Charli xcx had a very special guest for her Primavera Sound set in Barcelona at the Parc del Fòrum on Thursday night (June 5). On opening night of the festival, Chappell Roan shocked the crowd when she showed up to expertly do the viral “Apple” dance during Charli’s set.
In fan video of the moment, Chappell, wearing a grey skirt and black top covered by a cut-up sweatshirt, slapped on a pair of oversized bug-eye glasses as she joyously bounced along to the song from Charli’x Brat album along with a handful of other fans from what looked like a balcony. Roan lip synched along to the lyrics “I think the apple’s rotten right to the core/ From all the things passed down/ From all the apples coming before” while doing the dance’s signature hand jive.
The footage was shared on the big screens flanking the stage, which made the crowd go wild. Roan appeared to be loving it and Charli also seemed elated by the A-list pop in, shouting, “Make some f–king noise right now! Chappell I f–kin’ love you b–ch!” as Roan shook her butt for the camera. Roan will get her chance on stage at Primavera when she headlines on Saturday night (June 7).
The special moment came 20 songs into Charli’s 31-song setlist as part of a tradition during the singer’s Brat-era shows when the camera finds someone in the crowd to do the dance. Roan isn’t the only fellow star to take on the challenge, either. To date, everyone from BLACKPINK’s ROSE to Clairo, Foo Fighters singer Dave Grohl and daughter Harper, Stephen Colbert, Ashley Tisdale, Cara Delevingne, Kerry Washington, Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos, Joe Jonas, Jessica Alba and many more have taken a swing at the choreo created by TikToker Kelley Heyer.
In addition to Roan, Saturday night’s Primavera Sound lineup also features Haim, Beach House, Stereolab, Sabrina Carpenter, Wet Leg and TV on the Radio, among others.
