Stella Donnelly helps kick off Friday at End of the Road with her "best show of the tour so far"

31 August 2018, 13:50 | Written by Laurence Day

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Fremantle-raised singer/songwriter Stella Donnelly helped kickstart Friday at End of the Road 2018 with a packed-out set at the Tipi Stage.

Blending hard-hitting cuts about sexual assault and doomed relationships with A+ banter, Donnelly kept the audience in the palm of her hand throughout the 30-minute set. Simultaneously hilarious and devastating, it was no easy feat to craft such a captivating presence in such a large space all by herself (the solo show just used vocals and sparse electric guitar), but she did so with aplomb - and the throngs that fed the Tipi Stage to capacity, for the first act of the day no less, were rewarded with a vintage performance.

"It was overwhelming!" Donnelly admitted to us afterwards, adding that it was "the best show of the tour so far."

End of the Road Festival continues on Friday 31 August with headline sets from Jeff Tweedy and St Vincent.