The Tits Out Tour

The Tits Out Tour
Tour by Kesha and Scissor Sisters
Promotional poster for the concerts
Location
  • Australia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • South America
Associated albumPeriod
Start dateJuly 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)
End dateMarch 21, 2026 (2026-03-21)
No. of shows43
Kesha tour chronology
House of Kesha
(2024–2025) 		The Tits Out Tour
(2025–2026) 		The Freedom Tour
(2026)
Scissor Sisters tour chronology
May 2025 UK/Ireland Arena Tour
(2025) 		The Tits Out Tour
(2025)

The Tits Out Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by the American singer and songwriter Kesha, and the American pop rock band Scissor Sisters for the first 25 shows.[1][2] The tour promoted Kesha's sixth studio album Period (2025), and was part of the Scissor Sisters reunion which began in 2024.[3] The tour commenced on July 1, 2025, in West Valley City, Utah, and concluded on March 21 of the following year in Dublin, Ireland.

Background and promotion

"Tits Out" is about a way of life—about being sick of hiding both your physical body, but also emotionally, spiritually, all your kinks, all your flaws. It’s when you just don’t have a single fuck left in you to give about what other people think about you, and you’re just ready to really express yourself in your most authentic form. I just want to create a safe space for people to come and feel like the most authentic version of themselves, and loved and celebrated for it."[4]

— Kesha explaining the tour's name.

Following the settlement of the Kesha v. Dr. Luke,[5] the conclusion of Kesha's Only Love Tour, and the announcement of her departure from Kemosabe and RCA Records in 2023,[6] Kesha announced her new single "Joyride", to be the first released on her own independent record label, Kesha Records, on July 4, 2024.[7] Her sixth studio album Period was announced on March 27, 2025, with a release date set for July 4 of the same year.[8]

The Scissor Sisters announced their reunion in October 2024 along with a 2025 European tour.[3] Their participation with the Tits Out Tour is described as the North American leg of their reunion tour, and their first time touring in there in over a decade.[9] In April 2025, the dating app Feeld announced that it was the official partner of the Tits Out Tour, with Kesha creating her own Feeld profile.[10][11]

The tour was announced on April 3, 2025, with ticket pre-sales started on April 8 on both Kesha and the Scissor Sisters' websites. General sales opened on April 10.[1] The tour marks Kesha's first time performing at Madison Square Garden in New York City and the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. The tour was supported by Slayyyter and Rose Gray on selected dates.[12] On May 9, it was announced Dutch Eurotrance group Vengaboys would be joining the stop in New York City.[13]

European dates were announced for the spring of 2026 with only Kesha headlining. These dates marks the first time Kesha fully touring in the area since the Rainbow Tour (2017). Due to high demand, extra shows were added for Manchester and London. Following the postponement of the July 8, 2025, concert in Dallas, Texas, due to the Central Texas floods, the Scissor Sisters did not perform during the July 9 rescheduled date.[14] Presale for Australian shows began on August 8, 2025.[15]

Concert synopsis

Kesha's set runs about 90 minutes and begins with an advertisement for the dating app, Feeld.[16] She starts off with "Tik Tok" wearing a white bodysuit and jacket, with the opening lyrics being changed to "Wake up in the morning like fuck P. Diddy", acknowledging the abuse allegations against the rapper.[17] During the song, she holds a replica of her head that bears resemblance to her look during the early stages of her career, before tossing it offstage, which critics interpreted the singer declaring the old Kesha "dead".[16][18] She then sings a medley of songs from her second studio album, Warrior, starting with the title track. She proceeds to move through the crowd singing "C'Mon" and "Thinking of You", interacting with the fans. Songs from her earlier works were reworked with new productions.[18]

The second act sees Kesha singing a snippet of "Sleazy" before transitioning into "Boy Crazy" with a "sexy" female fronted choreography. "Cannibal" sees her "killing" one of her dancers with a prop knife. To close the second act, she performs "Take It Off" but it is noted she asked fans to not throw their clothes on stage as they have done on previous tours.[19]

