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The Province
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Province
Review: Katy Perry's Vancouver concert was a two-way love affair
'Can I still be your hall pass? I'm 40 years old now?' Perry asked the packed crowd at Rogers Arena INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JULY 15: Katy Perry performs at the Kia Forum on July 15, 2025 in Inglewood, California. Photo by Monica Schipper / Getty Images Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. 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Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Katy Perry rolled into Rogers Arena last night for the opening night of the Canadian dates on the Lifetimes Tour. Save appearing at special one-off events like the Invictus Games in Vancouver last year, it's been eight years since her last live outing here. So she put the question to the packed arena: 'Can I still be your hall pass? I'm 40 years old now?' In pop music circles, taking almost a decade between records and live shows is to risk irrelevancy. Seismic shifts in style and taste in the TikTok era come faster than ever before and this is hard on 'legacy' artists. Based on the high-energy, fully-engaged audience response to every aspect of last night's concert, Perry was spot on answering her own question with '40 and fabulous.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Yes, her comeback seventh album 147 is a bit of a hot mess at times. But the title, meant to represent the phrase I Love You, certainly describes the way the singer engages with her devoted audience. She gives a lot to her fans. Katy Perry performs at the Kia Forum on July 15, 2025 in Inglewood, California. Photo by Monica Schipper / Getty Images The concert plays out within a narrative line about a cyborg named KP 147 travelling different zones on the web to gain hearts that give her the power to take on the autocratic entity known as the Mainframe. This evil entity that shows up in the classic black-and-green outline of the Matrix has captured all the butterflies, which it uses for energy. This makes the world (even the sidekick, Kittybot) very sad. As the 28-plus video screens on stage deliver animated visuals of the journey and challenges the cyborg must face, we enter different levels with unique challenges that are overcome by the cyber-armoured singer and her eight very bendy dancers aided by a figure-eight stage set that has more nifty gadgets built into it than a James Bond car. Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Bright, flashy and constantly in motion, this is a fully-loaded arena event. One that got into high gear from the moment Perry arrived suspended in the air performing Chained to the Rhythm, with the extended Hot Chip remix outro adding to the club vibe. From there, it was right into a souped-up Teary Eyes for the first of many sing-along moments. Every track was faster than the studio version and slammed home the message that, like a Cirque du Soleil show, you didn't need to care about the storyline if you didn't want to. Rather, it was time to completely freak out over hits like California Gurls, Teenage Dream, Hot n Cold, Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) and, of course, I Kissed a Girl dropped one after the other. This last hit was 'dedicated to my fans since 2008, to the gay community,' according to Perry. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Katy Perry flies through the air in concert. Stuart Derdeyn At every turn, costume change or trip running across the heads of her dance crew rigged up on a wire, Perry was in high-performance mode. She's been taking some flack for not being a great dancer on social media. OK, but is there a reason nobody is mentioning the side planks, full speed knee-drops, aerial somersaults and runway sprints that she does very well? There was even a full-split drop among the many dance bangers. That should give the haters a clear directive to just shut-up already. A perfectly magical moment came when Perry brought a group of randomly-chosen audience members onstage to join in on the crowd selection portion of the set. The candid responses to Perry's questions proved to be an unexpected comedy set within the show. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Questioning a nervous 12-year-old fan named Ella about what she wanted to be when she grew up, the answer was a marine biologist. This led Perry to observe that the school system in B.C. must be incredible. Then came a 20-year-old from Medicine Hat, AB who worked at the Co-Op Gas Bar. 'Wait, you live in a town where people wear hats with medicine in them and has a gas bar?' Perry asked. 'How fancy is Canada?' The whole show was a two-way love affair between the artist and audience and thoroughly entertaining. When the only nitpicking you can come up with in a concert is that the song E.T. is boring and the (spoiler alert) victory over the mainframe went on for too long, you know the Lifetimes Tour is going to be the performance of a lifetime for many of Perry's adoring fans. