On Wednesday night, the rare stretch of November rain that had lingered over Los Angeles for days finally lifted, giving way to a nice golden glow as thousands of fans streamed into Crypto.com Arena on Nov. 19 for Sabrina Carpenter’s third of six sold-out shows on the Short N’ Sweet Tour.

“Welcome to the first dry L.A. show of the Short N’ Sweet Tour!” Carpenter said with a wide grin. “You guys checked the weather out, you got really lucky. Today’s beautiful, and you’re all looking really pretty too.”

The line set the tone for a night that felt charmed from the start. Glitter in the air, perfume drifting through the concourse, babydoll dresses and baby-blue outfits everywhere. Girl groups spilled into the arena arm-in-arm, recreating Carpenter’s old tour looks and snapping photos under the pink lights. More than anything, the energy felt like a collective exhale. For two hours, the outside world melted away. Inside, it was pure, sparkly joy.

Carpenter’s stage is built like a 1970s variety show with warm lighting, sitcom-style transitions, and a house set that shifts with each emotional turn. She opened with “Taste” before sliding into “Good Graces,” “Manchild,” and “Slim Pickins,” the crowd screaming every lyric loud enough to shake the floors.

Before moving deeper into the set, Carpenter paused for one of the night’s most memorable moments, reflecting on her decade-long relationship with Los Angeles stages.

“The first time I ever played a show in Los Angeles was at The Roxy,” she began, scanning the arena. “It was like you guys right up front, that was basically the whole show. And over the last ten years, we played The Roxy, then The Fonda, then The Wiltern, then we played The Wiltern again, then we went to The Greek. And then we came here last year. Wow.”

She let the crowd cheer before continuing. “It’s been a year since we’ve been able to be on this tour and come back to you and end it all here. Every night, I’ve been extra observant, watching every detail of this show, trying to remember everything about it. And I think the crowds have definitely been the most memorable part, maybe because I’ve never actually watched the show.”

It was classic Sabrina: sincere, a little funny, and deeply aware of how much this moment means to her and to the fans who’ve followed her rise.

Throughout the night, she floated through four outfit changes, each one cuter than the last — from a glowing soft-green jumpsuit to a shimmering doll-like mini dress that lit up under the stage lights. When Carpenter unveiled the city-centric bodysuit she was wearing beneath a bedazzled bath towel ( a recurring bit during her Short n’ Sweet tour), the freeways and main drags of Los Angeles shimmered across the fitted black one-piece.

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At one point, she looked out at the crowd and laughed, “Oh my god, everyone just looks so cute tonight in babydoll dresses. I even see recreations of outfits I’ve worn in the past!”

And she wasn’t exaggerating. Everywhere you looked, fans twirled in blue bows, satin skirts, glitter makeup, and outfits pulled straight from her iconic looks over the years. One of the most charming moments came during the now-trademark “arrest someone for being too damn hot” bit — this time choosing her own opener, Raven Lynnae.

“Raven, you are too damn hot,” Carpenter declared. “What’s your last name?”

“Carpenter,” Raven shot back.

“Are we married?”

“Yes.”

“Oh wow,” Sabrina laughed, “I like the fact that you move so fast.”

The entire arena erupted, which was a perfect blend of Carpenter’s humor, camp, and onstage magnetism.

Halfway through, the crowd geared up for the beloved Spin the Bottle segment, where a surprise song is chosen at random. The bottle landed on “Go Go Juice.”

From there, she breezed through “Tornado Warnings,” “because i liked a boy,” “Nonsense,” “Dumb & Poetic,” “Juno,” and “Please Please Please.” The house set shifted around her: a bathroom scene for “Sharpest Tool,” a bedroom vignette for “Lie to Girls / decode,” and warm, honey-toned lighting for “Coincidence,” which felt like a communal campfire sing-along.

She closed with “Tears” and “Don’t Smile” before stepping offstage, returning moments later to thunderous screams for the encore. “Espresso,” the Grammy-sweeping hit that skyrocketed her into pop’s top tier, was the only possible finale, jittery, flirtatious, a little chaotic, and completely euphoric. The arena seemed to be floating.

In the end, Carpenter didn’t wrap the night with a grand speech, just her signature mix of sincerity and self-awareness. After taking in the roaring crowd, she admitted, “This was a magical night for me; you, the audience, were the best part.”