Chappell Roan’s rise to the top of the charts and the pop music scene only seems to continue to grow with each festival she performs at.
On October 6, the “Casual” songstress took the stage at Austin City Limits to perform some of her hits and wowed the audience, who seemed to be growing bigger by the minute.
In a video posted to TikTok, the crowd size in Roan’s set was captured and it showed the entire audience packed from one end of the area to the other.
✨🎵 CHAPPELL ROAN AT ACL! Here’s a glimpse of the crowd at her “Red Wine Supernova” performance on Sunday weekend. I have never seen such a large crowd on a single stage at ACL—what an amazing moment! #ACL2024 pic.twitter.com/ISAfzo3xH4
– John-Carlos Estrada 🎙️ (@Mr_JCE) October 7, 2024
In fact, the size of her crowd was so large Austin Chronicle reported that her set was moved from 4:20 p.m. Saturday to 6:45 p.m. Sunday to accommodate her growing audience.
That wasn’t the only source reporting the large numbers of people who came out to hear Roan belt out her tunes. the Austin-American politician noted that Roan’s set was “one of the biggest sets we’ve seen at ACL Fest crashed.” However, it remains unclear how many people were actually present at the event according to reports.
Many people who came to see Roan’s performance praised the singer for her open support of the LGBTQIA+ community.
“She’s a gay icon. She makes us proud to be here and live in Austin, in such a blue (city) surrounded by such a red (state),” Kaylah Bañuelos tell American politician.
“It was one of my favorite shows this weekend,” Victor Masasia told the publication. I just love her energy… she really brings the show to the people.”
Although the crowd was pleased with Roan’s performance, this was not the first time the singer broke a crowd record in the past year.
Midwest today reported that Roan broke Lollapalooza’s record for largest audience in the festival’s history when she performed there in August.
“Chappell’s performance was the biggest daytime performance we’ve ever seen. It was a magical moment added to Lolla’s DNA,” a Lollapalooza spokesperson told ABC7.
The exact number was not disclosed, but sources close to Roan and the festival told the news outlet that 110,000 people attended the festival each day this year.
Roan rose to fame over the past year thanks to his hit song “Good Luck, Babe!” has become a staple in the top 10 of Billboard Hot 100, her first participation in the region. She also had the top 20 hit “Hot to Go” as well as other charting songs such as “Pink Pony Club” and “Casual”. Her debut album, The rise and fall of a Midwestern princehas reached the 2nd position above Billboardalbum chart of
While her reputation is historic, Roan has previously spoken about its pitfalls. She canceled her scheduled appearances at All Things Go and cited the fact that fame had become “overwhelming.”
“I’m sorry to everyone who’s been waiting to see me in NYC & DC this weekend at All Things Go, but I can’t perform. Things have been overwhelming these past few weeks and I’m really feeling it.” that,” she said.
“I feel pressured to prioritize a lot of things right now and I need a few days to prioritize my health. I want to be present when I perform and give the best performance possible. Thank you You’ve got it. Come back soon xox,” Roan concluded.
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