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. She sang Roar on the back of a giant mechanical butterfly. What more do you need? Katy Perry rides a mechanical butterfly onstage during Roar at the Katy Perry The Lifetimes Tour 2025 at CDMX Arena on April 23, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Katy Perry Plus, for a bonus, opener Rebecca Black was a pleasant surprise. Backed by two men in skirts named Charles and Joseph, and sporting a black and white polka-dot minidress, the breakout YouTuber and DJ dropped tunes from her latest album Salvation in style. Without a doubt, fast '90s industrial-tinged dance music is making a big comeback, and Black knows her way around a hooky single. She also had one of the better song introductions of the year for her hit Sugar Water Cyanide when she asked, 'Are you bored, depressed or excessively heterosexual? You need to try this product.' This artist is one to watch. Katy Perry The Lifetimes Tour set list The Katy Perry experience is broken down into six sections with a finale encore to close out the event. Among the unique aspects of the concert is the fourth section. Titled Chose Your Own Adventure, it reflects fan-selected song choices drawn from online voting. These tunes are changing every evening. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The Vancouver selections are included below: ARTIFICIAL Artificial Chained to the Rhythm Teary Eyes Dark Horse Woman's World WOMAN'S WORLD Woman's World California Gurls Teenage Dream Hot n' Cold/Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) I Kissed a Girl NIRVANA Nirvana Crush I'm His, He's Mine Wide Awake CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE (incomplete) Lost (snippet) Not Like the Movies MAINFRAME E.T. Part of Me Rise ENDGAME Roar Daisies Lifetimes ENCORE Firework sderdeyn@ Read More Love concerts, but can't make it to the venue? Stream live shows and events from your couch with VEEPS, a music-first streaming service now operating in Canada. Click here for an introductory offer of 30% off. Explore upcoming concerts and the extensive archive of past performances. Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks Soccer Vancouver Canucks News
Vancouver Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Vancouver Sun
Review: Katy Perry's Vancouver concert was a two-way love affair
Katy Perry rolled into Rogers Arena last night for the opening night of the Canadian dates on the Lifetimes Tour. Save appearing at special one-off events like the Invictus Games in Vancouver last year, it's been eight years since her last live outing here. So she put the question to the packed arena: 'Can I still be your hall pass? I'm 40 years old now?' In pop music circles, taking almost a decade between records and live shows is to risk irrelevancy. Seismic shifts in style and taste in the TikTok era come faster than ever before and this is hard on 'legacy' artists. Based on the high-energy, fully-engaged audience response to every aspect of last night's concert, Perry was spot on answering her own question with '40 and fabulous.' Get top headlines and gossip from the world of celebrity and entertainment. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sun Spots will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Yes, her comeback seventh album 147 is a bit of a hot mess at times. But the title, meant to represent the phrase I Love You, certainly describes the way the singer engages with her devoted audience. She gives a lot to her fans. The concert plays out within a narrative line about a cyborg named KP 147 travelling different zones on the web to gain hearts that give her the power to take on the autocratic entity known as the Mainframe. This evil entity that shows up in the classic black-and-green outline of the Matrix has captured all the butterflies, which it uses for energy. This makes the world (even the sidekick, Kittybot) very sad. As the 28-plus video screens on stage deliver animated visuals of the journey and challenges the cyborg must face, we enter different levels with unique challenges that are overcome by the cyber-armoured singer and her eight very bendy dancers aided by a figure-eight stage set that has more nifty gadgets built into it than a James Bond car. Bright, flashy and constantly in motion, this is a fully-loaded arena event. One that got into high gear from the moment Perry arrived suspended in the air performing Chained to the Rhythm, with the extended Hot Chip remix outro adding to the club vibe. From there, it was right into a souped-up Teary Eyes for the first of many sing-along moments. Every track was faster than the studio version and slammed home the message that, like a Cirque du Soleil show, you didn't need to care about the storyline if you didn't want to. Rather, it was time to completely freak out over hits like California Gurls, Teenage Dream, Hot n Cold, Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) and, of course, I Kissed a Girl dropped one after the other. This last hit was 'dedicated to my fans since 2008, to the gay community,' according to Perry. At every turn, costume change or trip running across the heads of her dance crew rigged up on a wire, Perry was in high-performance mode. She's been taking some flack for not being a great dancer on social media. OK, but is there a reason nobody is mentioning the side planks, full speed knee-drops, aerial somersaults and runway sprints that she does very well? There was even a full-split drop among the many dance bangers. That should give the haters a clear directive to just shut-up already. A perfectly magical moment came when Perry brought a group of randomly-chosen audience members onstage to join in on the crowd selection portion of the set. The candid responses to Perry's questions proved to be an unexpected comedy set within the show. Questioning a nervous 12-year-old fan named Ella about what she wanted to be when she grew up, the answer was a marine biologist. This led Perry to observe that the school system in B.C. must be incredible. Then came a 20-year-old from Medicine Hat, AB who worked at the Co-Op Gas Bar. 