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Perth Now
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Sabrina Carpenter joined by Duran Duran for Hungry Like The Wolf performance at BST Hyde Park
Sabrina Carpenter was joined by Duran Duran for a surprise performance of Hungry Like The Wolf at her second BST Hyde Park gig. The Espresso hitmaker was joined by the 1980s icons for a rendition of the 1982 hit at her second headlining show in London on Sunday (06.07.25). Introducing the band as she was joined on stage by frontman Simon Le Bon and bass guitarist John Taylor, Sabrina said: "I also thought it might be fun if I brought out some friends of mine from the UK. I'm going to need you guys to put that howling to good use. But everybody please give it up and make so much noise for the legendary Duran Duran." Sabrina was also joined by Clairo on both of her BST Hyde Park dates over the weekend, with Beabadoobee performing on Saturday (05.07.25) and Olivia Dean taking to the stage on Sunday. Meanwhile, the 26-year-old singer revealed last month that she was considering banning phones from her gigs after being inspired by a Silk Sonic gig in Las Vegas where fans were unable to access their devices. Asked if she would consider making a similar move to Adele and Madonna, Sabrina told Rolling Stone magazine: "This will honestly p*** off my fans, but absolutely. 'Because I went to see Silk Sonic in Vegas, and they locked my phone. I've never had a better experience at a concert. "I genuinely felt like I was back in the '70s — wasn't alive. Genuinely felt like I was there. Everyone's singing, dancing, looking at each other, and laughing. It really, really just felt so beautiful." The Manchild artist explained that phones being held up at shows is something that "feels super normal" to her generation, although she is wary of people zooming in on her facial features when she gets older. Sabrina said: "I've grown up in the age of people having iPhones at shows. It unfortunately feels super normal to me. "I can't blame people for wanting to have memories. But depending on how long I want to be touring, and what age I am, girl, take those phones away. "You cannot zoom in on my face. Right now, my skin is soft and supple. It's fine. Do not zoom in on me when I'm 80 years old up there.'
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sabrina Carpenter Says She's Considered Banning Phones at Her Concerts
Sabrina Carpenter concerts could look a little different in the future, with the star revealing she's open to the idea of banning phones at her shows. Carpenter's comments appeared in a recent article from Rolling Stone, who shared quotes that didn't make it into their recent cover story with the singer. One of the previously-unpublished revelations was that Carpenter indeed open to asking fans to pocket their devices at her gigs. More from Billboard Rachel Zegler Serenades Crowd Outside Theater for Free in a New London Production of 'Evita' Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis to Receive Vanguard Award at The Guitar Center Music Foundation Gala & Benefit Concert Shakira Announces Two More Dates in Mexico, Extending Record to 28 'This will honestly p–s off my fans, but absolutely,' she explained, noting she was inspired by a Las Vegas show from Silk Sonic which required her to lock her phone up.' 'I've never had a better experience at a concert,' Carpenter explained. 'I genuinely felt like I was back in the Seventies — wasn't alive. Genuinely felt like I was there. Everyone's singing, dancing, looking at each other, and laughing. It really, really just felt so beautiful.' Notably, Silk Sonic's 2022 Las Vegas residency even featured Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak crafting a song to underline the lack of devices. 'We took your phones away,' they sang. 'What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.' 'I've grown up in the age of people having iPhones at shows,' Carpenter continued. 