Ever wonder what stars get up to before opening at Madison Square Garden? Suki Waterhouse gave us the inside scoop as we followed her every step of the way before she hit the stage for New York night 2 of the “Matter Of Time Tour” with Laufey. From getting her glam done to slipping into designer ensembles and running into fellow stars backstage—all with a little pilates in between—there’s no shortage of action for Waterhouse before the singing even begins.

Take a scroll through Waterhouse’s photo diary below.

“A very normal getting ready picture. Sometimes you just have to lounge on a desk before a big night.”

“Soundcheck at these arenas is so surreal. And very cold on both nights at MSG! I had to get bundled up.”

“We wanted to do something really special for these shows with the hair styling. My hair stylist Emily who I’ve worked with for ages came up with this Brigitte Bardot inspired look.”

“All the looks for this tour somehow fit inside this one wardrobe case. We do have a few plastic bins full of coats though!” 

“It’s not every day you get to do a pilates workout in full glam at MSG. I had to take advantage of this special opportunity…”

“Some nights we are lucky enough to run into Mei Mei during our walk to stage!!”

“And other nights, you run into Laufey’s special guests backstage like the gorgeous PinkPantheress. I’m obsessed!!”

“I loved this Gucci look for night 2. I wasn’t totally sold on the bow in my hair though and ended up taking it out right before we went on. We can’t have it flying off stage now!”

“Walking to stage!”

“Had to get one last photo before we went on. My tour manager was telling me it’s time to go!!”

Photography Sofia Malamute (photos 1-6, 9-10) / Kathryn Hoy (photos 7-8)

Styling Cassy Meier

Looks Gucci

Hair Emily Blair

Makeup Maria Riskakis