Fifteen years after a 13-year-old Rebecca Black uploaded a song called Friday to YouTube and watched it detonate across the internet, she's headed to San Francisco's Castro Theatre with a sold-out, all-ages show built around her self-released sophomore album, Age of the Exhibitionist. The stop lands at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, and it arrives during what's being described as a career-defining rebrand for an artist who spent her teenage years absorbing online hate for a song that just wouldn't quit.
A Sophomore Album Built On Her Own Terms
Age of the Exhibitionist is Black's second full-length album, following up on her 2023 debut Let Her Burn, and according to the event listing from apeconcerts.com, the record is self-released and out now. The listing points to a run of full-throttle tracks leading the project, including “Speakerphone,” “Hot Wet Delirious,” “Michael.” and “Anaheim Star.” Black also recently wrapped a crowd-pleasing run opening for Katy Perry's Lifetimes tour and made her Boiler Room debut, both cited in the same listing.
Out describes the project as featuring a wide range of genres and unapologetic queerness. Out also notes that Black came out in 2020 and has since become more open about her life in her work.
Sonically, A Step Away From Hyperpop
Critics are framing the new record as a tonal shift. In its review, Pitchfork writes that Black has sanded down the hyperpop hamminess of Let Her Burn in favor of smoother, more digestible dance-pop, calling Age of the Exhibitionist a giddy electro-pop concoction with frisky, hedonistic dreams. The outlet reports the album was created with producers including Nightfeelings, Oscar Scheller and atlgrandma.
That evolution tracks with how Black has talked about the pressure of chasing virality. In a conversation about the fifteenth anniversary of Friday, she told Billboard, “Artists lose grip on who they are or what they're meant to be just because they're trying to recapture that number.” The same Billboard piece notes she's since returned as a respected artist and DJ, collaborating with names like Slayyyter, Dillon Brady, Dorian Electra and Big Freedia.
Fifteen Years Since Friday
The Castro Theatre date doubles as a milestone marker. Per the venue listing, the show celebrates 15 years since Black's viral debut single Friday, which, according to Billboard's retrospective, was released on YouTube when she was just 13 years old and has since been certified Platinum.
Where To See The Show
The Castro Theatre sits at 429 Castro St. in San Francisco, where the box office is located, according to thecastro.com. The venue notes that tickets are generally sold on a no-refunds, no-exchanges and no-cancellations basis, though shows that are canceled or rescheduled may qualify for a refund through the original point of purchase.
For fans who can't get into the sold-out room, Black is also offering a physical keepsake of the era: a metallic gold vinyl pressing of Age of the Exhibitionist that comes in gatefold packaging with an exclusive poster, according to her official site, rebeccablack.co. That edition is expected to ship by early November 2026.
