Lorde plays “What was that” in a park

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Lorde made a surprise appearance in New York by asking her fans to join her ” in the park ยป.

Tuesday, Lorde sent a message to her fans, asking them to find her “ in the park ยป. Those who understood have gone en masse to the Washington Square Park in New York, in southern Manhattan. The crowd surrounded the star, which stood on a platform while the speakers behind it broadcast its new single, “ What was that ยป.

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A previous rally had been interrupted by the forest guards and the local police, who announced to the people gathered that the event was canceled. About at the same time, Lorde wrote on Instagram: ” Oh my god @Thepark the cops prevent us from playing I am really amazed to see how much you are !! But they tell me you have to disperse yourself … I'm really sorry. ยปยป

In a statement, a DCPI spokesperson said that ” The officers were alerted to an unscheduled event inside the park ยปAround 6:47 p.m. Tuesday. “” A sound license and a park permit are necessary to organize a concert in a park in the city of New York. This individual had neither. The event organizers were informed that they could not occur and they left. ยปยป

At the beginning of the month, Lorde revealed ” What was that In his very first Tiktok video. In this video, we see her walking in the same park and listening to an extract from the single. She has since announced that she would release the first single from her fourth album on April 25.

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