Lily Allen feels “extremely proud” of her West End Girl show.
Lily Allen has defended herself
The 41-year-old pop star has taken to social media to defend her latest performance in London, following stinging criticism of her West End Girl show.
A fan initially wrote on X: “Lily Allen at The O2
“* No support act
“* Arrived on stage at 9:10pm
“* All wrapped up by 10pm
“* Not one word to the audience
“* £86 to sit in the gods
“To be clear because this is obviously framed in a negative way (my fault). The performance was brilliant — but it can’t be right to charge that much for an hour, late on Sunday night (sic)”
Lily was quick to take to social media to defend her show.
The singer wrote on the micro-blogging platform: “There is a support act.
“The show has always been advertised as “Lily Allen performs West End Girl.”
“I was a few mins late as my tights were laddered and i had to change them.
“The show is just over an hour as it’s just the album in its entirety.
“It’s my artistic choice not to talk to the audience, the fourth wall helps with the storytelling. Most people find it to be effective.
“I don’t want anyone to feel ripped off, Everyone on this tour is really working very hard to give people the best show we possibly can, and i’m extremely proud of it. (sic)”
Another fan also voiced their support for Lily – who released her West End Girl album in 2025 – and her show.
The fan wrote in response to the initial criticism: “it’s literally being advertised as Lily Allen performs West End Girl.. the orchestra was the support act, so there’s a bit more to that.. I am not sure what else you expected (sic)”
The critic then qualified some of his previous comments.
He said: “Totally. I was not critical of that element, it was advertised what she would and wouldn’t play. But no support act and not even a ‘thank you so much for coming’ was a bit weird (sic)”
