{"id":66830,"date":"2026-06-17T18:08:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T18:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/rosalia-madison-square-garden-lux-show-concert-review\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T18:08:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T18:08:30","slug":"rosalia-madison-square-garden-lux-show-concert-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/rosalia-madison-square-garden-lux-show-concert-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosal\u00eda Madison Square Garden &#8216;Lux&#8217; Show: Concert Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tWhen Rosal\u00eda released her album <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/rosalia-lux-review-1235459393\/\"><em>Lux<\/em><\/a> last year, one of the best parts of listening for the first time was discovering the baroque, spiritually divine world she\u2019d created and letting it unfold like a magical, moveable book. But to hear it is one thing; to get a full look into the expansive, ambitious imagination behind the record is something different \u2014 and that\u2019s exactly what happens when you see Rosal\u00eda perform the music live.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tOn Tuesday, the radical, shape-shifting Spanish visionary brought the album<em> <\/em>to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/madison-square-garden\/\" id=\"auto-tag_madison-square-garden\" data-tag=\"madison-square-garden\">Madison Square Garden<\/a> in all its grandiose glory, staging a show that was crushingly beautiful, intensely artistic, and somehow also exhilaratingly fun and full of whimsy, too. The performance was part of a two-night run at the 19,000-person arena \u2014 both shows got postponed twice because of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/culture\/culture-commentary\/jalen-brunson-knicks-championship-game-five-win-1235577506\/\">Knicks\u2019 NBA Finals run<\/a> \u2014 and fans arrived expecting a religious experience, decked in celestial whites, lots of halos and headbands, and the occasional robe. But the second the Heritage Orchestra walked onstage, it was clear this wouldn\u2019t be your regular Sunday service: The U.K. ensemble that has served as Rosal\u00eda\u2019s backing band on this tour sauntered to the pit while Jimi Hendrix\u2019s \u201cAngel\u201d blasted through the loudspeakers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tA few swelling chords signaled the start of the show, as crew members dressed in all black roamed around onstage, arranging set pieces. They pushed a giant white crate to the center and slowly pulled down each side, revealing Rosal\u00eda inside wearing a white tutu and pointe shoes, like a jewelry-box ballerina, as the crowd roared. Those first steps kicked off two hours of breathtaking choreography and staging, courtesy of her work with Dimitris Papaioanno, who also directed the 2004 Olympic Games opening ceremonies. Rosal\u00eda\u2019s voice filled the arena with the cascading lines of \u201cSexo, Violencia y Llantas,\u201d the striking album opener that quickly set the tone for the theatrical experience to come.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe performance is split into four parts, and the first two acts, in particular, pack one knockout moment after another. A lot of the show\u2019s most orchestral arrangements\u00a0 \u2014 and maybe some of the most insane vocal acrobatics we\u2019ve ever heard from Rosal\u00eda \u2014\u00a0 happen here: There\u2019s beauty and buoyancy in \u201cReliquia,\u201d and deep mysticism and ego death in \u201cDivinize.\u201d The jaw-dropping operatic drama of \u201cMio Cristo Piange Diamanti\u201d is a truly impressive testament to her conservatory-trained vocal power and just how exceptional she is as a performer, while the thundering mix of choir chants and electronic bursts on \u201cBerghain\u201d add darkness and edge before her dancers launch into frenetic moves that dial the volume up all the way.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ editors-pick-module 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\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIf you\u2019ve been watching Rosal\u00eda a long time, you\u2019ll know this is a step up from the kinetic modernity of her <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/rosalia-el-mal-querer-album-review-750981\/\">El Mal Querer<\/a><\/em> tour and the raw, stripped-back cinema of her <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-live-reviews\/rosalia-motomami-tour-madrid-1380149\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-live-reviews\/rosalia-motomami-tour-madrid-1380149\/\">Motomami<\/a><\/em> chapter. The choreography is a huge change: The ballet she does across this section has gotten some flack on social media from real ballerinas who say they\u2019re mortified by her form and terrified for her ankles, yet the larger point is the world-building Rosal\u00eda is doing onstage in real time. She\u2019s creating an opulent, old-world experience, saluting highly disciplined art forms and showcasing the commitment and rigor that has brought her this far.