Late last month, the quickly-rising alt icon, Violent Vira, performed for a packed out Electric Ballroom as part of her first ever UK run, in support of Kim Dracula’s 2026 European tour. Combining her dark, distorted sound with confessional lyrics of obsession, sin and desire, I felt genuine chills every time she snapped from her hushed vocals into a raw visceral scream.
Despite being an opener, it was clear the crowd already knew and loved her. I never thought I’d hear so many grown men chant together “You know what a girl like me really wants right now”… but that’s the power of Violent Vira’s rapid growth from an internet buzz to a solid and commanding live act.
Violent Vira: Website / Instagram
Photography and review by Karina Pishori
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