The Tits Out Tour is the ongoing co-headlining concert tour by American singer and songwriter Kesha, and American band Scissor Sisters.[1][2] The tour will promote Kesha's sixth studio album Period (2025), and is part of the Scissor Sisters reunion which began in 2024.[3] The tour commenced on July 1, 2025, in West Valley City, Utah, and is set to conclude on March 21 of the following year in Dublin, Ireland.
Following the settlement of the Kesha v. Dr. Luke,[4] the conclusion of Kesha's Only Love Tour, and the announcement of her departure from Kemosabe and RCA Records in 2023,[5] Kesha announced her new single "Joyride", to be the first released on her own independent record label, Kesha Records, on July 4, 2024.[6] Her sixth studio album Period was announced on March 27, 2025, with a release date set for July 4 of the same year.[7]
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.[8]
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 will be supported by Slayyyter and Rose Gray on selected dates.[9] On May 9, it was announced Dutch Eurotrance group Vengaboys would be joining the stop in New York City.[10]
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.[11] Presale for Australian shows will begin on August 8, 2025.[12]
Concert synopsis
Kesha's set runs about 90 minutes and begins with an advertisement for the dating app, Feeld.[13] 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.[14] 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".[13][15] 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.[15]
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.[16]
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".[16]
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".[14]
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."[16]
Monowara Hossain from mxdwn favored how Kesha poured her pain in her performance at the Khia 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.[14] 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".[17]
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".[18]
Set list
Scissor Sisters
This set list is from the July 6, 2025, concert in Phoenix.[16] It may not represent all concerts of the tour.
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