Phoebe Bridgers • Alex G • October 21, 2026 • Delta Center
Reviewed by Justin Hicken
Photographed by Matt Grubb and Wes Ellis
“Let me see a raise of hands – How many of you were at the Kilby Block Party?…Alright, and now I’ll know if you’re really lying…How many of you were at Kilby Court?” Phoebe Bridgers asked the sold-out Delta Center crowd. I proudly raised my hand, although I think Phoebe was right; there were way too many hands raised than actually could have been at the 200-person venue more than 8 1/2 years ago.
While many touring artists play their first Salt Lake City show at Kilby Court, it’s very rare that they ascend to the level of playing to a sold-out arena like the Delta Center. Imagine Dragons playing at Velour and Kilby Court, as well as Noah Kahan playing at the State Room, are a few examples that come to mind.
This tour was dubbed “The Lost Tour” in honor of Bridger’s Third Studio Album, Lost Weekend.
This was a very unique tour for Bridgers. She announced that all the shows would be “Cell-phone free” or “No-phone” shows. I was curious to see how this would work, as I had heard about them, but not experienced them firsthand. I was also curious how it would work for a large – roughly 20,000-patron venue.
The no-phones turned out to be a very smooth experience. When we entered the venue, we slipped our phones into a special pouch which locked and could be opened with a tool that the ushers or venue workers had. I’ll admit that I certainly would have taken photos or some video snips of the show if I did have access to my phone, but it was a welcome sacrifice to not have the distraction of thousands of screens glowing in the audience throughout the performance. Venue workers made sure to write our seat numbers on pieces of paper since we wouldn’t have access to our phones to look up that information.
Alex G
Bridger’s good friend, Alex G, who is credited with helping her write “Lost Boys” and “Haunted” on Lost Weekend, was the opener for the evening along with his band. They played on a smaller stage opposite the large one. I’m guessing they played for about 50-60 minutes and cranked through about 17 songs. About halfway through the set, Alex made a joke about being grateful to open for Phoebe at “American Airlines Arena,” referring to the Delta Center. He revisited it a couple more times before his set ended.
Alex G and his band rocked hard, and I couldn’t help but notice how loud the sound was for their set. Even with professional, high-fidelity earplugs, the sound was very loud. My feelings were confirmed when Bridgers took the stage, and her set was not nearly as loud. I had also been at the venue the night before for Gorillaz, and their set was also not as loud. Even with these comparisons, I wondered if it could have been just my opinion, until I saw multiple comments on social media posts about other shows where the patrons mentioned how loud it was. If this was truly the case, I’m not sure why this wasn’t corrected as our show was more than halfway through the tour.
Phoebe Bridgers
Bridgers opened her set playing the ethereal “The Outside,” which went straight into long-time crowd favorite “Motion Sickness”. There was a dome that covered the larger portion of the stage, which slowly lifted to reveal a healthy nine-piece band that accompanied Bridgers as she went into “Motion Sickness” off with the song.
A few songs into her set, Bridgers told the audience that much of the record was inspired by her father’s passing a few years ago at the relatively young age of 60. She mentioned that they had a very complicated relationship. What I thought was another interesting moment of Bridger’s dialog with the audience is when she asked how many people in the audience “were raised religious”. What I found interesting is that Bridgers didn’t follow up with the question of how many are still religious. It was almost as if she assumed everybody there had defected from their religious upbringing, which is far from the truth in Utah.
Another interesting bit of dialogue happened later where Bridgers thanked everybody for their willingness to support the “No-Phones” aspect of her show. I assumed she would follow it up with a comment about how she wanted the focus to be more on the music and performance and fewer distractions that screens would bring. Instead, Bridgers mentioned that in the past, cameras at shows have caught some of her weaker moments, and she didn’t want her enemies to have any more ammunition to use against her. My personal opinion is that if you’re confident in yourself, then you’re not worried about what your enemies or haters think or say.
A few other cool show moments: Bridgers twice attempted to play one of her older hits, “Georgia”, but she couldn’t remember the lyrics and didn’t have anything where she could get them quickly. The crowd chanted for “Waiting Room,” which she played instead. “That’s another good thing about no phones; I’ll just deny that this happened and nobody can prove otherwise,” Bridgers laughed.
She had her brother Jackson come out for one song, and he played “I Can’t Wait” with her.
Phoebe Bridgers also brought out a special guitar that she mentioned had belonged to the late Elliot Smith, and that that night was actually the 23rd anniversary of his passing. She mentioned her boyfriend had bought it for her because he knew she was a big Elliot fan. She played the song “Punisher” with that guitar.
This was a very active and full show, including two sets on the main stage and two sets (including the encore) on the B or smaller stage. 27ish songs were played if you count the “Georgia” attempt, and I’ll list them below. While the initial US portion of the Lost Tour has already wrapped up, Bridgers begins a European leg of the tour later this month, and there are rumblings that Bridgers will continue to tour next year with some possible festival runs.
Alex G Set:
Forever
Mary
Ain’t It Easy
Rejoyce
June Guitar
Runner
Real Thing
Beam Me Up
Afterlife
Horse
Blessing
S.D.O.S
Sportstar
Logan Hotel
Mis
Sarah
Headlights
Phoebe Bridgers Set:
Main Stage
The Outside
Motion Sickness
Kill Me
The Governor’s Waltz
Lost Boys
DVD Menu
Garden Song
Moon Song
Liberty Tree
Panorama
B-Stage
Lost Weekend
Funeral
Graceland Too
Haunted
Still Standing
As Above
Main Stage
Bobby
On Video
Georgia – (Forgot Lyrics not finished)
Waiting Room
I Can’t Wait – (with Jackson Bridgers)
Punisher (Played in tribute to Elliott Smith on the 23rd anniversary of his death)
Kyoto
I Know the End
Encore – B Stage:
Lost Weekend (Reprise)
Scott Street
Never Going Back!