'Wait, you live in a town where people wear hats with medicine in them and has a gas bar?' Perry asked. 'How fancy is Canada?' The whole show was a two-way love affair between the artist and audience and thoroughly entertaining. When the only nitpicking you can come up with in a concert is that the song E.T. is boring and the (spoiler alert) victory over the mainframe went on for too long, you know the Lifetimes Tour is going to be the performance of a lifetime for many of Perry's adoring fans. She sang Roar on the back of a giant mechanical butterfly. What more do you need? Plus, for a bonus, opener Rebecca Black was a pleasant surprise. Backed by two men in skirts named Charles and Joseph, and sporting a black and white polka-dot minidress, the breakout YouTuber and DJ dropped tunes from her latest album Salvation in style. Without a doubt, fast '90s industrial-tinged dance music is making a big comeback, and Black knows her way around a hooky single. She also had one of the better song introductions of the year for her hit Sugar Water Cyanide when she asked, 'Are you bored, depressed or excessively heterosexual? You need to try this product.' This artist is one to watch. The Katy Perry experience is broken down into six sections with a finale encore to close out the event. Among the unique aspects of the concert is the fourth section. Titled Chose Your Own Adventure, it reflects fan-selected song choices drawn from online voting. These tunes are changing every evening. The Vancouver selections are included below: ARTIFICIAL Artificial Chained to the Rhythm Teary Eyes Dark Horse Woman's World WOMAN'S WORLD Woman's World California Gurls Teenage Dream Hot n' Cold/Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) I Kissed a Girl NIRVANA Nirvana Crush I'm His, He's Mine Wide Awake CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE (incomplete) Lost (snippet) Not Like the Movies MAINFRAME E.T. Part of Me Rise ENDGAME Roar Daisies Lifetimes ENCORE Firework sderdeyn@ Love concerts, but can't make it to the venue? Stream live shows and events from your couch with VEEPS, a music-first streaming service now operating in Canada. Click here for an introductory offer of 30% off. Explore upcoming concerts and the extensive archive of past performances.
The Star
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Star
Katy Perry survives scary concert moment in San Francisco: 'Not today, Satan'
A scary moment occurred late in Katy Perry's sold-out concert at Chase Center in San Francisco on July 18. Photos: Reuters A scary moment occurred late in Katy Perry's sold-out concert at Chase Center in San Francisco on Friday (July 18). It happened during one of the Perry's (roughly) 278,433 aerial/high-rise sequences in the show, as the superstar boarded a giant black mechanical butterfly and soared off high above the crowd during the anthem Roar . Suddenly, the butterfly lurched downward, as if one of its cables holding it aloft had come loose, drawing gasps from KatyCats (aka, Perry's fans) as it appeared that the superstar could fall or otherwise be in danger. Fortunately, the vocalist was OK and would finish her ride on the none-too-steady butterfly back to the stage. Disembarking from the creature, Perry would utter a memorable response to the mishap – one that fans would immediately begin quoting. 'Not today, Satan,' said the singer, who started off her career in Christian music before going on to find massive fame in the mainstream pop world. The dicey butterfly ride was the exclamation point on what had been a technically challenged show – so challenged, in fact, that it almost didn't happen. Organisers didn't open the doors on time, leaving many KatyCats – dressed in their glittery best – outside while crews worked on the problems with the elaborate set. It was only moments before opener Rebecca Black took the stage that it was even decided that there would be a concert on Friday. Yet, Perry wasn't about to disappoint her Bay Area fans. 'I was like, 'No we are doing the show,' she told the crowd. 'This is my biggest show in America, so thank you San Francisco!' She'd thank fans by putting her all into this stop on her Lifetimes Tour, her fifth trek overall and first road show since 2017-18's Witness: The Tour. Since Bay Area KatyCats last saw her at SAP Center, Perry had a child, spent several seasons as a judge on American Idol , released two albums that hardly lit up the charts and, yet, somehow still managed to grow her fan base to include KatyCats who weren't even born when the singer landed her last top 10 pop single. She also broke up with her longtime beau Orlando Bloom and, oh yeah, went on a controversial space flight with Lauren Sanchez and Gayle King aboard Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket. Having gone seven years between tours, Perry is making up for lost time by throwing everything she can at fans – which, as it turns out, is way too much – on this current trek in support of her seventh studio album, last year's mildly entertaining 143 . – The Mercury News/Tribune News Service
