RONY ALWIN
Katy Perry performs at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Sept. 19.
Katy Perry kicked off Witness: The Tour — which comes to the Prudential Center in Newark on Oct. 8 — at the Bell Centre in Montreal, last night. There is a photo gallery, along with the setlist and some videos, below.
Perry will also bring the visually stunning show to Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, Oct. 2 and 6; the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Oct. 11; and the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Oct. 12. Noah Cyrus will open the New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania shows.
She will perform in the United States and Canada through February, and has shows scheduled in Europe, Australia and New Zealand next summer.
Perry released her Witness album, including the hits “Chained to the Rhythm,” “Bon Appétit” and “Swish Swish,” in June.
Here is Perry’s opening night setlist, according to setlist.fm:
“Witness” (excerpt)
“Roulette”
“Dark Horse”
“Chained to the Rhythm”
“Teenage Dream”
“Hot N Cold”
“Last Friday Night”
“California Gurls”
“I Kissed a Girl”
“Déjà Vu”
“Tsunami”
“E.T”
“Bon Appétit”
“Thinking of You”
“Save as Draft”
“Power”
“Hey Hey Hey”
“Part of Me”
“Swish Swish”
“Roar”
Encore
“Firework”
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