![]() ![]() But the pièce de résistance of this song was Kesha tying up one of her dancers to a wooden board as she proceeded to bite out one of his organs and shower the crowd in glitter that poured out of the fake organ. This first song set the stage for the rest of the concert as Kesha danced provocatively around the stage with her dancers, no spot of anyone on stage was untouched. While Kesha’s vocals are just as good live as on her albums, what truly makes her shows so phenomenal is her theatrics and dancing. With a roar forming over the crowd, she appeared covered in leather stars connected by chains and a tight black bodysuit, leading out her two backup dancers on dog leashes wearing full face coverings that resembled red ball gags over their mouth. Kesha’s entrance to her first song “Cannibal” was one not to be forgotten. But nevertheless, as soon as the lights went out and Kesha took the stage, time was no longer an object, and the crowd pushed forward so that no one had any space to themself. The reason for this time was evident as a gigantic blow-up cactus, white tiger, rainbow, and mushroom slowly blew up on stage. ![]() The stage change between Who and Kesha took about 30 to 40 minutes. ![]() While Who was a warm-up to Kesha, she did not at all prepare the crowd for what was about to come once Kesha hit the stage. Her backing track was also turned down low which resulted in Who seeming miles away even though she was only about 15 people away from me. ![]() It is harder to mix sound at an outdoor show, however, Who’s mic was down so low that she could barely be heard even mid-crowd. The only negative aspect of the opener was the sound mixing. Even with having no clue who she was prior to the show, I felt my body move and head bop along as I was entranced with her performance. Who gave an energetic start to the show with her dance moves and interaction with the crowd. She came on stage in black pants and a red tank crop-top followed by her two male backup dancers. Betty Who is an Australian pop singer with the same sex-positive influence as Kesha. In fact, if you’re either sober or dressed in social normative clothing, you’re the minority at a Kesha show.Īfter waiting two hours after doors opened, the show finally began. From the start, there are people pre-gaming right outside the gate, dressed in tight, short, rainbow clothing. The first thing that needs to be known about a Kesha concert is that things are bound to get crazy. Nevertheless, Kesha defined the generations of Millennials and Generation-Z and that especially showed at her show with crowds full of young adults ready to party. Many parents wanted tier children to stay away from Kesha, whether it was because of her revealing outfits or her songs and attitude about drugs, alcohol and sex. From there, Kesha continued to release crazy, party songs and earned herself recognition as an off-the-rails pop artist. She shot to stardom in 2009 with her debut single “TiK ToK” which encompassed the partying atmosphere that teenagers love into a song. If you don’t recognize the name Kesha, you might’ve been living under a rock for the past 12 years. Needless to say, things came full circle for me when I saw Kesha with opening act Betty Who live outdoors at Stage AE on Sept. So much so that I actually dressed up as Kesha for Halloween, decked out in a union jack shirt, black skirt, leather gloves, blue sunglasses and hair feather, and of course colorful, outrageous Kesha makeup. Written By Kylie Thomas, Co-Features/A&E EditorĪs a 10-year-old in 2011, the lyrics to Kesha’s smash hit “TiK ToK” were ingrained in my head better than multiplication tables. ![]()
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