The star also revealed that she's going on a proper tour this fall.
By Hannah Dailey
Phoebe Bridgers is finally back, but only on her terms. Following a series of small, top secret pop-up shows across the country, the indie rock idol just played her biggest solo concert in years at Madison Square Garden — under the strict condition that the thousands of fans in New York City lock away their phones in special pouches and discard of any writing utensils upon entry.
Such precautions were put in place to prevent any of Bridgers’ unreleased material — much of which she played Thursday night (June 4) — from winding up online ahead of her yet-to-be-announced, widely rumored third solo album. Even allowing journalists on the premises was major, as media hadn’t had access to her prior hush-hush acoustic sets in southern and midwestern America over the past few weeks.
But after securing promises that no new song titles or lyrics would be published in post-show coverage, her team allowed Billboard into the arena to witness exactly what magic Bridgers has been brewing after spending about two years out of the spotlight, and three times that amount of time without releasing a followup to her sophomore effort, Punisher.
