Play (concert residency)

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This article is about the concert residency by Katy Perry. For the tour by Aitana, see Play Tour.
Play
Residency by Katy Perry
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LocationWinchester, Nevada, U.S.
VenueThe Theatre at Resorts World Las Vegas
Start dateDecember 29, 2021 (2021-12-29)
End dateAugust 13, 2022 (2022-08-13)
Legs4
No. of shows32
Katy Perry concert chronology

Play (stylized as ᑭᒪᗩY) is the first concert residency hosted by American singer Katy Perry. The first eight concerts were announced on May 12, 2021, which ran at The Theatre at Resorts World Las Vegas from December 29, 2021 to January 15, 2022.[1] Eight more shows were added later that month in response to popular demand, extending the residency to March 19, 2022.[2] Ticket sales became widely available to purchase on May 24 after a pre-sale for those with Citibank cards took place from May 18 to May 23, 2021.[3] Perry announced in January 2022 that she had added 16 more shows for May 27 through August 13 of that year.[4]

Perry opened Play to a sold-out crowd at the 4,700-capacity theatre, with the furthest seat being only 150 feet away from the stage.[5] In February 2022, the first set of boxscores were reported by Billboard. Perry earned "nearly" $7 million ($6.98 million) from the eight reported 97% sold-out dates and drew a total of 31,933 attendees in the timeframe.[6][7] From these earnings, she reached the top spot on the Artist Power Index (APX) chart by Pollstar.[7]

Background[]

The show draws influence from Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Pee-wee's Playhouse, and Pee-wee's Big Adventure. Perry also stated "It's just gonna be a feast for both the ears and the eyes and it is like the most laughter I've had in a rehearsal setting ever in my life. My co-creators and collaborators and the dancers and the band, everybody's just like, 'This is the kookiest idea.'"[8]

Production[]

Several parts of the show have been described by media outlets such as Vogue as "camp", with such examples being Perry descending from the ceiling and being placed on a gigantic bed, interacting with a giant toilet and a giant face mask while performing, and a huge red rocking horse. Christian Allaire of Vogue called her the "Queen of Camp" for her approach to the show, saying: "Perry's playful, tongue-in-cheek approach to dressing really makes the show for us. More than a decade into her impressive career, she's clearly still a reigning queen of camp."[9][10]

Critical response[]

Play has earned acclaim from various critics.[11] Mark Gray from Rolling Stone said that "the production was larger than life" for the residency's opening night, further adding: "the show is quintessential Perry, who indulged the emotional, the over-the-top, the whimsical, the psychedelic, and even the cheesy over the course of 95 minutes".[12] Melinda Sheckells of Billboard also gave the first show a positive review, stating that Perry "left another unforgettable mark on the Strip in front of a sold-out, all-ages crowd of 5,000 loudly purring KatyCats", further adding: "'Perry Playland' transports the audience into another dimension of rainbow fluff, heart-shaped confetti and larger-than-life anthropomorphic household objects — it's part fantasy, part hallucination and thoroughly high-camp Perry."[5] Yahoo! contributor Joyann Jeffrey felt Perry "perfectly wrapped up 2021 in a nutshell when she toasted a giant face mask onstage, and sang on top of some giant toilet paper rolls, which sat beside a huge bathtub and toilet" with Play and wrote the outfits used were "equally as amazing".[9]

Setlist[]

Perry performing "Not the End of the World" on December 31, 2021

Perry revealed the set list on December 28, 2021, a day before the first show was scheduled to start.[13]

Act 1: Henry the Horror

  1. "E.T."
  2. "Chained to the Rhythm"
  3. "Dark Horse"
  4. "Not the End of the World"

Act 2: Flushed

  2. "California Gurls"
  3. "Hot n Cold" / "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"
  4. "Waking Up in Vegas"

Act 3: Eat Me

  2. "Bon Appétit"
  3. "Daisies"
  4. "I Kissed a Girl"

Act 4: Trashun

  2. "Lost" / "Part of Me" / "Wide Awake"
  3. "Never Really Over"
  4. "Swish Swish"
  5. "When I'm Gone" / "Walking on Air"

Act 5: Perry Playland

  2. "Teenage Dream"
  3. "Smile"
  4. "Roar"

Encore

  2. "The Greatest Love of All"
  3. "Firework"

Shows[]

List of dates, attendance and revenue earned
Date Attendance Revenue
Leg 1[1]
December 29, 2021 TBA
December 31, 2021
January 1, 2022
January 7, 2022
January 8, 2022
January 12, 2022
January 14, 2022
January 15, 2022
Leg 2[4]
March 2, 2022 TBA
March 4, 2022
March 5, 2022
March 11, 2022
March 12, 2022
March 16, 2022
March 18, 2022
March 19, 2022
Leg 3[4]
May 27, 2022 TBA
May 28, 2022
May 29, 2022
June 3, 2022
June 4, 2022
June 8, 2022
June 10, 2022
June 11, 2022
Leg 4[4]
July 29, 2022 TBA
July 30, 2022
August 3, 2022
August 5, 2022
August 6, 2022
August 10, 2022
August 12, 2022
August 13, 2022
Total

References[]

  1. ^ a b Spanos, Brittany (May 12, 2021). "Celine Dion, Katy Perry, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan Plot Las Vegas Residencies". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Hahn, Christine (May 24, 2021). "Katy Perry adds eight dates to her Las Vegas residency showresidency show". WRMF. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  3. ^ Willman, Chris (May 12, 2021). "Resorts World Sets Dates for Vegas Mini-Residencies by Celine Dion, Carrie Underwood, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan". Variety. Archived from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d Dresdale, Andrea (January 28, 2022). "New 'PLAY' dates: Katy Perry adds new summer shows to her Las Vegas residency". Good Morning America. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Sheckells, Melinda (December 30, 2021). "Katy Perry Brings Dancing Mushrooms, A Giant Toilet & More to Wild Las Vegas Residency". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 31, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  6. ^ Frankenberg, Eric (February 11, 2022). "Katy Perry's Las Vegas Residency Has Already Earned Nearly $7 Million". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Allen, Bob (February 11, 2022). "Katy Perry Powers Forward, Tops APX With Box-Office Boom From New Las Vegas Residency". Pollstar. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  8. ^ Henderson, Taylor (December 16, 2021). "Katy Perry Knows She Helped Fans Explore Their Sexuality". Out. Archived from the original on December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Jeffrey, Joyann (December 30, 2021). "Katy Perry sings next to a giant face mask and inside a toilet in Vegas residency". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on January 1, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  10. ^ Allaire, Christian (January 2, 2022). "Katy Perry Is Still the Queen of Camp". Vogue. Archived from the original on February 1, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  11. ^ Katsilometes, John (January 27, 2022). "Katy Perry adds more shows to 'Play' at Resorts World". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  12. ^ Gray, Mark (December 30, 2021). "Katy Perry Sings in a Toilet, Toasts a Giant Mask, and Plays the Hits at Vegas Residency". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 30, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  13. ^ @katyperry (December 28, 2021). "TOMORROW you can officially come to PERRY PLAYLAND! Where you can come and sing along to so many of your favorite songs! #PLAY" (Tweet). Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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