Act three starts off with "Blow", with Kesha wearing a black latex leotard and playing an electric guitar. The song is cut short before moving onto "The Drama" and sees the singer being put in a straight jacket, the word "abuse" being flashed onto the screen behind her. Her dancers are dressed like militia and drag her around onstage while phone cameras flash her during "Fine Line". As "Ram Dass Interlude" plays, Kesha pushes the wall of phones out of her face, with Shi Bradley of Phoenix New Times praising the symbolism. Kesha ends the act with "Happy", where she sits onstage wearing a party hat and strums on the guitar. She tells the crowd: "I made this song saying one day I’ve been happy, and truth is, now I’ve never been happier in my life." The final song of act three is "Eat the Acid" and shows two robed dancers offering Kesha a crown, eventually yielding it and the gloves before exiting the stage.

Act four sees Kesha wearing a handprint top as she performs the next set of songs. Wrapping up the act, she performed "Dinosaur", where her male dancers showed up dressed as cheerleaders.

Transitioning into the final act, Kesha's name flashes onscreen in neon pink. Her final outfit consists of a more casual aesthetic with a bedazzled corset top and jeans. She belts out shortened versions of her ballads, "Cathedral" and "Praying".[19]

Throughout her set, Kesha utilized lasers, thick smoke, bright swirling lights, which Monowara Hossain of mxdwn said made the show "fun, fierce, and deeply personal".[17]

Critical reception

Shi Bradley of Phoenix New Times gave a positive review during the Phoenix, Arizona, show. He praised the tour for giving exposure to rising and veterans of LGBTQ+ artists. Bradley also favored seeing Kesha return to her party girl image, but on the singer's own terms. "...in the light of stressful times, especially among women and the queer community, a pop party where everyone is encouraged to let loose, sing and dance their hearts out, and be the most fierce, unapologetic versions of themselves couldn’t have come any sooner."[19]

Monowara Hossain from mxdwn favored how Kesha poured her pain in her performance at the Kia Forum in California. She opined that new songs from the singer's album, Period, hit the hardest, further stating even in their shortened form "packed an emotional punch". She noted the performance of "We R Who We R" as one of the most powerful moments of the show as the screen onstage played a montage of Kesha's childhood, early music videos, awards show highlights, and backstage moments. Hossain also gave praise to Slayyyter and the Scissor Sisters' "energetic" opening sets.[17] Jazz Williams of music blog, Pop Passion, stated she was "in awe" at Kesha's dancing and vocal control throughout her 105-minute set. She went on praising the singer cultivating an "environment full of love, acceptance, and dance".[20]

Adrian Horton of The Guardian rated her Madison Square Garden performance a four out of five stars. "As a statement of legacy – her Auto-tuned recklessness a clear antecedent of today’s Brat-green pop landscape – and as an act of reclamation, the Tits Out tour is a triumph." she writes. Similarly to Lady Gaga's tour, the Mayhem Ball, Horton opined that Kesha's new songs flowed seamlessly with her older ones, such as "Red Flag" blending smoothly into the cheerleader themed performance of "Dinosaur".[21]

Set list

Scissor Sisters

This set list is from the July 6, 2025, concert in Phoenix.[19] It may not represent all concerts of the tour.

  1. "Laura"
  2. "She's My Man"
  3. "Tits on the Radio"
  4. "I Can't Decide"
  5. "Any Which Way"
  6. "Comfortably Numb"
  7. "Let's Have a Kiki"
  8. "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"
  9. "Filthy/Gorgeous"
  10. "Music Is the Victim"

Kesha

This set list is from the July 5, 2025, concert in Inglewood.[17] It may not represent all concerts of the tour.

