Lorde says she’s “happy to be a D.C. meme” after swimming in Washington’s Potomac River

nme.com:

Lorde has responded to fans’ concerns over her swimming in the Potomac River, joking that she’s “happy to be a [Washington] D.C.

meme”.The ‘Solar Power’ singer-songwriter was performing at The Anthem music venue in D.C. on Monday night (August 29) as part of the North American leg of her 2022 world tour.At one point in the show, Lorde told the audience: “I was thinking today, I was lying in the Potomac River… I love getting to swim in water where I’m playing, it makes me feel like I know you a bit better.”The river in question, which forms part of the borders between Maryland and Washington, D.C., has a reputation for having issues with water quality levels, bacteria and other forms of contamination.Public swimming in the Potomac has therefore been banned in Washington D.C.

since 1971. However, some local people are calling for the the ban to be lifted due to recent improvements in water quality (via FOX 5 DC).Lorde says during her Solar Power Tour stop in D.C.

that she swam in the Potomac River pic.twitter.com/5DMsU9lIbu— Hunter Schwarz (@hunterschwarz) August 30, 2022Lorde’s admission of breaking the longstanding rule was met by cheers and awkward laugher from the crowd on Monday.