From the moment Chinouriri launched into opener “Garden of Eden,” her stage presence was undeniable. Treating the intimate surroundings of Shoreditch Town Hall like an arena or stadium (places she has become familiar with), she boasted the mic stand moves of a rockstar, while industrial fans were positioned either side of the stage for optimal hairography. Chinouriri is a performer who relishes the stage; when she took moments to survey the crowd, their fervor was topped only by her own joy.

The evening featured a special treat for fans in the form of the unreleased track “AAAHHH!!!” First included in the setlist when Rachel supported Florence + the Machine on tour earlier this year, “AAAHHH!!!” has been sneaking its way into her performances for the past few months. Boasting elements of new wave and jangling alt-pop, it draws new influences into Chinouriri’s music, evoking bands like The Cure. Chinouriri was only too keen to tease new material: “I’ve been in L.A. for three months this year,” she told the crowd about her sophomore LP. “I was worried about forgetting lyrics, but it’s because I’ve been writing some things…,” she teased. 

“To every single person in this room, I love you all,” Chinouriri told the audience ahead of “So My Darling,” one of her breakthrough hits. It’s a song that’s been with her for over a decade, and it has morphed into a tender celebration of her fans and their journey. “To make something like this [show] happen, and to spend this night with you, I will always be grateful; whether it’s just one of you or five of you, I will always be so grateful because there was me at 17 making a song wondering where it would take me, and I didn’t think it’d get me here.”

There are some lines in live shows that become meme-worthy moments, with fans ready and waiting to scream back specific lyrics at the top of their lungs: Whether it’s belting “Blah, blah, blah!” during Laufey’s “From the Start”, or screaming “Useless!” during Sabrina Carpenter’s “Manchild”. The latest addition to that list? Chinouriri’s “Can We Talk About Isaac?”, which earned a huge shout-along of: “He’s so perfect, God, I hate him”. 

Following a short and sweet introduction for “All I Ever Asked” (“in a roundabout way, just to sum up the story: delete Hinge; it’s terrible!”) Rachel launched into her penultimate tune, a powerhouse single that sounds even better with an audience singing back the “Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo” riff, followed by the zippy “Never Need Me”, a slice of indie that demands undivided attention.