Olivia Rodrigo’s dress disintegrated on stage during the opening weekend of her Unraveled Tour in Hartford, Connecticut, as artificial rain poured over her during a performance.
The apparent wardrobe malfunction took place at PeoplesBank Arena while the singer performed “the cure”. As the water fell, her pleated mini dress came apart to reveal a cherry-red corset dress beneath it.
Despite severe rain and flooding caused by a nor’easter across the East Coast, the dramatic costume change was part of the show rather than an accident caused by the weather.
Rodrigo said in an Instagram post on Saturday that she had “been planning this show out in my head for the last year”. She described the finished production as “a dream come true”.
The weekend storm led to the cancellation of Ed Sheeran’s shows in Boston and caused heavy coastal flooding along the East Coast. One New York resident died and many people were injured, according to reports cited in the source material.
