Fitting then, that the final act was a dance party celebration. Donning a glittering black-and-white gown, a lit-up sign spelling out RAYE became RAVE as she delivered BED, Black Mascara and Prada, her viral TikTok hit which gave us the immortal earworm: “Twenty-two, I’m in Paris, baby/ Got a stripper’s tits in my face”. This Tour May Contain Music is a family affair, with two of her sisters, Amma and Absolutely, performing as her opening acts. They joined their big sister on stage to sing Joy, before the rowdy promised encore of Escapism. It was impossible not to catch the euphoric mood as you realise Raye may be the best British artist to come out of this decade – all before her second album drops.
