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has come with receipts to her West End Girl tour, literally.
This week the singer, 40, has embarked on the UK leg of her first tour in seven years, performing her smash hit album West End Girl in its entirety.
The album is famously an ode to her ex husband David Harbor, 50, and their acrimonious breakup and Lily has doubled down on the narrative with an iconic stage costume.
During her performance of the track 4Chan , during which Lily sings about discovering a partner's infidelity, Lily wrapped herself in a long swath of fabric printed with lyrics and receipts.
Fans in the audience for the first two shows at and Liverpool this week have spotted that the receipts are from tequila bars and Bergdorf Goodman, detailing items her ex bought for other women.
The Bergdorf reference is a direct nod to the song, in which she sings 'Never been Bergdorf's, but you took someone shopping there on May 24. You bought her a handbag. It wasn't cheap. I was in London. Probably asleep.'
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Lily wrapped herself in a dress printed with receipts of items her cheating ex husband David Harbour bought other women during one segment of her West End Girl tour show
Lily unravelled the receipt dress during the song, revealing a custom Self-Portrait ruffled sheer lace bodysuit and burgundy patent hot pants underneath.
The dress isn't the only on-stage reference to the album's cheating lyrics as during the track Pussy Palace Lily sings from a bed with a Duane Reade bag beside her — mirroring the track’s lyrics about discovering a bag full of sex toys at her husband's second apartment.
During the West End Girl tour show, Lily changes into six looks over the 45-minute set, with pieces including a sheer Valentino negligee, a tweed Valentino skirt suit and a black leather bullet-bra bustier dress by 16Arlington, the design house Lily walked the runway for last year.
The show’s incredible looks were styled by Interview magazine editor-in-chief Mel Ottenberg, who revealed on Instagram this week that her long-time friend Lily 'got me out of tour styling retirement 20 years after I first styled her.'
After Lily's first show, some fans
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While they delighted in the time Lily was on stage playing her new album from beginning to end, some took issue with the first half of the show.
A string trio entertained the audience with a 55 minute instrumental performance of some of her biggest hits, including Not Fair, The Fear and Smile.
This segment of the gig received mixed reviews, as some branded it 'funny and camp' - while others said it was akin to a 'primary school assembly sing along'.
This week the singer has embarked on the UK leg of her tour, performing her hit album in its entirety, which is famously an ode to her ex husband David and their acrimonious breakup
Lily unravelled the receipt dress during the song, revealing a custom Self-Portrait ruffled sheer lace bodysuit and burgundy patent hot pants underneath
Sharing their thoughts on X after the concert, critics said: 'This is like a primary school assembly sing along. Let's get something else for the arena tour';
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'Lily Allen opens West End Girl with orchestral arrangement of greatest hits and does not sing them'; 'Lily Allen
'Lily Allen's support act in Glasgow being a string trio performing her hits with the words on screen for the audience to sing along to was the funniest, campest thing I've ever seen.'
Despite the uncertainty over the string performance, when Lily did eventually come on stage after a brief break, it seems her show was worth waiting for.
Sharing their thoughts, fans wrote: 'Lily Allen performs West End Girl. One of the most incredible and moving stage shows I've ever seen. So glad she decided to open the tour in Glasgow. Thrilled to have been there';
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