Show Recap: Phoebe Bridgers at the Center of the Earth
This may have been the Lost Tour, but Phoebe Bridgers found herself at the center of the Earth at TD Garden in Boston. Upon entering, every single smart device, watches and all, were sealed in a sleeve that remained locked until exiting the venue. Experiencing a show without the glow of a phone light was transformative. At 26, I’ve never attended a concert where screens didn’t pierce the darkness. A deep sense of anemoia formed as I watched a uniform crowd only disrupted by the occasional lighter raised high. Before the first song, 2017 smash hit “Motion Sickness,” a sphere blinked and bopped above the second stage, preparing the audience for a half-globe to open like a clam shell across the pit on center stage, revealing the band with Bridgers as the pearl.
