Hilary Duff Red Rocks show was a nostalgia bombshell: Photos

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Hilary Duff brought her first full-scale headlining tour in nearly 20 years, the Lucky Me Tour, to a sold-out Red Rocks Amphitheatre on July 20. And yes, it was what dreams are made of.

English synth-pop act La Roux, fronted by Grammy winner Elly Jackson, opened the night with electro-charged staples like “Bulletproof” and “In for the Kill,” giving the iconic red-rock venue an ’80s-leaning jolt before Duff took the stage.

Duff’s set blended early-2000s throwbacks such as “So Yesterday,” “Come Clean,” and “Wake Up” with fresh material from her new album “Luck… or Something,” including the single “Roommates.” She also worked in “What Dreams Are Made Of” from “The Lizzie McGuire Movie,” a song she only started performing live again this year. Between the altitude, the sunset backdrop, and two decades of pent-up fan anticipation, it made for one of the most talked-about stops of her North American run.

See photos from the show below.