{"id":46950,"date":"2025-09-18T17:54:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T17:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/18\/lorde-sings-no-better-for-the-first-time-in-11-years-at-tour-opener\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T17:54:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T17:54:36","slug":"lorde-sings-no-better-for-the-first-time-in-11-years-at-tour-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/18\/lorde-sings-no-better-for-the-first-time-in-11-years-at-tour-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Lorde Sings &#8216;No Better&#8217; for the First Time in 11 Years at Tour Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"a-article-grid__header_top lrv-u-flex lrv-u-align-items-center lrv-u-justify-content-center lrv-u-flex-direction-column@mobile-max \">\n<div class=\"lrv-u-display-inline-block\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDo Your Thing, Do It Well\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>The singer last performed &#8220;No Better&#8221; live on the <em>Pure Heroine<\/em> tour<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/lorde-new-album-virgin-breakup-gender-1235336574\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/lorde-new-album-virgin-breakup-gender-1235336574\/\">Lorde<\/a> sure had her fun at the <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/lorde-2025-ultrasound-world-tour-dates-1235334467\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/lorde-2025-ultrasound-world-tour-dates-1235334467\/\">Ultrasound World Tour<\/a> opener. The singer kicked off the tour in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, with an electric setlist focusing on her fourth studio album <em><a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/lorde-virgin-review-1235373408\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/lorde-virgin-review-1235373408\/\">Virgin<\/a><\/em>. But she took fans by surprise when she performed <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-lists\/best-lorde-song-ranked-1235371650\/no-better-2013-1235371743\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-lists\/best-lorde-song-ranked-1235371650\/no-better-2013-1235371743\/\">\u201cNo Better,\u201d<\/a> which she hasn\u2019t sung live since 2014.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/lorde\/\" id=\"auto-tag_lorde\" data-tag=\"lorde\">Lorde<\/a> wore boxer briefs and a bright red T-shirt as she broke into a playful performance of the sticky summer ode. Throughout the song, she sang directly at a videographer on stage while the up-close shot played on the stage\u2019s big screen. At one point, the videographer even held Lorde\u2019s mic while she danced freely to the trip-hop beat.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe last time Lorde performed <a rel=\"nofollow\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/lorde\/comments\/2fxik7\/lorde_performing_no_better_in_lewiston_ny_on_8714\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/lorde\/comments\/2fxik7\/lorde_performing_no_better_in_lewiston_ny_on_8714\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cNo Better\u201d live<\/a> was on the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/pure-heroine-116468\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/pure-heroine-116468\/\">Pure Heroine<\/a><\/em> tour 11 years ago. Since 2013, the song has been a fan-favorite. It was released that December as a digital download on the iTunes Store as part of a special promotion and quickly gained popularity. For years, fans who didn\u2019t nab the digital download could only listen to the song on YouTube. In 2021, \u201cNo Better\u201d was finally added to streaming services.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tBesides the thrill of \u201cNo Better,\u201d the Ultrasound World Tour opener was filled with exciting moments. Lorde performed <a rel=\"nofollow\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@melissartist_\/video\/7551298436461645070?lang=en&amp;q=lorde%20tour&amp;t=1758214629127\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@melissartist_\/video\/7551298436461645070?lang=en&amp;q=lorde%20tour&amp;t=1758214629127\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cSupercut\u201d<\/a> while running on a treadmill and even walked right into the <a rel=\"nofollow\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@simzcityy\/video\/7551431280366390541?lang=en&amp;q=lorde%20tour&amp;t=1758214629127\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@simzcityy\/video\/7551431280366390541?lang=en&amp;q=lorde%20tour&amp;t=1758214629127\" target=\"_blank\">venue\u2019s pit<\/a> for \u201cDavid\u201d and \u201cRibs.\u201d Talk about the right way to do it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tLorde\u2019s show-stopping stage presence has been years in the making. In her <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/lorde-new-album-virgin-breakup-gender-1235336574\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/lorde-new-album-virgin-breakup-gender-1235336574\/\">Rolling Stone<\/a><\/em> cover story, the singer opened up about her debilitating stage fright and how she fought to combat it during the <em>Solar Power<\/em> tour with MDMA and psilocybin therapy. \u201cI was touring without stage fright for the first time,\u201d she told <em>RS<\/em>. \u201cIt made me realize how much I love and kind of need that very deep, visceral response to feel my music.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/lorde-ultrasound-world-tour-performs-no-better-1235430315\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do Your Thing, Do It Well The singer last performed &#8220;No Better&#8221; live on the Pure Heroine tour Lorde sure had her fun at&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":46951,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pop","article","has-excerpt","has-avatar","has-author","has-date","has-comment-count","has-category-meta","has-read-more","thumbnail-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}