Act One: One of One

  1. "Tik Tok"
  2. "Only Love Can Save Us Now"
  3. "Warrior" (shortened)
  4. "Crazy Kids" (shortened)
  5. "C'Mon" (shortened)
  6. "Thinking of You" (shortened)

Act Two: Heaven in Hell

  2. "Sleazy" (shortened)
  3. "Boy Crazy"
  4. "Cannibal"
  5. "Delusional" (shortened; featuring "Backstabber" intro)
  6. "Take It Off"

Act Three: Genius or Crazy?

  2. "Blow"
  3. "The Drama" (shortened)
  4. "Fine Line"
  5. "Ram Dass Interlude"
  6. "Happy"
  7. "Eat the Acid"

Act Four: Freedom Cunt

  2. "Freedom"
  3. "Attention!" (shortened)
  4. "Joyride"
  5. "Yippee-Ki-Yay" (shortened)
  6. "Timber"
  7. "Red Flag"
  8. "Dinosaur" (shortened; with "Whip It" snippet)
  9. "The One"
  10. "Die Young"

Act Five: Period

  2. "Cathedral" (shortened)
  3. "Praying" (shortened)
  4. "Your Love Is My Drug"
  5. "We R Who We R"

Notes

  • During the July 5, 2025, concert in Inglewood, Erika Jayne performed "Let's Have a Kiki" with Scissor Sisters.[22]

Tour dates

List of 2025 concerts[12][23]
Date (2025) City Country Venue Supporting acts Attendance Revenue
July 1 West Valley City United States Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre Slayyyter 17,620 / 17,620 $574,424
July 3 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre 18,313 / 18,313 $603,212
July 5 Inglewood Kia Forum 7,459 / 7,459 $534,744
July 6 Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre 11,752 / 11,752 $416,576
July 9[a] Dallas Dos Equis Pavilion 13,750 / 13,750 $485,541
July 10 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 13,347 / 13,347 $549,437
July 12 Tinley Park Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre 21,674 / 21,674 $693,356
July 13 Maryland Heights[i] Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 17,996 / 17,996 $593,677
July 15 Nashville Ascend Amphitheater 6,516 / 6,516 $337,141
July 16 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center 16,780 / 16,780 $517,717
July 18 Noblesville Ruoff Music Center 22,410 / 22,410 $700,186
July 19 Clarkston Pine Knob Music Theatre Rose Gray 14,535 / 14,535 $614,956
July 21 Toronto Canada Budweiser Stage 15,828 / 15,828 $768,185
July 23 New York City United States Madison Square Garden Vengaboys 12,362 / 12,362 $1,066,459
July 24 Mansfield Xfinity Center Rose Gray 19,368 / 19,368 $677,732
July 26 Burgettstown The Pavilion at Star Lake 17,052 / 17,052 $484,271
July 28 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center 19,930 / 19,930 $582,294
July 29 Philadelphia TD Pavilion at the Mann 11,921 / 11,921 $620,902
July 31 Corfu[ii] Darien Lake Performing Arts Center 21,453 / 21,453 $606,090
August 2 Virginia Beach Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater 19,175 / 19,175 $561,895
August 3 Raleigh Coastal Credit Union Music Park 17,739 / 17,739 $504,443
August 5 Charlotte PNC Music Pavilion 14,920 / 14,920 $480,281
August 7 Alpharetta Ameris Bank Amphitheatre 11,809 / 11,809 $440,108
August 9 West Palm Beach iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre 12,973 / 12,973 $441,826
August 10 East Lake-Orient Park[iii] MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre 14,935 / 14,935 $541,946
September 28[b] Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion N/a
List of 2026 concerts[15]
Date (2026) City Country Venue Supporting acts Attendance Revenue
January 24[c] São Paulo Brazil Allianz Parque N/a — —
February 19 Brisbane Australia Riverstage Blusher — —
February 21[d] Sydney Bondi Beach N/a — —
February 22 Melbourne John Cain Arena[e] Blusher — —
February 24 Adelaide AEC Arena — —
February 26 Perth Perth High Performance Centre — —
February 28[f] Christchurch New Zealand North Hagley Park N/a — —
March 6 Paris France Zénith Paris Sizzy Rocket – —
March 7 Amsterdam Netherlands AFAS Live — —
March 9 Antwerp Belgium Lotto Arena — —
March 11 Glasgow Scotland OVO Hydro — —
March 13 Manchester England Aviva Studios — —
March 14
March 16 London O2 Academy Brixton — —
March 17
March 19 Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Civic Hall — —
March 21 Dublin Ireland 3Arena — —

