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West Australian
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- West Australian
Global pop sensation Katy Perry arrives in Perth for The Lifetimes Tour at RAC Arena
Global pop sensation Katy Perry has arrived in Perth, just hours before her show at RAC Arena. The 40-year-old is in Australia on her The Lifetimes Tour and is set to delight WA's adoring fans across two shows on June 22 and 23. On Sunday afternoon, the American singer landed at Perth Airport and was seen stepping out of her private jet. Perry attempted to make a stealthy exit with a swarm of black umbrellas escorting her into a black van parked on the tarmac. She kept her ensemble cosy and casual ahead of the highly-anticipated show, wearing a grey hoodie and black leggings, with a camel coloured trench-coat on top to keep out the cold. She accessorised with black sunglasses and sneakers. Perry announced her Lifetimes Tour five days after the release of her new album 143 and just days before she took the stage for the AFL Grand Final pre-game entertainment. Her tour originally included one concert each in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth but due to huge demand from her 'KatyCats', Perry added extra shows for all cities. Sunday's show will be Perry's tenth concert in Australia this month and comes after an overly enthusiastic stage invader interrupted her Sydney show on June 10. She was singing her 2008 hit Hot N Cold when a man crashed the Qudos Bank Arena stage and wrapped his arm around her. Perry quickly moved out of the man's reach as he kept jumping and dancing. Two security guards quickly rushed the stage, while the man tried to escape. Katy quipped: 'Well, there's never going to be another show like this. So just enjoy it, Sydney.' Whether similar scenes will play out in Perth, only time will tell. As of Sunday afternoon, tickets to both Perth shows were still available.
Perth Now
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Global pop sensation lands in Perth ahead of RAC Arena show
Global pop sensation Katy Perry has arrived in Perth, just hours before her show at RAC Arena. The 40-year-old is in Australia on her The Lifetimes Tour and is set to delight WA's adoring fans across two shows on June 22 and 23. On Sunday afternoon, the American singer landed at Perth Airport and was seen stepping out of her private jet. Perry attempted to make a stealthy exit with a swarm of black umbrellas escorting her into a black van parked on the tarmac. She kept her ensemble cosy and casual ahead of the highly-anticipated show, wearing a grey hoodie and black leggings, with a camel coloured trench-coat on top to keep out the cold. She accessorised with black sunglasses and sneakers. Katy Perry lands at Perth Airport. Credit: 7NEWS The American hit-maker is set to perform two shows in Perth at RAC Arena. Credit: 7NEWS Perry announced her Lifetimes Tour five days after the release of her new album 143 and just days before she took the stage for the AFL Grand Final pre-game entertainment. Her tour originally included one concert each in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth but due to huge demand from her 'KatyCats', Perry added extra shows for all cities. Sunday's show will be Perry's tenth concert in Australia this month and comes after an overly enthusiastic stage invader interrupted her Sydney show on June 10. She was singing her 2008 hit Hot N Cold when a man crashed the Qudos Bank Arena stage and wrapped his arm around her. Perry quickly moved out of the man's reach as he kept jumping and dancing. Two security guards quickly rushed the stage, while the man tried to escape. Katy quipped: 'Well, there's never going to be another show like this. So just enjoy it, Sydney.' Whether similar scenes will play out in Perth, only time will tell. As of Sunday afternoon, tickets to both Perth shows were still available.
NDTV
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NDTV
"Battered And Bruised": Katy Perry Breaks Silence On Blue Origin Space Trip Backlash
Pop sensation Katy Perry has finally responded to the fierce criticism she faced after her recent space voyage with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, saying she feels "battered and bruised" by the backlash. The singer, who embarked on the 11-minute space flight on April 14 alongside five other women, addressed the controversy nearly two weeks after the trip, which was initially hailed as historic. The all-female crew marked the first mission of its kind in over six decades. However, the event soon sparked debate, with many dismissing it as a publicity stunt to promote Bezos's space tourism venture, while environmental activists slammed it for its carbon footprint. Perry, in particular, was trolled for her "over-the-top" reactions, including the viral moment when she kissed the ground upon landing. The trip also featured Lauren Sanchez, American journalist and Bezos's fiance, TV personality Gayle King, former NASA engineer Aisha Bowe, civil rights advocate Amanda Nguyen, and producer Kerianne Flynn. The rocket launched from the Texas desert. On Tuesday, Perry reacted to a Times Square billboard in New York, which her fans put up to show support amid the backlash. The message read, "We are so proud of you and your magical journey. From your worldwide cats" - a nod to her loyal fanbase, the KatyCats. Taking to social media, Perry expressed gratitude for the support, writing: "Please know I am OK. I have done a lot of work around knowing who I am, what is real, and what is important to me." Acknowledging the criticism, she added, "I am not perfect. I'm on a human journey, playing the game of life with an audience of many, and sometimes I fall. But I get back up and continue to play. Somehow, through my battered and bruised adventure, I keep looking to the light, and a new level unlocks." She also called out the negativity online, saying, "When the 'online' world tries to make me a human pinata, I take it with grace and send them love because I know so many people are hurting in so many ways. The internet has become a dumping ground for the unhealed."
