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Icona Pop
CFG Bank Arena — Baltimore, MD
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About Icona Pop

Icona Pop is a Swedish-American pop duo made up of Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo. They broke through in 2012 with I Love It, a bratty breakup anthem that became impossible to avoid and somehow still sounds fresh. The song's DNA is pure spite wrapped in sticky synth-pop hooks, and it introduced their brand of gleeful, no-filter pop sensibility. Beyond that breakthrough, they've spent the last decade refining a formula of catchy, radio-friendly songs built on the kind of production that sounds like it was designed for crowded venues and car speakers. Girlfriend and We Got Love followed in that same vein—aggressively upbeat tracks built for people who want pop music that doesn't apologize for wanting you to dance. They're not reinventing anything. They're just very good at what they do: making songs that feel like they were written specifically to annoy your ex.

Their shows run on pure audience participation. Every song becomes a sing-along, especially I Love It, which crowds clearly need therapeutically. They keep energy sharp and feed off the room. Don't expect introspection or staging tricks. Just a duo getting drunk on the fact that people are yelling their lyrics back at them.

Known for I Love It, Girlfriend, We Got Love, All Night, Drunk in Love

Icona Pop + Baltimore

Icona Pop brought their particular brand of pop-punk catharsis to M&T Bank Stadium back in 2015, working through a setlist that balanced their biggest moments with deeper cuts. They opened with the propulsive "All Night" before settling into "We Got the World" and "In the Stars," letting the crowd marinate in some of their more introspective material. By the time they hit "I Love It" to close things out, they'd walked the line between arena-sized production and the scrappy energy that made them worth caring about in the first place.

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Live Music in Baltimore

Baltimore's music scene is built on soul, R&B, and indie rock—there's a certain resistance to slick pop here, which makes Icona Pop's arrival interesting. The city's audiences respect earnestness and craft, and Caroline Hjelt and Mikaela Straus deliver both, even if wrapped in glossy production. It's a clash that could work.

Baltimore road trip to see Icona Pop?

Stay in Canton or Federal Hill—both neighborhoods have the restaurants and bars worth spending time in. Try Alma Cocina for Peruvian fare or Pabu for Japanese if you want something substantial before the show. Walk around the Inner Harbor, grab coffee at a local roaster. The Walters Art Museum is genuinely excellent and free. Check out what's at The Lyric or Hippodrome if there's live music the nights before or after. Baltimore's best asset is that it doesn't feel overly polished—the authenticity matches the vibe of a band like Journey.

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