On October 20, girli, the English pop-punk singer and songwriter, brought the “Opinionated Tour” to Paris at Le Badaboum.
The doors opened at 7:40 p.m., and when we entered the room, the first opening act had already started. Dirt Flirt, a London singer, had the stage to themselves. They described themselves as the “next masc lesbian pop star,” and it showed. With real stage assurance, they kept running around everywhere, singing songs from their latest EP, “Scorpio Fever,” which was released in May 2026. They ended their set with their song “Boyfriend,” where they started a sing-along with the crowd singing, “I’ll never be your boyfriend, I know you like to pretend, but I’ll never be your boyfriend,” which was a perfect ending to their set.
Then, around 8:15 p.m., the second opening act, Sl0ne, a French independent artist, arrived on stage with her DJ. She introduced herself as someone known for dreamy indie, alternative, and pop-inspired tracks often tuned to 432 Hz. She played numerous songs from her discography, such as “L’oiseau rêveur,” which she introduced as a song about her childhood and how kids are never scared of anything.
girli arrived on stage with much anticipation a little after 9 p.m.. She opened her show with a killer trio: “Blue Sky,” “Squirm,” and “I Really F**ked It Up,” so everyone in the room knew what they were in for. She then reminded everyone that this was not a simple show but a political and opinionated one, as her album and tour titles suggest, and that if you’re a homophobe, a transphobe, a police defender, or anti-immigration, you should leave. Everyone cheered, as they knew they were in the safest place possible.
For this tour, girli asked her fans beforehand to come with the best slogan T-shirts, and each night, she takes the time to read them and give stickers to the best ones. In Paris, so many people showed up with slogans like “If you were me for a day, trust me, you’d feel the rage,” lyrics from girli’s song “Slap On The Wrist,” accompanied by Palestine, trans, and no AI pins. One shirt said, “My anxiety might be chronic, but my ass is iconic,” and another said, “I support Fem and Masc Pop Stars” with a picture of girli and Dirt Flirt. Such wholesome, connecting moments with her fans. girli had her own T-shirt, “J’adore Baddies,” which translates to “I love baddies,” which, as she said, was really simple this time but seemed to fit perfectly for Paris.
After getting back to her tracklist, with songs from her newest album, It’s Just My Opinion, like “Lifestyle” and “Better Undressed,” as well as old gems like “I Don’t Like Myself,” she took another moment to talk with her fans. With a pink balloon microphone in hand, she asked the crowd who had an opinion to share, and, as we could guess, the opinions were shared with everyone, from “Macron Démission” – referring to our president, whom we really want to replace – “Free Palestine,” “Protect Trans Kids,” and “Fuck AI Art” to “Make Europe Gay Again.” The entire crowd erupted in applause. girli shared an opinion herself, and no one expected this, but she actually said, “Tout le monde déteste la police,” which is a famous French protest slogan meaning “Everyone hates the police.” The fans screamed and started chanting the slogan with girli.
Her tracklist was a perfect mix of energetic pop-rock songs and slower ones, like a stripped-back guitar-and-voice version of “Bones,” with everyone lighting up the room with their phone lights. The craziest moment of the show was during her most famous track, “More Than a Friend,” when everyone screamed and jumped around.
girli took another political stance, expressing her love and support for trans people around the world and sharing that a friend of hers was getting top surgery soon. To help with their fundraiser, at the end of each show, she signs two drumsticks that people can buy on a pay-what-you-can basis. She also expressed how her entire crew is made up of women on this tour and how important it is for her to employ women and non-binary people, as the music industry is very much male-dominated. Even her sister was there, at the merch booth.
She finished her set with her song “Slap On The Wrist” from her latest album, saying that, for her, it was the best ending for her shows, as this is a protest song. She knows how much French people like a protest and admires how we take to the streets to say “fuck billionaires” who take everything from us. This was very fitting for the French situation right now, as, if you don’t know, French youth are taking to the streets right now to protest the precarious situation of students, the lack of funding for education, and, more generally, the cost of living in France. The police response is very brutal and severe.
After adding that “Slap On The Wrist” is a rebel song about rape culture and that it’s meant for survivors to say “fuck the patriarchy,” girli delivered her final vocals, with everyone in the room singing along and screaming out their rage.
This evening was a beautiful, energetic show, but also a real moment of connection and political community that is very rare to find in music right now. girli isn’t scared of sharing what she thinks and feels, and at a time when huge celebrities decide to keep silent on such topics, it’s very important to have people like her.
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