Phoebe Green performs a delicate hometown show
The Mancunian returned to familiar soil for her penultimate tour date.
Photo: Sara Carpentieri
Having been signed to a label, released an album, then subsequently doing the daunting task of going at it solo, Phoebe Green is no stranger to performing live. However, this time around, it’s all down to her, and this tour marked her first time without the support of a record label.
If 2025 has proven anything, it’s that Phoebe doesn’t need a label: in every sense of the word. The star pushes herself into the alt-pop sphere on her latest EP The Container, while still not being confined to one genre.
Translated live, Phoebe created an intimate, tight-knit set-up for her Deaf Institute show, bringing everyone together — quite literally, as I had a coincidental reunion with a friend from university just before the show (it had been some five or so years).
Starting her set with latest EP track Precious Things before delving into debut studio album titular track Lucky Me and then a memorable performance of What Are You Doing, Phoebe truly proved that, even sans label, she’s still got all the star quality.
The best moment of the night, however, is the tender and heartfelt performance of I Could Love You, her first proper ‘love song’ and dedicated to her girlfriend, Olive, who she performed it in front of for the first time this tour. The silence of the crowd and the silky, smooth vocals combined to create something truly ethereal and magical; if Phoebe has one song that sets her apart from her peers, it is, without a doubt, this one.
Pockets of joy come from standalone single So Grown Up and her first single on a label, Dreaming Of, which, as expected, translated so effortlessly live that I found myself almost in a hypnotic state. Even if you haven’t been in a relationship you knew wasn’t right, you’ll know exactly how it feels.
Highlights from the night come from 2019 single Easy Peeler, a track that put Phoebe on the indie map, the groovy Reinvent, and the final track IDK, closing off an intimate and unforgettable performance.
