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Oh, sure, this Witness the Tour – which swings back through the area early next year for a Jan. 31 date at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento – has some fun moments. It also looks like it cost zillions of bucks to stage. But it’s pretty much all wasted in a pointless exercise to prove, well, who knows what?

The pop star, who sold some 17 million copies of her first three major-label releases, is in a bit of a slump lately. It’s been so bad that, really, it’s hard to say she even belongs to be discussed as being in the same league with her (former?) rival Taylor Swift.

It mostly circles around her new album, “Witness,” which is the first real dud she’s had since breaking big with “One of these Boys” in 2008. Sure, it debuted at No. 1 (like basically everything else does these days), but it had no real staying power and quickly plummeted down the charts. It produced one decent single “Chained to the Rhythm” – which is Perry at her most Madonna-esque – but the other songs have failed to catch on with the public.

It was just a poorly designed and executed stage show, so busy in approach that it gave fans little time to appreciate what should’ve been the main attraction: Katy Perry.

But it was hard to think about her singing and set list when we were being led through one over-the-top theatrical world after another. The journey took us from a place where people boogie aboard giant gold dice to a spot where folks have TVs as heads to a land where were mini-humans move about giant bugs and flowers to so on.

None of it made any sense. And people soon caught on to that.

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/15/why-did-it-get-so-quiet-at-the-katy-perry-concert-in-san-jose/

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Gia Gunn
3 minutes ago, Runway said:

It’s been so bad that, really, it’s hard to say she even belongs to be discussed as being in the same league with her (former?) rival Taylor Swift.

I mean was this even necessary? :awkney: 

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This is how I felt with ever one of her tours. It's just not worth it.

If you see me posting like crazy, I'm either bored or procrastinating.
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gagagoogoose

Gosh, let her rest already! Her backlash just won't end. I feel so bad for her.

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Witness: The Tour is not that bad.

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arrtpop

i saw her in la and (ik i might get dragged for this) it was just as good as the jwt. she talked to us a lot and made us feel very engaged. i even forgot that there were 10,000+ people there

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Irrelevant

honestly the tour isn't that bad, it's just that she needs to use less props, hope she improves in the KP5 world tour

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lost in limbo
17 minutes ago, Runway said:

“Chained to the Rhythm” – which is Perry at her most Madonna-esque

Bitch where

this is the state of grace, this is the worthwhile fight
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I feel really bad for her. This feels like ARTPOP all over. I hope she comes through with her Joanne. And tbh she is actually a good live performer, she has the charisma to do it. Her team should realise she doesn’t need all the memes and probs and random stuff. I would go to her concert even if she only sings Miss You More/ Into Me You See/ Ghost/ Legends Never Die types of songs.

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ViviLittleM
1 minute ago, Easy said:

I feel really bad for her. This feels like ARTPOP all over. I hope she comes through with her Joanne. And tbh she is actually a good live performer, she has the charisma to do it. Her team should realise she doesn’t need all the memes and probs and random stuff. I would go to her concert even if she only sings Miss You More/ Into Me You See/ Ghost/ Legends Never Die types of songs.

Tbh the Witness era is far from being her ARTPOP era she isn't dragged every day like Gaga... it's just a non event tbh

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she kinda needs the props to compensate for her lack of vocal ability tbh

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Phoebe Buffay
Just now, TheShameMonster said:

she kinda needs the props to compensate for her lack of vocal ability tbh

C'mon you guys, she isn't that bad at singing. :sweat:

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