Photos/ Alexandra Geshel

Hey hey you you, I think you should check out Avril Lavigne while she is currently on her greatest hits tour which for any kid growing up in the early 2000’s would know this is probably one of the most nostalgic tours ever! Everyone knows the Pop-Punk Princess from her catchy songs and just one-of-a-kind performances plus who could forget those iconic music videos back in the day! As someone who grew up with Avril, listening to “Complicated” and “Sk8er Boi” on repeat, plus many of her other amazing hits that she wrote that came out later, is she truly is a one-of-a-kind singer who I am so lucky to have been able to see! Let me tell you about some of my favorite parts of seeing Avril’s set and why you want to see her on this tour! 

Avril played for a full hour and a half set here in Chicago on a Tuesday night! One of my favorite parts about seeing her though was not only her incredible set of throw back songs but also seeing the fans who arrived early and dressed like her back in the early 2000s! Which honestly made my day! I truly love it when fans come to a show, and dress up like the artist but love it even more when the artist acknowledges it and sells merch for it! Avril played seventeen songs, one was a cover with Simple Plan which who can ask for more from two super iconic punk Canadian artists! Avril also had an incredible LED screen playing old music videos of hers to go with the song she was singing on stage! It was so cool and definitely made me feel kind of old! She also gave little fun speeches about certain songs like for Complicated, she talked about how 22 years ago, this was her first single and is what truly jump-started her career, and boy oh boy did fans go nuts! 

If you wondering if seeing this iconic Pop-Punk Princess is worth seeing this tour, I would 100 percent say yes! Now if you are wondering if this show is all-ages friendly, once again yes! I saw so many kids at the Chicago sold-out show and they were just having a blast rocking out with whoever brought to the show! It was truly so neat to see the newest of fans rock out with the older fans who have watched Avril from day one 22 years ago! Overall, I had a great time, shed some tears, and would 100 percent see Avril again! Was probably one of my favorite and most nostalgic sets I have seen in a good while!