Audrey Hobert Brings The Met Philadelphia to Its Knees
Written by Ash Schnoor on July 20, 2026
Audrey Hobert didn’t walk onto the stage of The Met Philadelphia on June 10th. She descended it. Draped in a oversized coat, she opened her set from the front of the iconic venue before a single note had even played. The crowd was already completely hers.
She opened with “I Like to Touch People,” “Drive,” and “Wet Hair,” easing the room into her world with that mix of intimacy and playfulness she does so well. By “Bowling Alley,” The Met was absolutely unhinged. The kind of loud that you feel in your chest. It was clear this was a fan favorite, and every single person in that room had been waiting to scream it live.
Between songs, Hobert took time to actually talk to the crowd. She got candid about how she sees herself as no different from anyone in that room, that any one of us could be where she is one day. Coming from her, it didn’t feel like a rehearsed line. It felt true.
Midway through the set she played an unreleased song, then turned to the crowd with a straightforward ask: “Would you guys be a big help and start demanding that song on social media? It’s a huge help for my career.” The crowd was more than happy to comply. “Thirst Trap,” “Sex and the City,” “Shooting Star,” and “Phoebe” kept things moving before “Punkrocker (Audrey)” and “Chateau” pulled the room into something that felt bigger and more emotional.
Then came “Sue Me.” If “Bowling Alley” broke the room open, “Sue Me” set it on fire. The crowd matched every word at full volume, and Hobert looked like she was having the time of her life.
She closed with “Silver Jubilee,” but not before telling the crowd something that stopped everyone in their tracks: the song is about Philadelphia. The room erupted. It was so exciting singing a song in the city it was written about. She left the stage, but not after quickly being chanted back on for a reprise of “Sue Me.” She asked everyone to put their phones away for it, and somehow, they actually did. What followed was one of those live music moments that is impossible to recreate on a screen.
Audrey Hobert left The Met having proven exactly what she told us. She is no different from anyone in that crowd. She just also happens to be one of the most captivating performers to come through Philadelphia in a long time.
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