{"id":1441813,"date":"2025-07-08T18:02:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T17:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/?p=1441813"},"modified":"2025-07-21T11:52:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T10:52:05","slug":"sabrina-carpenter-bst-hyde-park-concert-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/music\/sabrina-carpenter-bst-hyde-park-concert-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite the rain, Sabrina Carpenter shines brighter than ever at BST Hyde\u202fPark"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last weekend, pint-sized pop princess Sabrina Carpenter dazzled a 65,000-strong crowd at London\u2019s BST Hyde Park, delivering not just one but two sold-out shows that cemented her status as one of the defining voices of the moment.<\/p>\n

Despite 2025 marking the 10th anniversary of Sabrina\u2019s debut album, the last 12 months have seen her career reach stratospheric heights, proving it really does take 10 years to become an \u201covernight success.\u201d<\/p>\n

Supported by a lineup of powerhouse women, including Amber Mark, Olivia Dean and Clairo, this show felt like a celebration of everything Carpenter has been working towards.<\/p>\n

Sabrina opened the show with \u2018Busy Woman\u2019, which was especially fitting \u2013 she\u2019s been on the road since 2022 (with the Emails I Can’t Send Tour<\/em>, The Eras Tour<\/em> and the Short n’ Sweet Tour<\/em>) and is releasing her new album Man\u2019s Best Friend<\/em> in August, just a year after her Grammy-winning, universally acclaimed hit, Short n’ Sweet.<\/em><\/p>\n

The 17-track setlist took us on a journey through Carpenter\u2019s two most recent albums with a look ahead to her next offering, which is arguably her most eagerly anticipated \u2013 and controversial \u2013 yet. The crowd (mostly teen girls and their parents, admittedly making me feel old at 28) knew all the words and made sure everyone around them knew it.<\/p>\n

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Chart-toppers \u2018Taste\u2019, \u2018Please, Please, Please\u2019 and \u2018Manchild\u2019 undoubtedly made fans go wild, whilst an acoustic version of \u2018Sharpest Tool\u2019 and \u2018Because I Liked a Boy\u2019 later in the show allowed for a change of pace \u2013 the lyrics of which felt particularly reflective given the conversations surrounding Carpenter\u2019s upcoming album.<\/p>\n

Ever the theatrical performer, Sabrina didn’t let that emotion sit for too long. The show was laced with her signature nod-and-wink interludes and crowd interactions. A \u201cparental discretion\u201d warning blazed across the screen as the final act of the show began.<\/p>\n

That alert was related to \u2018Bed Chem\u2019, which is known to be one of the more risqu\u00e9 parts of the show. This time, the audience was treated to a special Pride-themed outro that saw Sabrina and two of her dancers recreate that<\/em> scene from Challengers<\/a>, before jokingly falling back onto the bed behind closing curtains and receiving rapturous applause from fans. This may have been a playful blink-and-you-miss-it moment, however on the last day of Pride Month, it was revealed that the gay-icon-in-the-making has raised over $1 million for LGBTQIA+ rights, mental health initiatives and animal welfare<\/a> \u2013 all in less than a year.<\/p>\n

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@gaytimes<\/a> It’s giving Challengers… Sabrina Carpenter wished London a happy Pride with her performance of ‘Bed Chem’ at BST Hyde Park \ud83d\udd25 #sabrinacarpenter<\/a> #bsthydepark<\/a> #bedchem<\/a> #pride<\/a> #sabrinacarpenteredit<\/a> #sabrina<\/a> #concerts<\/a> \u266c original sound – GAY TIMES<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n