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tBut maybe the most surprising element is just how much joy and playfulness Rosal\u00eda puts onstage. Through a certain lens<em>, Lux<\/em> can land as a pedantic and even pretentious project, with its dozen languages and nods to spiritual saints and divine texts. Yet the live experience softens the edges, adding splashes of pop and sexiness and mischief to a profoundly transformative set \u2014 and it\u2019s a balance no artist strikes quite as well as Rosal\u00eda, who seemed ecstatic to be in New York. \u201cI remember the first show that I did here, there was like, <em>no te exagero<\/em>, 20 people,\u201d she said, recalling her first time playing in the city. \u201cAnd tonight, I\u2019m playing Madison Square fucking Garden!\u201d For fans of the more upbeat parts of her discography, there were also reworked versions of hits like \u201cSaoko\u201d and \u201cDespecha.\u201d A lot of the thrill was seeing how quickly she delivered tear-inducing moments of beauty one second, and a Betty Boop wink the next.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules 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\tRelated Content<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tA touch of camp came in her tradition of bringing a celebrity friend onstage for a revealing confessional. Rosal\u00eda has welcomed everyone from Lola Young to Bad Gyal and had them tell eyebrow-raising stories of misadventures in sex and romance. On Tuesday, she shocked everyone by bringing out Maggie Rogers. The singer-songwriter had a truly wild story about a date with a <em>New York Times<\/em> journalist who, she said, took her to his office conference room for a make-out session at 1 a.m. \u2014 only for her to learn later that he had a girlfriend. We could have done without the artists\u2019 assertions that journalists \u201cmake stuff up\u201d and that you can\u2019t trust them (freedom of the press is more under threat than ever, girls, come on), but Rogers\u2019 confession is far and away the juiciest one from the tour yet. It also set up \u201cLa Perla,\u201d a stinging rebuke of a male chauvinist done in waltz time, which comes with cheeky, Crazy Horse Paris cabaret choreo to complement the song\u2019s sassiness.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tBut the best example of Rosal\u00eda\u2019s ability to pull off ambition, skill, and levity may have been \u201cFoc\u2019Rainni,\u201d the closing song before her encore. On the extended cut of the album, this is one of her most gut-wrenching tracks, evoking heartbreak, a failed engagement, and a love story that never was. And yet for all its sadness, there\u2019s so much carefree abandon in the live performance: Rosal\u00eda races around with her ballerinas, belting out lines about her own independence: \u201cI will be mine\/And of my freedom.\u201d You\u2019re with Rosal\u00eda as she ends the show by free-falling off the stage, ready for where life takes her next. She came back out for \u201cMagnolias,\u201d a delicate elegy that recasts death as a peaceful farewell, and sang about departing this world to transcend back into the stars. By then, she\u2019d already left us with so much, and the audience was more than a little transformed, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<strong>Rosal\u00eda <\/strong><strong><em>Lux <\/em><\/strong><strong>Tour Set List<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<em>OVERTURE<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cOverture\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<em>ACTO 1<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cSexo, Violencia y Llantas\u201d<br \/>\u201cPorcelana\u201d<br \/>\u201cDivinize\u201d<br \/>\u201cMio Cristo Piange Diamante\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<em>ACTO 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cBerghain\u201d<br \/>\u201cSAOKO\u201d<br \/>\u201cLA FAMA\u201d<br \/>\u201cLA COMBI VERSACE\u201d<br \/>\u201cDe Madrug\u00e1\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>ACTO 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cEl Redentor\u201d<br \/>\u201cCan\u2019t Take My Eyes Off You\u201d \/ \u201cConfessional Engagement\u201d<br \/>\u201cLa Perla\u201d<br \/>\u201cSauvignon Blanc\u201d<br \/>\u201cLa Yugular\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<em>INTERMEZZO<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cDios Es Un Stalker\u201d<br \/>\u201cRumba del Perd\u00f3n\u201d<br \/>\u201cCUUUUuuuuuute\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<em>ACTO 4<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cBIZCOCHITO\u201d<br \/>\u201cDESPECH\u00c1\u201d<br \/>\u201cFocu? Ranni\u201d<\/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\t<em>ENCORE<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cMagnolias\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-live-reviews\/rosalia-lux-madison-square-garden-setlist-1235579646\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Rosal\u00eda released her album Lux last year, one of the best parts of listening for the first time was discovering the baroque, spiritually&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":66831,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66830","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\/66830","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=66830"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66830\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}