The band riffed on their guitars, the Kia Forum was jumping and sparks came from the fake transmission tower on stage: Beabadoobee was clearly in her element. They’re playing “In Motion,” a song off her new record “Pylon.”

The energy was palpable at beabadoobee’s Los Angeles show Wednesday. She performed on an elaborate set with powerlines — a nod to the title of the tour — shrubs and a road that led to nowhere. The crowd was buzzing with excitement as the songs filled the room; a sea of black leather and earth tones bounced throughout the venue.

Before she and the band came on, alt-rock artist Wisp opened with a sonically similar set to beabadoobee. She wore white and sported a guitar with Hello Kitty on it and expressed her gratitude to be playing at the famed venue.

After a brief pause, beabadoobee and the rest of her posse entered the stage, instruments in hand. Within a few songs, she performed fan favorites like “Apple Cider” alongside newer material like “Radio.” Both songs had added intensity live, relying on a more unpolished, guitar-heavy sound rather than simply recreating the recordings. The tone of both felt more like a guitar jam session than a polished arena performance.

The crowd was invested in the set from the get-go, and the energy both on and off stage was palpable. A fan project even illuminated the Forum: Rainbow tape was passed out to crowd members to put over their phone lenses, creating a colorful, iridescent sea of light in the crowd.

Her performance of “Care” was a standout, with what felt like the whole venue singing along. Guitarists Jason Vance Harris and Eliana Sewell were riffing on their guitars, reinvigorating each note. All these aspects made the song feel even bigger than the recorded version.

As a throwback, she played her viral song “Coffee” on acoustic guitar, a tribute to her humble beginnings as an artist and subsequent launch into stardom.

She also played two unreleased songs: “The Road,” a musical sister to “Everyday is a Winding Road” by Sheryl Crow, and “Lemon to my Lime,” which had an almost country feeling. The unreleased songs offered a reminder of how the concert was not just an exhibition of her existing music, but a preview of what is to come.

“Satellite” was another highlight, with beabadoobee singing into a payphone onstage before the song erupted into a guitar-heavy performance. Lights flickered around the stage, and the band fed off of each other’s energy as the crowd danced along. 

There was a great balance between their theatricality and musical skills. While the elaborate set and lighting added to the performance, the chemistry between the band members was what made the song come alive.

At the end of the concert, beabadoobee surprised the crowd by bringing a magician, Skylar Jade, onstage. She had each band member type a random number into a calculator and multiply them by each other. A number was randomly chosen to be subtracted from the band’s product, and the final answer was revealed: 10,211,040. This number corresponded to Oct. 21 at 10:40 p.m., the exact date and time the answer was revealed.

While this moment was out of the blue and a bit random, it goes to show that beabadoobee has figured out how to make an enormous arena into a more intimate, communal experience. Despite the venue’s expansive scale, she’s managed to keep the same energy as her past, smaller tours.

Nevertheless, at times, the “Powerlines Tour” occasionally overwhelmed itself with its own production, making the quieter moments feel more effective by comparison. The lights were strobing for a large chunk of the night, and while the set design was impressive, beabadoobee was at her most compelling under a single spotlight, showing off her musical talents.

For this reason, “the way things go” was a standout moment. Contrasted against her heavier indie-rock songs, the production was stripped back, and the lights dimmed. The audience sang along with her almost as loud as she was singing, bringing back the intimacy and camaraderie that she’s known for in her sets. She proved she doesn’t need elaborate props or overdone showmanship to hold the attention of a crowd of thousands.

By the end of the night, under golden light while playing “Beaches,” beabadoobee proved that she could fill a venue without sacrificing the qualities that make her music popular. Powerlines, flashing lights and a fake road made the concert level up to arena status, but the quiet moments were the most engaging. Spectacle has never been beabadoobee’s main draw — it’s the connection with her audience.