Katy Perry & Rebecca Black
July 30, 2025
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC
Katy Perry’s return to Montreal was a futuristic fever dream—a blinding spectacle that blended Cirque du Soleil-level theatrics with cutting-edge AI, all wrapped in Perry’s signature pop charisma.
Rebecca Black, famously recognized for her viral hit “Friday,” has definitely advanced as an artist, however her opening efficiency for Katy Perry confirmed room for progress. Whereas her daring new look and dynamic stage presence highlighted her maturity, some features of her vocals lacked consistency, sometimes wavering throughout more difficult notes. Regardless of these areas for enchancment, Rebecca demonstrated real potential, leaving the gang intrigued and setting an lively, albeit uneven, tone for Katy.
From the second the lights dimmed and the primary AI-generated video launched the act titled “Synthetic,” it was clear this wasn’t going to be a typical pop live performance. Every section of the present—“Lady’s World,” “Nirvana,” “Select Your Journey,” “Mainframe,” and “Finish Recreation”—was ushered in by a novel AI video, giving the evening a story arc that felt like a digital odyssey by Perry’s creativeness.
She playfully reminded the gang, “I do know I’m not Dua Lipa,” incomes laughs and cheers. However by the top of the evening, there was little doubt that Perry’s present was in a league of its personal. The manufacturing was a cardio-intensive tour de drive, with Perry dancing, singing, and even hovering—fairly actually—as she rode a pair of large butterflies throughout “Roar,” a second that had the whole Bell Centre on its toes.
Montreal obtained loads of love all through the evening. Perry gushed concerning the metropolis’s vitality and magnificence, and throughout the “Select Your Journey” section, she introduced three fortunate followers on stage to assist steer the present’s course. The viewers additionally bought to vote for songs in actual time by way of QR code—a intelligent, interactive twist that made everybody really feel like a part of the efficiency.
The cirque-inspired parts have been jaw-dropping: aerialists, contortionists, and dancers in LED fits remodeled the stage right into a residing, respiration artwork piece. It was a sensory overload in one of the best ways attainable. By the point “Finish Recreation” closed the evening, it was clear that Katy Perry had delivered greater than a live performance—she gave Montreal a full-blown immersive expertise. Equal elements coronary heart, humour, and high-tech wizardry, it was a reminder of why she stays considered one of pop’s most creative performers.
