Halsey's Concert Film Showcases Her Rock Evolution
Halsey's first concert film, The Girl in the Tower, was shot across multiple European festival performances and spans her five studio albums. The 75-minute film premiered on YouTube on the fifth anniversary of her album If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power. It captures her intense stage presence and rock-oriented sound.
The concert film is structured around four thematic segments—The Mother, The Maiden, The Mage, and They're Raging at Me—with a set list reaching back across Halsey's 14-year recording career. Even her earlier pop hits are reworked with heavier guitar and drum arrangements, reflecting her stated shift away from the pop star identity she built with songs like "Closer" and "Without Me."
The project arrives five years after If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power, the album for which Halsey enlisted Nine Inch Nails members Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross to craft a blistering rock production. That record also spawned a separate, dialogue-light film exploring themes of motherhood, control, and perseverance—themes that carry into this live presentation.
This release could reshape how audiences perceive Halsey's artistic identity, potentially influencing streaming numbers and future tour demand. It may also signal a broader trend of pop artists reclaiming rock aesthetics as a statement of authenticity. For fans, the film offers a document of a transitional period in the artist's career, possibly strengthening community engagement and deepening the cultural conversation around genre fluidity in mainstream music.