Lorde Debuts New Single ‘What Was That’ In NYC’s Washington Square Park
Hundreds of fans gathered around Washington Square Park in New York City on April 22 after shared via her fan text line, “Meet me in the park Tonight 7pm -xx.” However, the crowd she drew was so large that police and park rangers shut the event down.
“I am truly Amazed by how many of you showed up !!! But they’re telling me you gotta disperse… I’m so sorry.”
That didn’t prevent Lorde’s fans from sticking around, and within the hour Blood Orange’s Devonté Hynes (who is speculated to have contributed to Lorde’s next album) arrived with a speaker playing her upcoming single, “What Was That.” He led the group out of the park, and Lorde eventually appeared at 9 p.m. to stand on a wooden platform at the center of the water fountain to sing along.
Fans documented the entire ordeal on TikTok,
Lorde recently appeared during weekend one of Coachella to join Charli xcx on stage for their collaboration, “Girl So Confusing.” During her outro on weekend two, Charli xcx hinted at “Lorde Summer,” with fans suspecting a new album is imminent. Lorde also wiped her Instagram page in April, her only posts teasing “What Was That” and Coachella, fueling rumors of an upcoming album.
Her latest studio album is 2021’s Solar Power.
Lorde is booked by Wasserman Music in North and South America, and Creative Artists Agency UK worldwide (excluding the Americas). She’s managed by Crush Music Media Management Inc. Throughout her career dating back to 2013, she’s had 92 headline reports submitted to Pollstar’s Boxoffice with a total of 549,618 tickets grossing $33.5 million. Her last reported shows took place over two dates on April 20 and 21, 2023, back in her home country of New Zealand at Black Barn Vineyards. The dates, promoted by Eccles Entertainment, sold 1,973 tickets grossing a total of $145,678, according to reports submitted to Pollstar’s Boxoffice.
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