Avril Lavigne Lights Up the Roxy With Travis Barker and Machine Gun Kelly for ‘Love Sux’ Release: Concert Review
variety.comSasha Urban editorIn the 20 years since Avril Lavigne set fire to the music scene with her debut album, “Let Go,” the princess of pop-punk has lived several lives.
She’s released six albums since then, incorporating every genre from bubblegum pop to R&B, rock and even J-pop. But as the ever-youthful Lavigne took the stage at the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood Friday night, fresh off the release of her newest album, “Love Sux,” it was as if no time had passed at all.The cultural movement Lavigne led in the early 2000s has seen a revival of late, with a younger generation — from Olivia Rodrigo to Halsey — taking on pop-punk for a new wave of fans.
The Canadian-born singer is now staking her claim as the genre’s rightful heir. On Friday, she was surrounded by the collaborators who have joined her along the way, from album producers John Feldmann, superstar drummer Travis Barker, boyfriend Mod Sun and heartthrob rocker Machine Gun Kelly.
Even Willow, with whom Lavigne and Barker collaborated last year on the singer’s angsty anthem “Grow,” was in the audience. Sporting her signature bone-straight hair with orange ombré and framed by a display of the black balloons seen on the cover of “Love Sux,” Lavigne beamed with pride throughout the intimate show hosted by Sirius XM and Pandora for their Small Stage Series.
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