South Korean pop band Blackpink reasserted their position as the world’s biggest girl group, with a riotous two-and-a-half hour show at Wembley Stadium. The quartet – comprised of members Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa – became the first K-pop girl band to headline the venue, following in the footsteps of Michael Jackson, Taylor Swift, BTS and Oasis. They rewarded fans with a high-voltage set, full of delirious hooks and crisp choreography, while highlighting their sisterly bond. The show was the first of two nights at Wembley Stadium, wrapping up the European leg of the band’s Deadline tour, which will see them play 31 dates in 16 cities worldwide. The trek began in Seoul last month, shrewdly accompanied by a new single, Jump – which set a new milestone on YouTube for the most-watched video in a single day, with 26 million views. By the end of the run, the band are expected to break their own record for the highest-grossing tour by a female group. Blackpink’s London show opened in a blaze of laser light and pyrotechnics, with three muscle-flexing pop anthems in a row: Kill This Love, How You Like That and Pink Venom. The stadium was immediately awash with pink, as the audience flew to their feet and waved lightsticks that flashed in time with the pounding beats. On stage, the dance moves were intricate and precise. Blackpink lined up in formation, peeling off as each member took a vocal line, before recombining like a 16-limbed pop colossus. The band’s chemistry is particularly evident during Don’t Know What To Do, as Lisa and Rosé deliberately bump into each other on the catwalk and collapse in a fit of giggles. The tour will conclude next year in Hong Kong. The setlist included Kill This Love, Pink Venom, How You Like That, Playing With Fire, Shut Down, Earthquake, Your Love, Thunder, Lifestyle, Rockstar, Pretty Savage, Don’t Know What To Do, Whistle, Stay, Lovesick Girls, Handlebars, With the IE, Like Jennie, Dance All Night, Toxic Till the End, APT, Jump, Boombayah, DDU-DU DDU-DU, As If It’s Your Last, and Forever Young. The encore included Jump, Yeah Yeah Yeah, and Kick It. Blackpink are the first K-pop girl band to sell a million albums, and the first to headline Wembley Stadium.
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