'It unfortunately feels super normal to me. I can't blame people for wanting to have memories. But depending on how long I want to be touring, and what age I am, girl, take those phones away. You cannot zoom in on my face. Right now, my skin is soft and supple. It's fine. Do not zoom in on me when I'm 80 years old up there.' The topic of banning phones at gigs has been a contentious one over the years, with artists wishing for fans to live in the moment, and fans desiring a chance to memorialize their concert experiences. In 2015, Jack White shared a verbal plea for no phones during his Lazaretto tour, and by the time The Raconteurs toured in 2019, attendees were told to put their devices in locked Yondr pouches. 'We think you'll enjoy looking up from your gadgets for a little while and experience music and our shared love of it in person,' a note from the band read at the time. Other acts, such as Tool and A Perfect Circle have been noted for asking fans to observe such a practice, with the latter having made headlines for reportedly ejecting concert attendees who violated the request. 'You ever go to a play or a movie?' A Perfect Circle guitarist Billy Howerdel asked in 2018. 'If you've ever been to a play or a movie, it's kind of similar: you don't take out your phone and start filming, and let the people behind you stare into your screen.' More recently, Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood put out a request to fans to put down their phones during the band's Run for Your Lives World Tour. 'We really want fans to enjoy the shows first hand, rather than on their small screens,' Smallwood explained. 'The amount of phone use nowadays diminishes enjoyment, particularly for the band who are on stage looking out at rows of phones, but also for other concertgoers,' he added. 'We feel that the passion and involvement of our fans at shows really makes them special, but the phone obsession has now got so out of hand that it has become unnecessarily distracting especially to the band.' Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
The Age
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Banning phones at gigs? That's a bad call
Pop star Sabrina Carpenter has been considering something drastic. No, it's not pants and thank god for that. Rather, she's been thinking of banning phones at her gigs. She came to this conclusion after attending a Silk Sonic gig in Las Vegas, which was her first mistake. No one should be taking professional advice from Bruno Mars, let alone his side project. 'I genuinely felt like I was back in the '70s,' Carpenter told Rolling Stone of the gig, which required concert-goers to lock their phones in pouches before entry. 'Wasn't alive, genuinely felt like I was there. Everyone's singing, dancing, looking at each other, and laughing. It really, really just felt so beautiful.' In an age of such technological severity, it's understandable that a 26-year-old like Sabrina might romanticise the '70s, an era when everybody – [checks notes] – looked at each other. But she's wrong: phones at gigs are a gift from god (Steve Jobs). As someone whose career was built on the virality of her Nonsense outros, those bawdy live clips her fans disseminated across TikTok that first propelled her to stardom, Carpenter should know this. If it wasn't for phones at gigs, she'd still be locked in a Disney dungeon, trying to fulfil her contractual obligations to Hollywood Records. While it's fun to picture Sabrina as a tiny Boomer, yelling at kids to put away their devices and she must be aware that her fans already seem to be fully enjoying their moments at her gigs, even behind their little screens? Anyone who's been to a gig recently knows the heartwarming sight: a gig-goer, usually a teenage girl, holds a phone up high with the camera turned towards her, recording herself singing along at the top of her lungs, spiritually in sync with what's going on onstage. In the old days, people used to point cameras at the artist on stage instead – Flo Rida, for example, or Fall Out Boy – as a sort of keepsake memento, a pop memory to be cherished in perpetuity. What a waste! Who cares what's going on onstage? The important thing, as these kids understand, is capturing what's going on in you. I barely know what I looked like at 21, and yet I have a hard drive full of photos of Jimmy Eat World at The Metro in 2003. It's not right.
