Charli XCX performed a rave-inspired rendition of ‘Von Dutch’ and ‘Guess’ at the 2025 Grammy Awards, filling the stage with underwear as well as some familiar faces – watch footage of the moment below.To mark her debut at the awards show last night (February 2), Charli promised to perform the “least Grammy appropriate” songs in a video intro, warning viewers to “expect to be a little bit upset, honestly”.She began by stepping out of a car with an “XCX” number plate clad in a denim two-piece and a fur coat, before being handed an Aperol Spritz and launching into ‘Von Dutch’ in a parking lot.She then made her way to the stage alongside Alex Consani and Gabbriette Bechtel, the models featured in her ‘360’ video—which earned a nod for Record of the Year.
Strutting through a parade of people, she was later flanked by friends onstage, including The Dare and Julia Fox, with the ‘Apple’ singer gyrating and crawling across the floor.WE JUST WITNESSED THE BEST GRAMMY PERFORMANCE IN HISTORY, CHARLI XCX YOU’RE THE MUSIC INDUSTRY pic.twitter.com/FDilSsmrfz— leon (@skyferrori) February 3, 2025CHARLI XCX BEING THE PERFORMER OF THE CENTURY pic.twitter.com/HIEWYxSAls— leon (@skyferrori) February 3, 2025Throughout her performance of ‘Guess’, underwear reigned down from the ceiling in a nod to the video for the ‘Brat’ deluxe edition track ‘Guess’, in which 10,000 pairs of underwear were used – including in a scene where collaborator Billie Eilish crashes into a pile of it while driving a bulldozer.Per PinkNews, the underwear is set to be donated to domestic violence survivors through the charity I Support The Girls after her performance, a move that follows Charli using her fashion credentials to implore brands who send her clothing to.
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