At one point during the first show of her long-awaited Lux Tour on Monday night (Mar. 16), Rosalía told the Lyon crowd, in fluent French, that the evening was “really special” for her.

It’s easy to understand: this 51-date world tour is the biggest production the 33-year-old Barcelona native has ever staged and represents her first proper tour cycle since Motomami turned her into a global phenomenon in 2022. She’s spent the intervening years crafting Lux, and on Monday at the LDLC Arena, it became clear that she’d been dreaming about this night for a very long time.

“Special” would also be an apt way to describe the sheer ambition of the Lux Tour: structured in four acts plus an intermezzo, the show entertained 13,700 frequently screaming spectators for one hour and forty-five minutes, as Rosalía tirelessly shapeshifted from ballerina to nightclub provocateur to confessional penitent to winged angel across 24 songs. Choreographed by French collective (La) Horde and backed by a 22-piece classical orchestra, the production sits somewhere between grand opera and a rave—and the achievement is often staggering.

The Lux Tour is going to satisfy a lot of Rosalía devotees in the coming months, who will surely find their own favorite pockets of the setlist. And while fans should embrace the entire experience, the opening night provided some clear-cut highlights.

Here are the 8 best moments from the Lux Tour kickoff in Lyon on Monday night. For a full setlist of the show, click here. For a list of cities and dates, click here.