Katy Perry goes undercover at Sydney shopping centre hours after landing in Australia
Katy Perry has been spotted going undercover at a suburban shopping centre in Sydney.
The pop star landed in Australia on Tuesday morning ahead of the first show on her Lifetimes Tour in Sydney.
The American pop star was seen wandering around the Lidcombe Shopping Centre in Western Sydney with her daughter, Daisy, in her arms.
She kept things low-key, attempting to hide her identity under a beige cap and some dark sunglasses.
Perry was seen browsing at Aldi supermarket and then had a look inside the discount department store Kmart.
Despite her attempts to remain hidden, Perry was spotted by some fans, with whom she happily chatted and signed autographs.
Although Perry sold out all her dates across Australia, she sadly experienced poor ticket sales on the US leg of her world tour.
The set and production of her tour has also been mocked on social media, with some online critics calling it 'cheap'.
'Katy Perry said NO BUDGET for the Lifetimes tour!' proclaimed one viral TikTok, which showed Perry doing battle with her backup dancers during the hit E.T., wielding what appears to be a plastic Lightsaber.
'It's giving Temu gaga,' read one brutal comment, while another compared it to the infamous 'Wonka Experience' in Glasgow.
Other elements of the show have copped fierce criticism too, including Perry's decision to use what appears to be AI-generated imagery in the video backdrops for the tour.
Footage of Perry performing the song Lifetimes reveals the star on stage in front of a video compilation of happy, smiling revellers – but they aren't live shots from the audience and instead look suspiciously AI-generated.
Pundits on social media dubbed the apparent use of AI imagery 'zero effort and low budget.'
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