It’s the second last show of Audrey Nuna’s Trench World Tour, and it also marks her first show in Australia as she touches down in Sydney for a packed Sunday night show in Sydney. Oxford Art Factory is already at capacity while 1300 are hyping the crowd and getting the energy levels up on a very rainy and cold evening. With just a drummer on stage, Audrey Nuna walks out and stands centre stage for opening song “Locket” before going straight into “IdgaF” and Dance Dance Dance”. “This is my first ever time performing in Australia. This is actually my first time visiting Australia. And this is actually my first headline tour ever” she exclaimed to the very excited crowd who were ready to take in every word she said. 

The show was split into four distinct sections broken up by interludes and costume changes, with a storyline that she later explained to be about a girl stuck in a tower that finds some hidden tunnels and makes her escape to freedom. It’s a very theatrical show for a small venue like Oxford Art Factory, but Audrey is so captivating and guided every single member of the audience through the 70 minute show with absolute star power. “Ca$h”, “sardines” and “Space” were early favourites in the set, with her introducing the latter by asking “where’s my people who cry in the shower?”.

While the show had its sonical ebbs and flows through her hip hop, electronic and melodic material, the energy never seemed to die. There was just something about this show that felt so electric and special, and every person was locked in with her. 

As we got to the final section of the show, Audrey returned to the stage with these big mechanical looking glove claws on and she gave her absolute all for “Baby OG”, “Mine” and “damn right”, which made this little venue feel like a goddamn arena. Abruptly leaving the stage, the audience waited around and chanted for more, but that was it. Honestly you didn’t blame them for thinking there was maybe one final encore, especially with her recent involvement with the KPop Demon Hunters Soundtrack which sees her sitting at Number 1 on the ARIA charts for single and album. But sadly there was no homage to HUNTRIX, and she was really finished for the night. 

The Trench World Tour was small on scale, but truly showcased Audrey Nuna’s artistry and trajectory with big visions in her sight. And I think everyone that witnessed this special debut Australian show knows that they will never see her in venues like that again.