Rory (Alexis Bledel) convinces her to give up much clothing from her wardrobe, but Lorelai cannot resist buying a sweatshirt with rhinestones that someone has donated.
Sookie (Melissa McCarthy) arrives with four tickets to a The Bangles concert, for herself, Lorelai, Rory and Lane (Keiko Agena).
Lane initially asks her mother (Emily Kuroda) if she can go to a play with Lorelai, Rory and Sookie, but later admits that it is a rock concert, and Mrs. Kim will not allow her to go.
"Concert Interruptus" develops the characters of Luke and Paris, both of whom were previously "grumps with rare moments of humanity".
[4] Ritch Calvin notes that in the scene where Lorelai talks to Sookie and Miss Patty about Rachel, the focus of attention is on the clothing, and its ties to emotional memory, not the conversation.
Club criticizes that "it's a bit of a stretch" for Rory and Lane to be interested in The Bangles, but praises Paris' apathetic reaction to her friends as "great to watch".
Suarez on PopMatters as one of 20 Gilmore Girls episodes to "Make You Excited for the Revival", "Concert Interruptus" is praised for The Bangles' performance and scenes of Rory and Paris' growing friendship.