AceShowbiz - Last night, Lily Allen made a triumphant return to live performance, kicking off her UK tour titled West End Girl in Glasgow. This marked her first public concert in seven years, held at the prestigious Royal Concert Hall on Monday, March 2, 2026.

The event was an intimate affair, designed to spotlight Allen’s critically acclaimed and BRIT-nominated 2025 album. The evening was divided into two distinct acts, providing fans a unique live experience that celebrated both her past hits and her latest work.

The first act featured a performance by a string ensemble known as the 'Dallas Minor Trio,' who opened the night with an instrumental version of Allen’s 2008 Number One single, The Fear. The trio then played a series of Allen’s early hits, including LDN and Smile from her 2006 debut album Alright, Still, as well as Not Fair, 22, Fuck You, and Who’d Have Known from 2009’s It’s Not Me, It’s You.

Additionally, the musicians included Hard Out Here from the 2013 album Sheezus and Come On Then from her 2018 release No Shame. While Allen did not join the trio on stage during these performances, the lyrics were projected on a screen, encouraging the audience to sing along and engage with the nostalgic set.

Following a 30-minute intermission, the second act presented a live rendition of the entire West End Girl album. This segment included the live debuts of several tracks, such as the album’s title track, Ruminating, Relapse, 4chan Stan, Nonmonogamummy, Dallas Major, Beg For Me, Let You W/In, and Fruityloop.

Before this tour launch, Allen had already performed some songs from the album live: Madeline and Sleepwalking on Saturday Night Live, and Pussy Palace, Tennis, and Just Enough at a private show in Los Angeles. The Glasgow concert, however, was the first full presentation of the album to a public audience.

The staging in Glasgow was minimalist and theatrical, featuring Allen performing alongside a backing track rather than a full live band. The set included various props that enhanced the storytelling aspect of the performance. For instance, during Pussy Palace, she sang from a bed and interacted with symbolic items referenced in the lyrics, such as a shoebox containing handwritten letters from brokenhearted women and a Duane Reade bag filled with sex toys, butt plugs, and lubricant.

Social media buzzed with excitement after the show. Fans described the opening act with the string trio as “the funniest, campest thing” they had seen, while many praised Allen’s stage presence and the emotional depth of the concert. Attendees called it one of the best shows they had witnessed, with one fan highlighting the experience as a one-woman theatre show that was deeply moving.

The full setlist from the Glasgow concert was as follows:

Act 1: Dallas Minor Trio Instrumentals
1. The Fear
2. LDN
3. Come On Then
4. Not Fair
5. 22
6. Alfie
7. Who’d Have Known
8. Hard Out Here
9. Smile
10. Fuck You

Act 2: West End Girl Album Live Performances
11. West End Girl (live debut)
12. Ruminating (live debut)
13. Sleepwalking
14. Tennis
15. Madeline
16. Relapse (live debut)
17. Pussy Palace
18. 4chan Stan (live debut)
19. Nonmonogamummy (live debut)
20. Just Enough
21. Dallas Major (live debut)
22. Beg For Me (live debut)
23. Let You W/In (live debut)
24. Fruityloop (live debut)

Allen’s West End Girl tour will continue with a show in Liverpool on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, before moving on to further UK dates including Birmingham, Sheffield, Newcastle, Manchester, Nottingham, Cambridge, Bristol, Cardiff, and London. Her upcoming summer schedule includes a UK and Ireland arena tour, which is set to be the largest headline tour of her career focused on the West End Girl album. Tickets for remaining shows are still available.

In addition to the tour, Allen was recently announced as the final headliner for Boardmasters 2026 and will also headline London’s Mighty Hoopla festival, an event that sold over 35,000 tickets within just 30 minutes, showcasing her enduring popularity.

The album West End Girl has garnered critical acclaim, landing at Number 13 on NME’s list of the 50 best albums of 2025. The track Pussy Palace was also recognized, ranking Number 21 in the publication’s 50 best songs of the year. The album was known for its raw and honest songwriting, crafted shortly after the breakdown of Allen’s marriage to Stranger Things actor David Harbour, amid allegations of infidelity.

NME awarded the album four stars, describing it as a “vicious, vulnerable and victorious comeback.” The review concluded that while the relationship might be over, Allen’s artistic resurgence was just beginning.

Allen herself has clarified that West End Girl is “not a cruel album,” emphasizing that she does not seek revenge. She explained that making the record was “an act of desperation” and described it as “a mixture of fact and fiction.” She also cited the storytelling style of The Streets’ album A Grand Don’t Come for Free as an inspiration for her own narrative approach.

At the recent BRIT Awards, Allen received three nominations—Album Of The Year, Artist Of The Year, and Pop Act—but did not win any awards during the ceremony.

In other personal news, Allen has confirmed her relationship with Jonah Freud, who is the great-great-grandson of the famed psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud.