6 Best Moments From Charli XCX & Troye Sivan’s L.A. Show: Kesha & Tate McRae’s Surprise Performances, More

Charli XCX and Troye Sivan played the first of two sold-out shows at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif., on Tuesday night (Oct. 15), effectively turning the 17,500-capacity venue into a revved-up, sex-positive dance party that more than lived up to the tour’s Sweat moniker.

Given Charli’s grip on the culture this summer, there was predictably no shortage of Brat representation in the crowd, both official and unofficial — Brat green hats, Brat green T-shirts, Brat green accessories — not to mention a plethora of black knee-high boots and Troye-styled audience members in white tank tops and baggy trousers. On stage, the two stars traded off sets and occasionally came together (no pun intended) to perform, including on duets such as “1999” and the show-closing “Talk Talk.”

Thanks to the cultural juggernaut that was brat summer — an out-of-nowhere phenomenon that earned Charli nearly $10 million, according to Billboard estimates — it would be easy to over-emphasize the “Von Dutch” singer’s portion of the show. But in truth, the tour is a well-balanced affair that’s held together by the two stars’ easy camaraderie. Even when one of them ceded the stage to the other, the presence of the absent party was always felt (and often seen, thanks to an ingenious, multilayered stage setup).

The co-headlining stars touched down in L.A. as the tour nears the end of its run; after playing the Forum again on Wednesday, the duo is set to play just four more dates, concluding the tour at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena on Oct. 23.

Here are the six best moments from the Tuesday night show.