“These next two songs are very special to me,” Lovato told the audience after a pause. The crowd danced along to the catchy melodies and uplifting lyrics, providing a necessary variation from the electric guitar riffs. Lovato told the crowd that while her newest album is her favorite she has ever released, this track is her most treasured from her previous album. Next, Lovato moved into their more recent catalog of songs, performing “The Art Of Starting Over,” an upbeat-yet-calm track from their 2021 album. It was a cathartic experience to stand in a pit surrounded by fellow women in their 20s who grew up listening to a 16-year-old Lovato sing these same songs while we were in elementary school. Lovato went on to sing “Don’t Forget,” the title track from her 2008 debut album. In hindsight, fans cannot help but notice the irony after Lovato has spoken out about the abuse she and countless other Disney stars faced. The tongue-in-cheek anthem still rings true today, as Lovato calls out the “la la land machine” that is the music industry despite representing Disney Channel at the time, a network that has been known to take advantage of its young artists.
Next, Lovato sang “La La Land” – one of my favorite songs to ever come from Disney Channel. The crowd sang along to every word, accompanying Lovato’s impressive vocal range and electric guitar playing skills. Although Lovato’s new grungy rock album deviates from much of her discography, it also bears a striking resemblance to some of the beloved Disney tracks that she released as an angsty teen like “Don’t Forget” and “La La Land,” both of which made their way onto the setlist.įollowing the brief introduction of her newer music, Lovato’s all-women band transitioned into “Here We Go Again” followed by “Remember December,” two pop-rock breakup songs from Lovato’s second studio album that were released during her prime Disney days in 2009.
Lovato opened the show with four tracks – “HOLY FVCK,” “FREAK,” “SUBSTANCE” and “EAT ME” – from their critically acclaimed eighth studio album, a divergence from their previous soft pop album “Dancing With The Devil…The Art of Starting Over,” released in April 2021. I love and thank you guys.”įollowing a bout of illness that caused Lovato to wake up with “no voice” last week, the star was forced to postpone their show in Rosemont, Illinois last Wednesday, but she was back with her powerhouse vocals just in time for her D.C. “I can’t do this anymore,” Lovato wrote to her fans after waking up sick the morning of her show in Santiago, Chile last month. The singer has been fully clean and sober for about a year following their 2018 overdose when they relapsed after six years of sobriety, but she has been experiencing other health setbacks on tour this year that have signaled the end of her touring career.
Lovato has been open about her struggles with drug and alcohol addiction since 2010 when she went to rehab during her rise to Disney Channel stardom. Demi Lovato brought the North American leg of her “HOLY FVCK” tour to an energetic crowd at The Anthem Monday for what may be her final show in the District, according to a now-deleted Instagram story post last month.
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