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Miley's Hollywood Bowl shows

Pop culture · Heat 1.7 / 10 · 4 shows · 30m airtime

Miley Cyrus performed sold-out shows at the Hollywood Bowl on Friday and Sunday in October 2026. After the Friday show, fans online criticized her for not singing all the words and letting the crowd sing Party in the USA. At the Sunday show she addressed the criticism and said she nearly ran away instead of taking the stage. She has said in interviews she is unsure whether she wants to keep performing. The discussion is about whether a performer should say that out loud to a paying audience.

How 4 podcasts covered it

  1. The TMZ Podcast, 2026-10-19 (7:05 to 9:38)
    Adds Cyrus saying she nearly ran away
    Recaps the two Hollywood Bowl nights and the online criticism, then adds Cyrus's onstage remark that she nearly ran away rather than play the second show, and that she called the coverage clickbait.
    New angle: Cyrus told the crowd she nearly ran away instead of taking the stage for the second show.
  2. Pop Culture Crisis, 2026-10-19 (51:34 to 1:05:51)
    Plays the on-stage reply to fan backlash
    Recaps the Hollywood Bowl weekend and the backlash over skipped lyrics, plays the on-stage response, and reads a viral fan video. The new material is reaction and argument about fan entitlement, not a development in the story.
  3. Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald, 2026-10-20 (35:37 to 38:05)
    Recaps the Bowl shows and the quit remark
    Recaps the Friday Hollywood Bowl show and the online criticism over Party in the USA, then the Sunday address. Stays with the hosts' view that a performer should not tell a paying crowd she may quit.
    New angle: Miley Cyrus performed sold-out shows at the Hollywood Bowl.
  4. Chicks in the Office, 2026-10-21 (1:30:32 to 1:38:12)
    Retells both sides of the Bowl backlash
    Takes a listener voicemail about the Hollywood Bowl backlash and works through both sides: the mic-holding and skipped choruses versus the show being a Bass Persuades set, not a hits tour. Retells the criticism and Miley's second-night response without adding to the record.
  5. Chicks in the Office, 2026-10-23 (1:41:38 to 1:44:30)
    Recounts seeing Cyrus at the Hollywood Bowl
    Jackie Tohn recounts seeing Cyrus at the Hollywood Bowl: walking through the crowd, crying, telling the audience she is working on her mental health. A first-hand retelling of the same show, with no new development, then a turn to Cyrus songs on the Nobody Wants This soundtrack.
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