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Katy Perry Addresses Online Hate in Emotional Note to Fans: ‘Please Know I Am OK'
Katy Perry wants her KatyCats to know she's doing alright, even as she faces a barrage of hate online. On Tuesday, the pop star left a lengthy comment on a fan page, reflecting on how she's dealt with the digital attacks and thanking those who have supported her along the way. 'I'm so grateful for you guys. We're in this beautiful and wild journey together,' Perry wrote in an Instagram comment. 'I can continue to remain true to myself, heart open and honest especially because of our bond.' More from Rolling Stone Lily Allen Apologizes to Katy Perry for Space Trip Criticism: 'It Was Internalized Misogyny' Katy Perry Attends Lady Gaga Concert in Mexico City: 'So Proud of You' Katy Perry Sings 'Not Like the Movies' for First Time in 13 Years at Lifetimes Tour Kickoff She later continued: 'Please know I am ok, I have done a lot work around knowing who I am, what is real and what is important to me. My therapist said something years ago that has been a game changer, 'No one can make you believe something about yourself that you don't already believe about yourself,' and if I ever do have any feelings about it then it's an opportunity to investigate the feeling underneath it.' Perry's comment expressing her gratitude was in response to a worldwide fan project that congratulated the singer for the launch of her tour with a temporary billboard in Times Square. 'Know that you are safe, seen and celebrated,' the fans wrote in the billboard, seemingly alluding to the intense backlash she's received over her recent Blue Origin space mission, and criticism around clips of her Lifetimes Tour. 'When the 'online' world tries to make me a human piñata, I take it with grace and send them love, cause I know so many people are hurting in so many ways and the internet is very much so a dumping ground for unhinged and unhealed,' Perry wrote. 'What's real is seeing your faces every night, singing in unison, reading your notes, feeling your warmth.' Every night of her Lifetimes Tour thus far, Perry has personally selected fans from the crowd and invited them onstage to perform a surprise song with her, embracing them during the set. In her note, she reflected on that connection during the show. 'I find people to lock eyes and sing with and I know we are healing each other in a small way when I get to do that [no], l'm not perfect, and I actually have omitted that word from my vocabulary,' Perry wrote. 'l'm on a human journey playing the game of life with an audience of many and sometimes I fall but… I get back up and go on and continue to play the game and somehow through my battered and bruised adventure, I keep looking to the light.' The new message from Perry comes as she's set to wrap the Mexico dates of her Lifetimes Tour before starting the U.S. leg of her run next week. She kicks off the tour in Houston on May 7. During one show in Mexico City last Friday, Perry was seen with tears down her face as she performed Teenage Dream deepcut, 'Pearl.' Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Irish Independent
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Katy Perry says she felt like ‘human pinata' during backlash over space flight
The pop star addressed the controversy two weeks after the Blue Origin voyage that saw her join five other women for an 11-minute flight on April 14. While it was billed as a historic and feminist moment – as the first female-only mission in more than six decades – it was derided by many as a marketing stunt for Jeff Bezos's space tourism business, while others complained about the environmental impact of the trip. Perry in particular received ridicule for her 'over-the-top' display both during and after the expedition, including the moment she knelt down and kissed the ground after the crew landed safely. For the trip, she joined Bezos's fiancée – American journalist Lauren Sánchez – along with Gayle King, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, and film producer Kerianne Flynn in a Blue Origin rocket launched in the Texas desert. On Tuesday, Perry responded to an account that posted video footage of a huge billboard in Time's Square, New York, which was paid for by fans to show their support for the Dark Horse singer ahead of her world tour. 'We are so proud of you and your magical journey,' the billboard said, before signing off: 'From your worldwide cats,' in reference to the name given to Perry's fanbase, Katy Cats. Perry said she was 'so grateful' for her fans and added that they were in 'this beautiful and wild journey together'. 'Please know I am OK, I have done a lot [of] work around knowing who I am, what is real and what is important to me,' she wrote. She said she is 'not perfect', but rather on a 'human journey playing the game of life with an audience of many and sometimes I fall'. 'But I get back up and go on and continue to play the game and somehow through my battered and bruised adventure I keep looking to the light and in that light a new level unlocks,' she continued. ADVERTISEMENT 'When the 'online' world tries to make me a human piñata, I take it with grace and send them love, cause I know so many people are hurting in so many ways and the internet is very much a dumping ground for unhinged and unhealed.' Perry's world tour will run until December and include visits to the US, Canada, South America, Europe, including Belfast, and the United Arab Emirates. She has received further mockery since kicking off the tour in Mexico City, as some critics said her dancing was 'embarrassing'. However, she has received an apology from fellow pop singer Lily Allen, who said she felt 'mean' for her own comments about Perry's space mission and blamed them on her 'own internalised misogyny'. 'I've been thinking about it a lot, and it was just completely unnecessary to pile on with her,' Allen said. 'I do disagree with what it was that they did, but she wasn't the only person that did it,' Allen continued. 'She was possibly the most famous and the one that divides people the most, and so, I don't know, there was something in me that decided to choose her as the person that should… Anyway, I just, I'm really sorry.' In her statement, Perry said she was looking forward to 'seeing your faces every night, singing in unison, reading your notes, feeling your warmth'.
