Fortitude Valley Music Hall is no stranger to loud crowds and late nights; the venue felt almost purpose built for the kind of sweaty, chaotic energy that came with this show.

Slayyyter is an artist who you can tell loves the entire craft that comes with being a musician. The way she pushes her musical talent, to the almost supernatural ability she has in commanding a crowd, it's really no wonder how she's selling out every stop on her Australian tour. And to think it all started with releasing music independently on SoundCloud in 2019, to now filling out Lollapalooza in 2026. This show was beyond incredible.

2charm opened the night, the perfect duo to set the energy for the night. Tim Nelson and Sam Netterfield both absolutely know how to do this. From whipping the crowd into a frenzy with their almost burlesque style choreography, synchronised and topless in footy shorts, they filled the room with an electric energy before Slayyyter had even introduced herself.

Their music feels like a celebration of both Australian queer and rave culture, particularly with the way they perform. It reminds you of a hot, sweaty rave in Brisbane -- the kind you don't care if the sun is coming up; all you know is that you need to groove. They were genuinely the best accompaniment for a musician like Slayyyter. If you ever need a taste of their performance style, ‘boyfriend’ is one of the absolute best places to start.

Slayyyter's live show felt like a rock opera, a tutorial in living your inner party girl and a night of karaoke therapy all rolled into one experience. The intro opened the set into a trance of prayer and whirling lights. An older-style American house as the backdrop of the scene within an Arizona desert. The band filled the stage before the reveal burst through the door: Slayyyter in a country flannel and ready to hit the crowd with the chart-topper ‘DANCE…’.

Most of her songs were reimagined on live instruments, transforming them into something closer to electroclash. You could hear the training Slayyyter has been putting in from the way she slipped growls and a few screams into the right moments, hitting the right notes while knowing exactly when to push her vocals further.

‘CRANK’ pt 2 was the highlight for me. It felt like the opening statement of the entire set, letting you know that the show was more about the experience. You're not going to experience the same Slayyyter you'd heard on record; you're going to experience what it's like to live her party girl life. The following song, ‘YES GODDD’, was a merciless dive into heavy punk. Hearing Slayyyter perform the toughest growls of the night made the song feel like a direct plea for everyone to throw down in a mosh pit.

Every reinvention, scream and costume change (there were two, by the way) felt like another step deeper into the realistic experience of being the ‘Wor$t Girl In The World’. The original vibes of the music were all there, but the live band gave them a completely different life. They were transformed into something louder, heavier and wilder.

There was never a moment Slayyyter felt disconnected from the audience. Whether she was encouraging the venue to scream with her or simply letting everyone lose themselves in the music, she knew exactly when to push and when to let the crowd take over. It made the show feel less like you were watching a performance and more like you'd been invited to live a new life.

By the end of the night, it was hard not to think of how far Slayyyter has come. From the humble beginnings of independently releasing on SoundCloud, to playing sold out venues and igniting festival crowds. There's this clear aura that none of this has happened by accident. Slayyyter has such respect for the spectacle of being a pop star just as much as the music itself, and that respect is put into every part of her performance.

Fortitude Valley Music Hall didn't just get a Slayyyter concert, it got the story of her party girl life in its loud, chaotic, emotionally destructive and completely unapologetic form. The entire night felt like a celebration of what happens when an artist fully commits to the world they've created. If this is who she is now, it's hard not to be excited about where Slayyyter takes things next.

Words By Olivia Morgan

Images By Kaitlyn Muro