Rosalía’s Lux Tour Turns London’s O2 Arena into a Sacred Stage

On the opening night of her Lux tour at the London O2 Arena, Spanish singer-songwriter Rosalía merged songs from her 2025 album *Lux* with operatic, ballet and Catholic imagery. A centrally placed orchestra, led by Cuban conductor Yudania Gómez Heredia, was illuminated throughout. Rosalía entered inside a box, dressed in a ballerina costume with pointe shoes, and performed the rap-infused “Porcelona” en pointe. The set also included “Mio Cristo piange diamanti” and a bass-heavy “CUUUUuuuuuute” from her 2022 album *Motomami*.

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*Lux*, released in 2025, earned praise on many year-end lists and is described as an experimental work sung in fourteen languages. The record also topped numerous albums-of-the-year rankings. Its lyrics reference female saints and Rosalía’s personal relationship with God, giving the album a devotional tone that shapes the tour’s visuals.

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Rosalía, a 33-year-old Catalonian vocalist, directed the show with Cuban conductor Yudania Gómez Heredia leading a centrally placed orchestra. Production designers added a gilded frame, a thurible-style speaker and a halo of light behind her in the finale, reinforcing the sacred aesthetic. The orchestra remained illuminated for the entire performance, emphasizing its reverent role.

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• *Lux* album: 14 languages, released 2025.

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• Setlist combined tracks from *Lux*, *Motomami* (2022) and the Italian-language song “Mio Cristo piange diamanti”.

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The concert illustrates a trend of pop artists adopting sacred symbolism and classical performance elements. Placing an orchestra at the arena’s centre and using liturgical props challenges standard concert formats and creates a quasi-religious atmosphere for a secular audience.

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An iNews reviewer observed that the illuminated orchestra gave a reverence typical of worship. Audience members were invited to mimic classical painting poses, and the thurible-style speaker reinforced the ecclesiastical feel. The finale featured “Magnolias” with a halo of light behind Rosalía, suggesting transcendence.

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• “Mio Cristo piange diamanti” — Rosalía, lyric from “Mio Cristo piange diamanti.”

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• “I will not be your other half/Never your property/I will be mine/With my own freedom.” — Rosalía, lyric from “Focu ’ranni.”

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• “Later, during a bass-heavy rendition of “CUUUUuuuuuute” from her decidedly less classical 2022 album Motomami, a swinging, smoking speaker symbolised a thurible, turning the O2 into a giant Catholic church.” — iNews reviewer

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• “There is only one way to describe a night spent under her glow: a religious experience.” — iNews reviewer

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Rosalía is scheduled to perform at the O2 Arena again later that night before beginning the United States leg of the Lux tour.

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