This spring, pop star Katy Perry will hit the road for her first tour in seven years, which includes a May 13 stop at Target Center in downtown Minneapolis.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through Ticketmaster. Citi cardholders and Verizon customers have access to presales that run from 10 a.m. Tuesday through 10 p.m. Thursday.
Perry, 40, began her career in 2001 as a contemporary Christian artist. But after her record label closed shop, Perry moved to Los Angeles and began working with Alanis Morissette’s producer Glen Ballard. After signing, and losing, two more deals, Perry landed at Capitol Records in 2007. The following year, her debut single “I Kissed a Girl” hit No. 1 in the U.S. and around the world.
The follow-up singles “Hot n Cold” and “Waking Up in Vegas” were also hits, but Perry’s career didn’t truly take off until 2010’s “Teenage Dream.” It was the second album in history, after Michael Jackson’s “Bad,” to land five singles at No. 1: “California Gurls,” “Teenage Dream,” “Firework,” “E.T.” and “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.).” Perry’s fourth album “Prism” spawned two more chart-toppers with “Roar” and “Dark Horse.”
In the dozen years since, Perry has struggled to land more hits with 2017’s “Chained to the Rhythm” standing as her sole Top 10 hit in that time. Her 2020 album “Smile” swiftly came and went, while her most recent effort “143” earned Perry the worst reviews of her career, with some critics speculating she used AI in its creation.
Perry’s previous tour hit St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center in December 2017. Two years later, she performed at Minneapolis’ Armory as part of the NCAA March Madness Music Series and headlined the KDWB Jingle Ball that December. She spent the last seven years as a judge on “American Idol” and performed an 80-show Las Vegas residency that ran from 2021 to 2023.
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