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Lily Allen defends length of West End Girl shows: ‘I don’t want anyone to feel ripped off’

Singer has likened live show to theatre rather than a conventional concert but fans have criticised the performances and lack of crowd interaction Lily Allen has defended the live tour of her latest album West End Girl, after fans complained about feeling short-changed by the 55-minute shows that have no crowd interaction. Allen is currently on the UK leg of the world tour for the album that was inspired by her divorce from the actor David Harbour. The show sees her perform the 45-minute album in its entirety, without speaking to the crowd or performing any of her back catalogue. The singer has likened the show to theatre rather than a conventional concert, telling Elle last year that it would “feel more like a Broadway-esque one-woman show, with really interesting set design. There’ll be no band and no dancers.” But some fans are complaining that the 55-minute show is too short to justify the ticket prices. Tickets for her shows at London’s O2 Arena have been about £100, while tickets for the upcoming Australian leg range from $110 to $400 for VIP packages. “I know that it said ‘Lily Allen performs West End Girl’ but it didn’t say ‘Lily Allen ONLY performs West

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Lily Allen defends length of West End Girl shows: ‘I don’t want anyone to feel ripped off’

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Lily Allen defends length of West End Girl shows: ‘I don’t want anyone to feel ripped off’

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