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Katy Perry's latest concert blunder leaves fans comparing her to a 'toddler running around at a wedding'
Katy Perry 's rocky Lifetimes Tour hit yet another snag when she tripped and fell onstage during a show in Phoenix, Arizona. Amid reports of sluggish ticket sales, the tour began inauspiciously this April with a Mexico City concert that left fans roasting the 40-year-old for her 'mom moves.' As she jetted around the world for her gigs, her personal life made headlines with news that she had split from her fiancé Orlando Bloom, who attended Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez 's wedding solo as Katy performed in Australia. Now, in fan footage circulating on TikTok, the California Gurls hitmaker was seen running onstage before stumbling and falling painfully on her front. She quickly recovered, drawing herself up to her knees and managing an improvised little dance that consisted of her jerkily pumping her fists up and down. Online observers shared their reactions, as one wrote: 'on stage she acts like a toddler running around at a wedding' and another wondered: 'Who is paying for this.' A third remarked that 'her tripping is the least embarrassing part of this video,' while a fourth said: 'If I had free tickets I still don't think I'd go.' One waggish TikTok user took aim at Katy's controversial all-female space flight, quipping: 'She's getting used to earths gravity again guys, don't make fun of her.' Others wrote: 'Not a single one of her songs warrants any of this,' 'You couldn't pay me enough to see her in concert!!,' 'The humiliation continues…,' 'Her career in 2 seconds,' and: 'They paid to watch her "baby shark."' Exactly one week after the Phoenix mishap, Katy left fans terrified by nearly falling out of the air during a performance in San Francisco. Fans were left panicked as they captured the heart-stopping moment when she belted out her hit song Roar while soaring through the sky on a mechanical butterfly. Taking to Instagram the following day, Katy found the humor in the situation as she shared a series of snaps poking fun at the incident. Captioning a set of photos that showed the contrast of the day, she wrote: 'How the LA show started ➡️ how the LA show ended.' The first snap showed Katy relaxing in a bathtub, before cutting to some behind-the-scenes snaps of the show. Online observers shared their reactions, as one wrote: 'on stage she acts like a toddler running around at a wedding' and another wondered: 'Who is paying for this' It then switched to footage of Katy plunging downwards on the flying stage prop above the audience, followed by a clip of her walking out of the arena in her dressing gown, looking noticeably shaken. Katy also shared a snap on her Stories of the fall, with the caption: 'Goodnight San Francisco.' On Friday, Katy who was dressed in a sparkling crop top and hot pants, initially looked at ease as she glided over the crowds at the Chase Center while singing her track amid her The Lifetimes Tour. However, things took a turn for the worst as she suddenly plunged downwards as the flying stage prop appeared to malfunction. The US songstress, who was strapped in, was seen looking horrified as she grabbed onto mechanical insect and attempted to steady herself, before looking upwards to see what was wrong. Amid the incident, Katy stopped singing as she tried to compose herself, before she then continued with her performance. The large flying prop appeared to slow down significantly as it made its way across the arena. MailOnline have contacted Katy's reps for comment. Taking to X (formerly known as Twitter), fans were quick to share the shock at the moment, with many comparing it to a similar incident that Beyoncé suffered last month. The Halo singer, 43, almost fell out of her flying car prop which had tilted forward while she performed in Houston amid her Cowboy Carter tour. Fans wrote: 'First beyonce and now katy perry, next its gonna be usher being sent into outer orbit.'x 'First Beyoncé now Katy Perry' 'The professionalism here is beyond insane like that could've easily cost your life but Katy didn't panic and she kept the show going.... Katy Perry is hands down one of the best performers of our generation.' 'sorry katy perry is such a pro, i would have just cried and sh*t myself atm.' 