Netflix’sOlivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tourconcert movie contains 23 songs from her tour setlist. TheGUTSWorld Tour has almost 100 shows and has made almost $200 million, according toBillboard—the highest-grossing tour by any musician born in the twenty-first century. The concert tour covers Rodrigo’s sophomore album,GUTSwhile featuring some earlier songs from Rodrigo’s debut album,SOUR. TheGUTSWorld Tour is set to end in the summer of 2025, and by that time, the tour will have visited four continents and over 20 countries.
Rodrigo began her career with Disney, starring inBizaardvarkandHigh School Musical: The Musical: The Series.Olivia Rodrigo leftHigh School Musical: The Musical: The Seriesduring season 3once her music career blew up.Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tourfeatures 23 songsfrom her two albums,GUTSandSOUR.Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Touralso features several backup dancers and vocalists, including a surprise guest performance with Chappell Roan. While all 23 songs are masterpieces in their own ways,some of theGUTSWorld Tour performances are evidently superior to others.
24Favorite Crime
Olivia Rodrigo’s Debut Album, SOUR
“Favorite Crime” is the tenth track on Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album,SOUR.While it is a great song with a catchy bridge, the performance inOlivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Touris somewhat of a letdown, especially considering the other exceptional performances in the documentary. Rodrigo sings “Favorite Crime” while sitting cross-legged on stage beside one of her guitarists, with no additional choreography or theatrics to enhance the performance. Of course, it is important to balance out dramatic and choreographed concert numbers with simple ones, but “Favorite Crime” is the second song in a row Rodrigo performs similarly.
Therefore, “Favorite Crime” feels like a repeat of the previous song Rodrigo had just performed. The song just has so much potential—additional interactions with the audience, lighting effects, or even a visual backdrop could have improved this number. Furthermore, Olivia Rodrigo has performed “Favorite Crime” on multiple occasions—it is evena musical performance featured in her first documentary,Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U (A Sour Film). So, it is natural to expect more this time around. Regardless, “Favorite Crime” is still an excellent song, and Rodrigo’s vocals are on point, as always.
23Happier
“Happier” is another song from Olivia Rodrigo’s debut albumSOUR, and she performs it right before “Favorite Crime.” Since it is the first performance that Rodrigo performs sitting cross-legged beside her guitarist, it is not repetitive. Furthermore, Rodrigo provides an anecdote about how she wrote the song before singing.“Happier” has a bittersweet theme, which makes it ideal to perform with minimal theatrics and choreography. However, there are better performances inOlivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour, even though “Happier” is still a great song.
22Teenage Dream
Olivia Rodrigo’s Sophomore Album, GUTS
“Teenage Dream” is the final track of Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore album,GUTS. Rodrigo plays the piano while singing “Teenage Dream,” the second song of the concert she utilizes the piano for. There is also a montage in the background of footage from Olivia Rodrigo’s childhood. While Rodrigo passionately sings this vulnerable song,the performance itself is slightly disappointing because it is the second song in a row she plays on the piano, with no significant changes other than the footage of her childhood. Furthermore, it follows “Driver’s License,” a passionate performance on the piano with perfectly timed lighting.
The performance of"Teenage Dream" inOlivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Touracts more like the studio recording on the originalGUTSalbum rather than a live performance in concert. The song would be better if the two piano performances were spaced out in the film rather than appearing one after the other. The lighting effects during “Teenage Dream” are also minimal and not very noticeable, making the performance feel like it could have been more than it is. However, “Teenage Dream” is still an excellent song and definitely one of the best tracks inGUTS.
21The Grudge
“The Grudge” is the tenth track in the originalGUTSalbum. Olivia Rodrigo performs the song toward the end of the concert, between “Deja Vu” and “Brutal.” “The Grudge” is one of the best songs onGUTS, possibly the best overall. However, the performance does not quite portray the masterpiece this song is. Rodrigo’s vocals are flawless, and she delivers a mesmerizing performance. However, sandwiched between two lively performances,Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tourportrays “The Grudge” as a filler song rather than one of Rodrigo’s best.