Sydney Morning Herald
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Banning phones at gigs? That's a bad call
Pop star Sabrina Carpenter has been considering something drastic. No, it's not pants and thank god for that. Rather, she's been thinking of banning phones at her gigs. She came to this conclusion after attending a Silk Sonic gig in Las Vegas, which was her first mistake. No one should be taking professional advice from Bruno Mars, let alone his side project. 'I genuinely felt like I was back in the '70s,' Carpenter told Rolling Stone of the gig, which required concert-goers to lock their phones in pouches before entry. 'Wasn't alive, genuinely felt like I was there. Everyone's singing, dancing, looking at each other, and laughing. It really, really just felt so beautiful.' In an age of such technological severity, it's understandable that a 26-year-old like Sabrina might romanticise the '70s, an era when everybody – [checks notes] – looked at each other. But she's wrong: phones at gigs are a gift from god (Steve Jobs). As someone whose career was built on the virality of her Nonsense outros, those bawdy live clips her fans disseminated across TikTok that first propelled her to stardom, Carpenter should know this. If it wasn't for phones at gigs, she'd still be locked in a Disney dungeon, trying to fulfil her contractual obligations to Hollywood Records. While it's fun to picture Sabrina as a tiny Boomer, yelling at kids to put away their devices and she must be aware that her fans already seem to be fully enjoying their moments at her gigs, even behind their little screens? Anyone who's been to a gig recently knows the heartwarming sight: a gig-goer, usually a teenage girl, holds a phone up high with the camera turned towards her, recording herself singing along at the top of her lungs, spiritually in sync with what's going on onstage. In the old days, people used to point cameras at the artist on stage instead – Flo Rida, for example, or Fall Out Boy – as a sort of keepsake memento, a pop memory to be cherished in perpetuity. What a waste! Who cares what's going on onstage? The important thing, as these kids understand, is capturing what's going on in you. I barely know what I looked like at 21, and yet I have a hard drive full of photos of Jimmy Eat World at The Metro in 2003. It's not right.
Daily Mail
22-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Sabrina Carpenter teases shocking new phone policy at her concerts despite fan outrage
Sabrina Carpenter is considering banning phones at her concerts, despite the fact that the rule may 'piss off' her dedicated fans. The 25-year-old pop star, who's currently enjoying a chart-topping moment with her hit Manchild, told Rolling Stone in a new interview that she was 'absolutely' considering introducing phone-free gigs, even if the decision isn't immediately popular with fans. She revealed that the idea first struck her after she attended a Silk Sonic show in Las Vegas. 'This will honestly piss off my fans,' she admitted to the publication. 'I went to see Silk Sonic in Vegas, and they locked my phone. I've never had a better experience at a concert.' She described the Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak–led concert as feeling 'like I was back in the '70s,' a time when fans were fully immersed in live music instead of watching it through a screen. 'Genuinely felt like I was there. Everyone's singing, dancing, looking at each other, and laughing. It really, really just felt so beautiful,' she added to the outlet. The star said that because she has grown up in the age of iPhones at shows, it feels 'super normal' to her to constantly be starring at the artist through her camera lens. Although she hasn't enforced any formal ban yet, Sabrina revealed the concept has been on her mind as she imagines her future self performing for decades to come. 'Depending on how long I want to be touring, and what age I am, girl, take those phones away,' she joked. 'You cannot zoom in on my face. Right now, my skin is soft and supple. It's fine. Do not zoom in on me when I'm 80 years old up there.' For now, the Espresso singer is still letting fans film and snap pics of her on stage - but it seems that after her experience - she's gently urging them to stay more present. Sabrina joins a growing wave of artists - including Adele, Madonna, and Bob Dylan - who have spoken out about the distractions caused by phones during performances. Despite the success of her new single - ahead of her album Man's Best Friend dropping August 29 - the Feather singer is in hot water over her raunchy album cover, which features her provocatively kneeling beside a suited man with a fistful of her hair. She recently clapped back at the backlash on X. When one user asked, 'Does she have a personality outside of sex?' the 26-year-old pop star replied on Monday: 'Girl yes and it is goooooood.' Sabrina has also received criticism for the simulated sex positions she demonstrated onstage while performing her song Juno during her Short n' Sweet Tour. 'It's always so funny to me when people complain,' Sabrina told Rolling Stone. 'They're like, "All she does is sing about this." But those are the songs that you've made popular. Clearly, you love sex. You're obsessed with it. It's in my show.' The two-time Grammy winner continued: 'There's so many more moments than the Juno positions, but those are the ones you post every night and comment on. 'I can't control that. If you come to the show, you'll [also] hear the ballads, you'll hear the more introspective numbers. 'I find irony and humor in all of that because it seems to be a recurring theme. I'm not upset about it, other than I feel mad pressure to be funny sometimes.'
