-up to the record\u2019s release, but shed some light on its creation while briefly chatting to fans. \u201cThere\u2019s a movie called <em>Lost Weekend<\/em> that\u2019s about alcoholics\u2019 kind of fugue state,\u201d she said when one asked what range of media had inspired it. \u201cThat probably goes well, unfortunately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another asked why she chose to do the intimate pop-up tour, to which she replied: \u201cI just wanted everything with this album to feel like it\u2019s happening in real life. Like, I didn\u2019t live through a time where I didn\u2019t find out about something on the internet. Even cool pop-up shows and stuff, it was all kind of phone-based.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I just liked the idea of plastering a small town [with posters]. It was so fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the Q&amp;A, Bridgers shared a rough cut of a video, \u2018I Can\u2019t Wait\u2019, which was nearly done, but would later have drone footage from the skating event added to it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As for other events in the pipeline for Bridgers, she recently announced some intimate phone-free shows in the UK to mark the release of the new album. After those shows next week, she\u2019ll then head out on\u00a0\u2018The Lost Tour\u2019, kicking off in North America next month before heading to the UK and Europe in November and December.<\/p>\n<p>The UK and Ireland dates include shows at Dublin\u2019s 3Arena, Manchester\u2019s Co-op Live and London\u2019s The O2.\u00a0Find any remaining tickets here\u00a0(UK and Ireland) and\u00a0here\u00a0(North America).<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0<em>NME\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0five-star review of \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019, Erica Campbell described the record as \u201cthe opposite of emotional evasion: more a reckoning with herself and the romantic and familial love and loss that have shaped her story and storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a feat that could only be achieved by a songwriter and musician self-assured in their penmanship and musicality, someone who may have started the journey of writing her third album feeling lost, but by the end wasn\u2019t unmoored at 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data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/JamieTintimateoneoffLondonshows-news-story-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Jamie T announces surprise intimate London gig<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Phoebe Bridgers led fans around a roller-skating rink at a recent \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019 listening party.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Phoebe Bridgers \u2013 \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019 review: indie\u2019s poet laureate returns with a staggering, strange and stirring opus<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The singer-songwriter\u2019s third studio album arrived on Friday (August 14), and before then, she spent time with fans at a listening party held at the Moonlight Rollerway in Glendale on Tuesday night (August 11), in what was a triumphant outing not just for her latest release, but also her skating skills.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As one fan wrote on Reddit after the event: \u201cShe was skating right with everyone, and if you could match her speed then you could say hello, but she is FAST so it may have been a bit difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her speed seemed slightly incongruous to the sound of the 16-track offering, which <em>NME<\/em> described as \u2018candid [and] gut-punching\u201d, and Bridgers herself did acknowledge there was a \u201cweird\u201d juxtaposition there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had this idea forever\u201d she said to the crowd of about 200 sitting on the rink\u2019s floor for a Q&amp;A, per <em>Variety<\/em>. \u201cI always thought it would be cool to do like a Grouper Moonlight night. You always kind of skate to ABBA or something. I thought it would be interesting to listen to sad and slow songs and skate.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PHOEBE SKATING AT THE LA ROLLER RINK EVENT \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\udefc pic.twitter.com\/IfE7pRIll9<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 phoebe daily (@sourcebridgers) August 14, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Phoebe Bridgers stuns in rollerblades during a Q&amp;A pic.twitter.com\/jplmwqUoN0<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 phoebe daily (@sourcebridgers) August 14, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bridgers has done no interviews in the lead-up to the record\u2019s release, but shed some light on its creation while briefly chatting to fans. \u201cThere\u2019s a movie called <em>Lost Weekend<\/em> that\u2019s about alcoholics\u2019 kind of fugue state,\u201d she said when one asked what range of media had inspired it. \u201cThat probably goes well, unfortunately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another asked why she chose to do the intimate pop-up tour, to which she replied: \u201cI just wanted everything with this album to feel like it\u2019s happening in real life. Like, I didn\u2019t live through a time where I didn\u2019t find out about something on the internet. Even cool pop-up shows and stuff, it was all kind of phone-based.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I just liked the idea of plastering a small town [with posters]. It was so fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the Q&amp;A, Bridgers shared a rough cut of a video, \u2018I Can\u2019t Wait\u2019, which was nearly done, but would later have drone footage from the skating event added to it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As for other events in the pipeline for Bridgers, she recently announced some intimate phone-free shows in the UK to mark the release of the new album. After those shows next week, she\u2019ll then head out on\u00a0\u2018The Lost Tour\u2019, kicking off in North America next month before heading to the UK and Europe in November and December.<\/p>\n<p>The UK and Ireland dates include shows at Dublin\u2019s 3Arena, Manchester\u2019s Co-op Live and London\u2019s The O2.\u00a0Find any remaining tickets here\u00a0(UK and Ireland) and\u00a0here\u00a0(North America).<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0<em>NME\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0five-star review of \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019, Erica Campbell described the record as \u201cthe opposite of emotional evasion: more a reckoning with herself and the romantic and familial love and loss that have shaped her story and storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a feat that could only be achieved by a songwriter and musician self-assured in their penmanship and musicality, someone who may have started the journey of writing her third album feeling lost, but by the end wasn\u2019t unmoored at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/phoebe-bridgers-leads-fans-around-roller-skating-rink-at-lost-weekend-listening-party-3962842&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/live-phoebe-bridgers-2022.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Phoebe Bridgers leads fans around roller-skating rink at \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019 listening party &#8220;I thought it would be interesting to listen to sad and slow songs and skate&#8221; By Poppy Burton 15th August 2026 Phoebe Bridgers, 2022. 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