The Hello Katy Tour was the debut solo concert tour by American singer

Katy Perry Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. She is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music artists in hist ...

, in support of her second studio album, ''

One of the Boys ''One of the Boys'' is the second studio album by American singer Katy Perry. It was released on June 17, 2008, by Capitol Records. She collaborated on the album with producers Greg Wells, Dr. Luke, Dave Stewart (Eurythmics), Dave Stewart, Max ...

'' (2008). It ran from January 23, 2009, to November 28, 2009, and visited North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Background

Perry first announced the tour in November 2008, following the

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, which she hosted. The tour's title was inspired by, and is a play on, the Japanese

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character

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. In an interview with ''

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'', Perry stated, "I have the guy who creates stages for Madonna working on this tour; I'm indulging my obsession with fruit and cats and designing all different outfits."

Concert synopsis

The stage design featured a white picket fence, mailbox, oversized pink flamingos, inflatable plastic fruit, and a giant cat named Kitty Purry that glowed during the encore. Perry had two costumes during the show. During the encore, she would appear dressed as a cat. Each show opened with "

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" by

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being played as Perry appeared on the stage. "Fingerprints", "One of the Boys", "Hot ‘n Cold", "Self Inflicted" and a cover of

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’s " Your Love" followed. After this section, Perry would pick up her guitar and perform an acoustic version of "Mannequin" and " Thinking of You". The next songs were " Ur So Gay" and " Waking Up in Vegas", upon which confetti rained-down onto the audience. Perry continued her act with "Lost", "I'm Still Breathing", "I Think I'm Ready" and "If You Can Afford Me". At this point of the concert, Perry would exit the stage for a costume change and re-appear, dressed as a cat. A stage-prop of a massive cat’s head would glow as Perry covered

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's song "

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". Perry would conclude the show with "

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", and exit the stage after thanking the audience.

Critical reception

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'' called the tour "a surprisingly strong performance" in a positive review. In a negative review, '' Variety'' called the tour "chilly" and "calculated". '' Seventeen'', impressed with the tour, posted a list of ten things they liked about it.

Set list

#"Fingerprints" #"One of the Boys" #" Hokey Pokey" #"

Hot n Cold "Hot n Cold" is a song by American singer Katy Perry. The song was written by Perry, Dr. Luke, and Max Martin and produced by Luke and Benny Blanco for her second studio album, ''One of the Boys'' (2008). It was released as the album's second s ...

" #"Self Inflicted" #"Mannequin" #" Thinking of You" #" Ur So Gay" #" Waking Up in Vegas" #"Lost" #"I'm Still Breathing" #"I Think I'm Ready" #"If You Can Afford Me" ;Encore #

Notes #"Hackensack", a

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cover, was performed after "Lost" on August 21 and August 29. #"Don't Stop Me Now" was played before the encore on July 28. " Starstrukk" was played as an encore instead with a special appearance by

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Tour dates

a This concert is a part of the South by Southwest Festival.
b This concert is a part of the Dinah Shore Weekend.
c This concert is a part of the Schaeffer Eye Center Crawfish Boil.
d This concert is a part of the Grammy Celebration Concert Tour.
e This concert is a part of the

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.
f This concert is a part of the Caribana Festival
g This concert is a part of the

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h This concert is a part of the

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i This concert is a part of the U18 Festival
j This concert is a part of the Nibe Festival
k This concert is a part of the

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l This concert is a part of the Main Square Festival
m This concert is a part of the T in the Park
n This concert is a part of the

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o Katy opened for

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on this date; She later joined them on stage to sing a cover of

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' " Stand & Deliver".''
'' p These concerts are a part of the

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q This concert is a part of the Bumbershoot: Seattle's Music & Arts Festival
r This concert is for the benefit of the Typhoon "Ondoy" victims that happened last 23-30 of September, 2009 in the

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. Originally scheduled last 3 of October, 2009 but cancelled after Typhoon Ondoy struck the Philippines on 26 of September, 2009, one week before the original scheduled concert.

Box office score data

References

External links

Perry's Official Website

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