“We’re going to teach you a dance,” Chappell Roan says, as if there’s anyone in the audience tonight who still doesn’t know her infamous “Hot to Go!” choreography.

In reality, the crowd of thousands at Saturday’s (Sept. 20) show at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, New York, hasn’t just been waiting all night for this — many of them have been waiting several months. It’s been quite some time since the Missouri native performed in her home country, with the end of 2024 marking a particularly rough period for her. In addition to canceling two stateside shows for mental health reasons, she faced onslaughts of backlash for everything from speaking out about predatory fan behaviors to criticizing Kamala Harris amid the presidential race, leading to her largely stepping back from the internet.

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