Here’s what Charli XCX played as she invited Underscores on stage to kick off ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ headline tour in Philadelphia
Charli XCX has kicked off her ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ tour – check out what went down on the opening night below.
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Charli played the first show of the tour in Philadelphia last night (September 11), opening with ‘Rock Music’, her first single from this new era.
She then launched into ‘Yeah’, ‘Apple’ from 2024’s ‘Brat’ and ‘Wink Wink’, before giving ‘Persona’ its first-ever live performance.
As she had previously promised on social media, the set included a surprise track which, for night one, was ‘Stay Away’ from her 2013 debut album ‘True Romance’.
It came alongside other fan favourites like ‘pink diamond’, ‘Track 10’ and ‘party 4 u’.
Later, she invited tour opener Underscores to the stage for a duet of her track ‘Do It’ from her latest album ‘ U ‘.
The final portion of the set focused on songs from ‘Music, Fashion, Film’, with Charli playing b-side ‘Playboy Bunny’ followed by her ode to collaborator A.G.
Cook , ‘Magic Metal Montana’, and ‘SS26’.
Finally, she wrapped up with ‘No One Lasts Forever’.
Watch the highlights and see a full setlist below.
View this post on Instagram Charli xcx performing her debut single “Stay Away” as the surprise song for opening night of the Music, Fashion, Film Tour! #MFFTourPhilly pic.twitter.com/z4x0rhVIAO — xcx source (@xcxsource) September 12, 2026 Underscores and Charli xcx performing “Do It” together at the Music, Fashion, Film Tour! #MFFTourPhilly pic.twitter.com/U4aHgxfq3V — xcx source (@xcxsource) September 12, 2026 Charli xcx performing “Persona” for the first time ever during opening night of the Music, Fashion, Film Tour! #MFFTourPhilly pic.twitter.com/EXS3foJ2oH — xcx source (@xcxsource) September 12, 2026 Charli xcx performing ‘Do It’ with Underscores at Music, Fashion, Film Tour in Philadelphia. #MFFTourPhilly pic.twitter.com/ycc3ARYZwz — Info Charli xcx (@infocharlixcx) September 12, 2026 Charli xcx performing “I’m Afraid” on night 1 of the Music, Fashion, Film Tour.
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