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Phoebe Bridgers Leads Delighted Fans Around the Rink at a Rollerskating Listening Party for ‘Lost Weekend’

Phoebe Bridgers is not the kind of artist who blends into a crowd, even one packed with hundreds of devoted fans. It’s not just her celebrity status or natural stage presence that sets her apart—it’s the hair. In Los Angeles, platinum blonde is a common sight, but hers is a shade that defies the ordinary. That’s how she was easy to spot on a Tuesday night at the Moonlight Rollerway in Glendale, California, where she spent about ten minutes gliding around the rink with a group of ecstatic listeners. The kicker? She was the only one wearing light-up skates that flashed in bright strobes—a rental option the venue simply couldn’t offer to the couple hundred attendees who joined her on the floor. This wasn’t just a casual skate session; it was a listening party for her long-awaited third solo album, “Lost Weekend,” and Bridgers had clearly earned her flashy footwear. She moved with the confidence of someone who’s done this before, outpacing the crowd lap after lap. One fan later posted on Reddit, “She was skating right with everyone, and if you could match her speed then you could say hello, but she is FAST so it may have been a bit difficult.” The choice of venue was unexpected, though. With 16 tracks full of hushed, introspective moments, “Lost Weekend” doesn’t exactly scream “high-energy roller disco.” But Bridgers, who has a reputation for defying expectations, saw it differently. In a brief Q&A with fans after the skating wound down, she called the pairing “weird” but explained that it was a dream come true. “I’ve had this idea forever,” she told the crowd of about 200 seated on the rink’s floor. “I always thought it would be cool to do like a Grouper Moonlight night. You always kind of skate to ABBA or something. I thought it would be interesting to listen to sad and slow songs and skate.” Her vision extends beyond roller rinks. Bridgers mentioned she’s had the same impulse at amusement parks, wishing she could swap the typical high-octane theme park soundtracks for something slower. “I always thought about that at Six Flags,” she said, noting she’d love to replace the revved-up music with tracks that hover around “30 bpm or something.” To her, slowcore and the right atmosphere are a perfect match. The promotional campaign for “Lost Weekend” has been anything but conventional. Months before the album was officially announced, she teased it with a series of pop-up gigs in small towns like Roswell, New Mexico. Then, as the release date approached, she booked planetariums across the U.S. and even in Europe for Spotify-sponsored listening parties, where fans could experience the record with trippy visuals and sore necks—a way to get “lost” in space, so to speak. Phones were banned at these events, as they were at the roller rink, adding an air of exclusivity. Perhaps the most unusual aspect of the rollout is that Bridgers has done zero press interviews for “Lost Weekend.” That made her six-minute Q&A at the Moonlight Rollerway a rare glimpse into her creative process. When asked about artistic influences, she referenced the 1945 Billy Wilder film “Lost Weekend,” which deals with an alcoholic’s fugue state. “That probably goes well (with the album), unfortunately,” she said with a hint of irony. She also cited “The Lemon of Pink” by the Books, a 2003 cult classic that some fans recognized. On the small-town pop-up tour, she explained, “I just wanted everything with this album to feel like it’s happening in real life. I didn’t live through a time where I didn’t find out about something on the internet. So I just liked the idea of plastering a small town (with flyers). It was so fun.” Her takeaway? “The internet’s not real. It’s all a fake,” she said, drawing laughter. When asked why she waited six years between solo albums—despite the massive success of boygenius in the interim—she admitted, “I kept booking studio time and then putting it off… and booking studio time and putting it off. I really wanted to be making something, but it wasn’t ready. So this album took forever. Which is great!” After the Q&A, Bridgers signed a stack of posters, but not before premiering a rough cut of the video for “I Can’t Wait,” which she said was nearly complete except for some drone footage shot during the event. Fans were free to share their experiences online, and many did, painting a picture of a star who’s both approachable and intimidating. One attendee wrote, “I ate shit 3 times out there and got a sore ass today. It was even more embarrassing because she was shredding around the rink.” Others noted the presence of Bo Burnham and Bridgers’ mother, Jamie Bridgers, milling about. Some fans struggled to find the right words when meeting her—one admitted, “I just said ‘Yo this album fucking rips,’ and she laughed and said thanks.” Another, who could only blurt out their name, was met with a polite, “It was nice to meet you.” For those who missed the roller rink event, there’s still hope: Bridgers has three sold-out shows at the Intuit Dome from October 30 to November 1, where fans can experience “Lost Weekend” live. And if they want to channel her unique vision, they could always try listening to the album on a roller coaster—she’d likely approve.

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