After spending most of 2024 on the road, Olivia Rodrigo is back home. However, her time off brings a gentle reminder that she should take it easy for now. “I’m as sick as a dog,” she says between coughs.

Generation Z’s preeminent rock star is taking a well-deserved break. Her world tour in support of the second album Innards was her biggest in every sense, playing arenas for the first time and entering new markets, including performances in Asia and Australia. Her 95 shows this year were attended by 1.4 million people and have surpassed $186.6 million, making it the highest-grossing tour by any artist born this century.

To mark the end of the 2024 shows (she has a few more to complete in South America and England next spring and summer), Rodrigo released the Guts world tour movie this week on Netflix. Filmed during her set at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles last August, Rodrigo and Netflix are bringing one of the most exciting tours of the year straight to fans’ homes.

Ahead of the film’s release, Rodrigo spoke with Rolling stone about what life after her longest tour to date – and what the future post-Innards looks like.

What have you been doing since you came back from Australia?
I just saw all my friends. It was so much fun. The road can be quite lonely, and I have missed everyone so much. It was so good for my family and my friends that I could just relax and drive. Everyone talks about how nice it is to sleep in your own bed after a while, but driving your own car is also very nice.

This has been your biggest tour in every sense and you have finally been able to make a truly global trek. What were the good and bad aspects of that experience for you?
It was my first arena tour and I got to go to so many cool places I’ve always dreamed of, like Asia and Europe. I just feel like I’ve seen so much of the world and learned a lot. So that was so fun. But being on stage night after night for months is a heavy burden on body and mind. You can go a little crazy if you don’t really make an effort to stay grounded, talk to people, call your therapist, and make sure you’re taking care of your mental health. So there were definitely some days that were harder than others in that regard, but I’m glad I did it. I feel like I am a much stronger individual because of this experience. I’m just grateful for the whole thing.

What have you done to take care of yourself along the way?
I would watch Sex and the city every day. I’m not even being hyperbolic. That was my comfort show.

I read a lot on the go to really try to be a good reader and learn some things. I was big on sports, just for mental and physical reasons. A show is very physically exhausting, but I found that exercising really helps me stay centered.

In the Billboard During your tour, one of your managers mentioned that even arenas might have been a sub-par aspect given the demand. Are you thinking about stadium shows for your next tour?
I am indecisive. I mean, that’s so crazy to me that the demand for tickets was such that I could have played in stadiums. That’s something I can’t really think about yet. The biggest venue I played was in the Philippines, and I think there were like 55,000 people, which isn’t even a stadium. It is slightly smaller than a stadium. And it felt so different. So I’m not really sure yet, but I really enjoyed playing in arenas this time. It felt intimate enough where I could see people, but there’s so much energy because there are so many people in the room. But I’m not against anything! I’m excited about it.

Of course, the film is a great way for people who did not receive tickets this time to experience the performance from home. Did you always know you wanted to film your own shows in Los Angeles?
I did that, even though it made me a little nervous. I get really nervous about the LA and New York shows because all my friends are there, so filming them was just a nerve-wracking element as well. But it was very special to film that in my hometown. I don’t think I would have it any other way. I have such a connection with LA, and LA has served as so much inspiration to me over the years. It felt serendipitous.

You recorded Innards with the live show in mind and had been planning the show for quite some time. What aspects of the tour were you most proud of turning into reality?
Doing a show is so crazy because you can literally say, “Yo, I see a moon in my head” and the next day you show up, and there’s like this giant silver moon that you can sit on. It’s so fun to do as a creative exercise.

I’m really proud that the show was so interactive. I feel like even when you were in the nosebleeds you really felt like you were part of the experience and shouting along with everyone and being just as involved as the next person. I’m really proud of that aspect, and I really liked some of the rock elements of the show too. I kind of wanted to create my own version of a rock show, and that’s why I think some of the rock songs are really exciting. They were a lot of fun to see in the film.

Are there any rock shows you’ve seen live or concert films that provided an inspiring touchpoint for the way you perform?
I grew up loving rock music, but more specifically I love girl rock bands and riot grrl bands. I liked Hole, Sleater-Kinney, L7, Babes in Toyland. I was really inspired by it and I think that’s why I wanted to have a girl band on stage. It feels very feminine on stage, but we’re all playing power chords and screaming. There’s something nice about that.

For shows in New York and LA you could have one of your favorite bands, the Breeders, open for you. What was it like watching this band that inspired you so much before playing your own set?
It was so cool. I grew up listening to them, and the song “Cannonball” changed my life as a songwriter. I remember someone said, “Why don’t you ask them to open for you?” I was really scared to ask, and so the fact that they even agreed and showed up and played these shows, I think is just so cool. I’ll never forget it. And they’re so nice and wonderful and such brilliant musicians. I’m glad people appreciate it as much as I do

When I rewatched the film, I could see so much of Gwen Stefani’s performances with No Doubt in the way you carried yourself on stage. When you joined the band at Coachella in April, was there anything that stood out to you about the way she commanded the stage?
Oh my god, I love that girl so much. She’s such an inspiration to me as a songwriter and as a creative person. After seeing Coachella I don’t know if this is necessarily inspiration, but I was so amazed at how fit she is. She’s the strongest girl I’ve ever seen. Always has been. At Coachella, she climbed the lights on stage and ran around. She does push-ups during her show. I just looked at her and said, “Wow, I need to go to the gym more often.” She is epic and so powerful.