Phoebe Bridgers Tour Sends Fans Into Existential Crisis After They Realize They’ve Seen the Same Setlist in Three Different Emotional Breakups
LOS ANGELES — The internet is collectively losing it this week as Phoebe Bridgers’ latest tour sweeps through major cities, leaving a trail of tear-stained phone screens and newly revived group chats in its wake. The irony? Fans are realizing that every show feels like a time capsule from their most miserable moments—whether it was a 2019 breakup, a pandemic-era existential spiral, or that time they cried in a Walmart parking lot to “Motion Sickness.” Meme historians are calling this the “Mourning Doves Effect”: a phenomenon where Bridgers’ setlist, which hasn’t changed much since 2017, becomes a hilarious and relatable loop of emotional déjà vu. One viral tweet reads, “I’ve seen Phoebe three times and I’ve cried to the same song about her dad three times. At this point, I think *I’m* the ghost being haunted.”