Singer-songwriter Olivia Dean turned her own concert into a watch party for a few seconds this week. Right before she kicked into her biggest hit, the British artist spotted something on a screen or got word from backstage — England had just scored in the World Cup. And she didn’t hold back.
A clip posted by her team shows Dean jumping around the stage, arms up, yelling, “England just scored. Yeah!” before launching straight into “Man I Need.” The moment happened during a stop on her Art of Loving Live Tour, likely the June 17 show. She was celebrating one of Harry Kane’s two goals, according to match reports, though the video doesn’t specify which one.
Timing is everything
The footage surfaced just ahead of England’s next group stage match against Ghana on Tuesday, June 23. That’s a big one for the Three Lions, and Dean’s reaction clips have been making the rounds online as fans get hyped for it. The original post came from her official HQ page, so this wasn’t some fan-caught blurry phone video. It’s a produced, intentional share — which makes it even funnier that she looks that genuinely amped.
Dean is deep into the European leg of her current tour right now. She started the run April 22 in Glasgow, and after back-to-back nights at Marlay Park in Dublin, she’s got a few weeks off before heading to North America. That stretch kicks off in San Francisco and includes a four-night stand at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Then it’s over to Australia and New Zealand. Fifty-four shows total across three legs. She’s going to be tired. But at least she’s mixing in some World Cup breaks.
This whole tour supports her second album, The Art of Loving, which dropped September 26, 2025. It’s got songs like “So Easy (To Fall in Love),” “Lady Lady,” and “Nice to Each Other” — but “Man I Need” is the one that really caught fire. Her debut, Messy, came out two years before, and before that she had four EPs. She’s been grinding for a minute, and the album cycle has pushed her into a bigger spotlight. Enough that she can pause a sold-out show to scream about soccer and nobody minds.
If England wins the whole thing, Dean might have to do this again on stage somewhere. At an MSG show? That would be a scene.
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