LANA DEL REY brought plenty of drama to the stage as she kicked off her debut stadium tour – breaking down in tears and snogging her husband.
And that was all during the first song, so there was plenty to get fans talking.
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When she announced her debut stadium tour last summer, there were questions over whether she’d be able to bring the necessary theatrics to a room with tens of thousands of people in it.
She proved her doubters wrong at the opening night at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, even if her performance of Stars Fell On Alabama did come with unexpected waterworks and a kiss with her other half Jeremy Dufrene, who she married in September.
Composing herself, Lana said: “It’s good, it’s just a long way to come.”
She added: “Oh my goodness. They’re good tears.
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“It’s just actually funny to think about it in front of so many people.
“Thank you so much. I love you Cardiff.”
It’s a huge feat for a star to headline stadiums without an all-singing, all-dancing pop show, or a massive band to rock out with.
Lana decided to transform the room into her backyard, draped with twinkly fairylights, with the gig acting like a singalong in the garden of her Louisiana home.
On stage, there was a house surrounded by plants and even a pond, from which she, a band and a fleet of singers and dancers performed.
While Lana had a healthy back catalogue to pick from, she opted to play a cover of Tammy Wynette’s Stand By Your Man as she settled in.
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She explained: “This is the first big show I’ve done while I’ve been married.
“I really love singing this song.”
But the real crowd-pleasers were the lush tracks from her early career, with a dramatic string instrumental for Ride, which is impossibly moving, and her breakout hit Video Games performed from a swing.
Lana’s power is her irresistible mystique and she kept that up for the entire set.
She will continue her stadium tour this week in Glasgow, Liverpool, Dublin and London.
After turning 40 last Saturday, it’s something of a celebration for her.
This set may well leave fans crying out for more, but Lana proved she will be around for many, many years to come.
