and ‘brat summer’ established itself as an aesthetic and a way of life’. All this, driven by a colour that most people find positively offensive. A version of this article appears in the February 2025 ...

Charli XCX’s ‘Brat’ has just been nominated for seven Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, and now she’s taking it on a tour of arenas worldwide. A BRAT tour concert feels like a spinoff of St.