'Katy Perry almost fell ON TOP of me while flying on that butterfly. This concert is WILD.' Katy's dangerous moment comes after she was left overwhelmed with emotion during her Lifetimes tour stop in Los Angeles on Tuesday night. The pop star alluded to her recent breakup with now-ex-fiancé Orlando Bloom while obliging fans' request for her to sing her heartbreak ballad Not Like the Movies. Katy's dangerous moment comes after she was left overwhelmed with emotion during her Lifetimes tour stop in Los Angeles on Tuesday night During the show the show in the city's Inglewood neighborhood, she asked the audience: 'You're gonna make me sing this song in this time in my life? OK, we'll do it! Because you voted for it.' According to an account from People, she continued, 'I let you choose the song tonight because I like to pick an album for every country that I go to and for the USA, I picked Teenage Dream because USA, you could be a teenage dream, baby. You better get it together. I'll always have that feeling for you.' Per the outlet, she candidly added, 'This next song I wrote in my 20s … after my first divorce,' before promising she would 'try and hold my composure while I sing it a week before my period.' Earlier in the day she had snubbed Bloom in her Instagram post promoting the concert. She listed everyone who would be in attendance for the show in her native Los Angeles, and missing from the special guests was the 48-year-old actor. Perry's caption to her 203 million followers began, 'HOMETOWN SHOW AT THE FORUM TONIGHT‼️' The pop star alluded to her recent breakup with now-ex-fiancé Orlando Bloom while obliging fans' request for her to sing her heartbreak ballad Not Like the Movies [pictured in 2021] During the show the show in the city's Inglewood neighborhood, she asked the audience: 'You're gonna make me sing this song in this time in my life? OK, we'll do it! Because you voted for it' Showing her sense of humor, she then added, 'Ecstatic to play a show for ALL the Angelenos including my best friends, my business partners, mom, dad, my ear nose and throat doctor, my dog groomer, my MDMA therapist, my acupuncturist, my manicurist, the teacher from the yoga class I went to in 2015, the uber eats guy that that delivered my brisket breakfast burrito this morning from Dialog Cafe and all the friends that are friends with someone that knows Tamra.' While Orlando wasn't present for the performance, his ex-wife Miranda Kerr was in attendance. Perry and Bloom confirmed their breakup this month, after swirling speculation about their relationship status. The pair began dating in 2016 and got engaged on Valentine's Day 2019, before welcoming their four-year-old daughter Daisy Dove in August 2020. Bloom is also dad to 14-year-old son Flynn, whom he shares with Kerr. Representatives for the pair told that 'Orlando and Katy have been shifting their relationship over the past many months to focus on co-parenting. They will continue to be seen together as a family, as their shared priority is - and always will be - raising their daughter with love, stability, and mutual respect.'
Hype Malaysia
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hype Malaysia
(Video) Katy Perry Nearly Falls From Mid-Air After Prop Malfunction During 'Lifetimes Tour'
More and more cases of stage malfunctions that could have gone horribly wrong have been coming up recently. Whether it be the stage falling under performers or props hanging onto the ceiling by a thread, the stage is unpredictable. One recent case happened on 18th July (Friday) during Katy Perry's 'Lifetimes Tour' in San Francisco. This spectacular tour is the icon's first full-scale tour since her 'Witness: The Tour' back in 2018. Not only was this a night many KatyCats (Katy Perry's fans) had been waiting for, but it was also a celebration of her entire musical journey. However, the night didn't go exactly as planned, and what started as excitement soon turned into concern. The pop superstar had been sitting atop a butterfly prop, circling the crowd while performing her 2013 anthem 'Roar,' when things took a turn. Whilst performing, Katy suddenly jerked forward as the wires attached to the prop came loose, causing it to drop slightly. Thankfully, the singer had been holding on tightly and was leaning to one side of the butterfly. That quick instinct helped her stay on and avoid what could have been a serious fall. Despite the scare, she bounced back almost immediately and carried on with the show as if nothing had happened. The mother-of-one kept her energy high, smoothly transitioning into the next song without missing a beat. The crowd responded with cheers, showing their support and admiration. Her quick recovery reminded everyone why she's still one of pop's most reliable performers. Even in a tense moment, she delivered exactly what fans came for. While the mishap was a scary accident, it wasn't the first time Katy Perry used the butterfly prop. Back on the 23rd April (Wednesday), during her stop in Mexico City, she performed 'Roar' atop the same butterfly as the final song of the night. The prop had been a striking centrepiece, adding a magical touch to the performance and thrilling fans. Whether it was a rigging error at the venue or just a simple accident, the malfunction posed serious safety risks. Not only was Katy Perry in danger, but fans below could have also been harmed if the prop had fallen. This incident raises important questions about the safety measures in place for large-scale shows and highlights the need for stricter checks to protect both performers and audiences. Here is the viral clip: @itssteefunny Malfunction during Roar at Katy Perry concert in San Francisco. My heart literally dropped and was so scared for her. I'm so glad she is okay omg 🥺 such a good concert though! Will post more later! ♬ original sound – Tiffany Sources: Eonline, Tiktok Zaima Humaria contributed to this article