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
Date City Country Venue Reason
March 4 Berlin Germany Uber Eats Music Hall Flight cancellation

Notes

Cities
  1. ^ Labelled as St. Louis in promotional material.
  2. ^ Labelled as Buffalo in promotional material.
  3. ^ Labelled as Tampa in promotional material.
Others
  1. ^ The July 9, 2025 concert in Dallas was originally scheduled for July 8, 2025; but was postponed, due to the floods in Central Texas.[24]
  2. ^ The September 28, 2025 concert in Columbia was apart of All Things Go Music Festival.
  3. ^ The January 24, 2026 concert in São Paulo show was apart of the CarnaUOL Festival.
  4. ^ The February 21, 2026 concert in Sydney was apart of the Mighty Hoopla Sydney festival.[25]
  5. ^ The February 22, 2026 concert in Melbourne was originally scheduled to take place at the Margaret Court Arena.
  6. ^ The February 28, 2026 concert in Christchurch was apart of the Electric Avenue Festival.

References

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  3. ^ a b Corcoran, Nina (October 31, 2024). "Scissor Sisters Reunite, Announce First Tour in 12 Years". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  4. ^ Amorosi, A.D. (August 29, 2025). "Tits Out, Up, and Onward: Finally Independent, Kesha Speaks Her Piece". FLOOD.
  5. ^ Cullins, Ashley (June 22, 2023). "Kesha and Dr. Luke Settle Legal Battle Ahead of Trial". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  6. ^ Aswad, Jem (December 18, 2023). "Kesha Parts Ways With Dr. Luke's Kemosabe Label, RCA Records and Vector Management". Variety. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  7. ^ Legaspi, Althea (June 30, 2024). "Kesha Teases 'Joy Ride,' Which Arrives on Independence Day". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  8. ^ "Kesha Announces New Album '. (PERIOD)', Shares T-Pain Collab "Yippee-Ki-Yay": Listen". Stereogum. March 27, 2025. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  9. ^ Schube, Will (April 9, 2025). "Scissor Sisters And Kesha Gear Up For Co-Headlining Tour". uDiscover Music. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  10. ^ "Kesha Announces The Tits Out Tour with Scissor Sisters for Summer 2025: Dates and How to Get Tickets". People.com. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  11. ^ "Kesha Throws a Last Supper-Themed Sex Party and Breastfeeds a Man in NSFW 'Boy Crazy' Music Video". People.com. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  12. ^ a b Grimes, Navier (April 3, 2025). "Kesha & Scissor Sisters Reveal The T!ts Out Tour". Live Nation Entertainment. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  13. ^ Kesha (May 9, 2025). "NYC GET YOUR NIPPLES READY @vengaboys LOW TIX AT MSG, LESS THAN TWO MONTHS TIL WE TAKE THE GIRLS OUT AND PARTY". Instagram. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
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  17. ^ a b c d Hossain, Monowara (July 12, 2025). "Live Review: Kesha, Slayyyter & Scissor Sisters at The Kia Forum". mxdwn Music. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
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  22. ^ Arcuri, Dean (July 7, 2025). "RHOBH Erika Jayne has a Kiki onstage with Scissor Sisters". QNews. ISSN 1833-4830. Retrieved July 8, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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