20Vampire
“Vampire” is the lead single on Olivia Rodrigo’sGUTSalbum, a song that begins as a ballad that eventually picks up as a melancholic pop-rock beat. Therefore, it is surprising to see that"Vampire" inOlivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tourdoes not showcase the song’s full potential. Olivia Rodrigo makes up for it with her enthusiasm and passion while performing, along with the red lighting that follows the song’s beat. However, it is just a little disappointing that Olivia Rodrigo did not do more with “Vampire” on the tour.
19Driver’s License
“Driver’s License” is Olivia Rodrigo’s lead single off her debut album,SOUR. The song broke many records at the time of its release in January 2021, includingbreaking the Spotify record for most streams for a song in a single week. Rodrigo performs this song on the piano with various light effects inOlivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour. It is a simple choice, but it pays off.Rodrigo’s performance of “Driver’s License” is filled with passion and heart, almost as if it is the first time she is singing the song live.
Olivia Rodrigo, Dan Nigro
Dan Nigro
As the song progresses, Rodrigo gets lost in the music, and the whole number portrays that the song is just as good as it was when it first released. Rodrigo pours her heart and soul into her performance of “Driver’s License,” making the song the best she possibly can for her tour. While “Driver’s License” is a heart-wrenching and passionate performance,there are many more exciting numbers inOlivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour, which is why the song is not particularly high on this list.
18Enough For You
“Enough for You” is another track fromSOUR, and easily one of the best on the album. Olivia Rodrigo delivers an excellent performance of the song inOlivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour, sitting on a lit-up crescent moon that flies around the arena, accompanied by glowing stars. It isa creative way to connect with audience members with higher seatswho might not get the best view when Rodrigo is on stage. Despite the heartfelt performance, it still feels somewhat redundant because Rodrigo just finished another song in the exact same setting.
Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Touris streaming on Netflix, while her first documentary,Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U (A SOUR Film)is available to stream on Disney+.
Although the logistics make sense, given that Olivia Rodrigo performs “Enough for You” for the second half of the arena,it still loses a bit of the magic because it follows the first song she performs with the same aesthetics. However, “Enough for You” fits best for this sequence. If Rodrigo performed the song elsewhere, it might not demonstrate the excellence of the track. “Enough for You” is still a clever and creative musical number, and a great song to utilize for this type of performance.
17Jealousy, Jealousy
“Jealousy, Jealousy” is the ninth track onSOUR, one of the few non-romantic songs of the album. InOlivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour, Rodrigo puts on an electrifying performance with one of her guitarists. She also uses this musical number as an opportunity to greet some of her fans with floor seats. It is an iconic performance that utilizes the best aspects of the song. The only reason why"Jealousy, Jealousy" is not ranked higher is simply becauseOlivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tourfeatures better performances, but “Jealousy, Jealousy” is not a disappointing musical number.
16Lacy
Lacy, the fourth track onGUTS, is a simple yet mesmerizing performance inOlivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour. It is risky to perform the song live, given its simplicity—the performance can easily become overkill if too much goes on. Thankfully, Olivia Rodrigo utilizes “Lacy” as the song should. Her dancers are part of the musical number, buttheir role enhances Rodrigo’s performance on a circular platform instead of having a theatrical choreographed performance. The live rendition of “Lacy” is the best song can be, and it is the ideal way to balance out more theatrical musical numbers.
15Good 4 U
“Good 4 U” is the third single on Olivia Rodrigo’sSOUR, and it is easily one of her most upbeat and fun songs. It is impossible not to sing and dance along as Rodrigo enthusiastically performs the song. “Good 4 U” also has an excellent matching performance; it is evident how comfortable Rodrigo is performing the song on stage. However,“Good 4 U” is also a safe performance—Rodrigo does not add or try anything new with the song. It is not necessarily bad, but there could have been more to expect, given how many times Rodrigo sang the song live.
