To achieve this look, the singer worked with the creative team responsible for Daft Punk's concerts. The inspiration came from her earlier life when she was growing up in Tennessee where she would attend parties. It's unlike anything anyone else in pop music is doing." Visually, the theaters and auditoriums hosting the show will be transformed and presented as " basement rave-ups". Besides tracks from those albums, Kesha incorporated covers of the Beastie Boys song, " (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" to "give the show a more rock'n'roll edge." She told Kevin O'Donnell of Spin, "I've been on this Iggy Pop kick - he's just so inspiring to watch as a performer, I'm trying to do something like that, minus the heroin and the stabbing myself part." The theme of the tour is "to bring the planet an epic dance party That's my mentality with this tour - party as hard as we can and make it as infectious as possible. Sh–'s gonna be hot as a mofo Miss this and you be missing the biggest dance party of the year!" The set list is mainly derived from Kesha's first album Animal, and follow-up extended play (EP) Cannibal. If you are part of my family, my cult of rowdy misfits, come join us! I’m pulling out an ass-ton more glitter with blue lipstick to spare and I’m ready to party with all y’all all summer long.
Kesha described the extension saying, "My spring tour sold out so fast, which is amazing, but I want to get to party with errryone. In the meantime I am going to do everything I can to help relief efforts and I encourage everyone in the world to do the same." After a successful run in North America, the singer extended her tour into the summer including dates in the United Kingdom and additional dates in the United States. I plan to bring my party there and to that part of the world when we are all ready to dance and Get $leazy together again. I genuinely don't think right now would be appropriate timing for me to perform in Japan given the content and the spirit of my show, which is all about feeling exuberant, rowdy, and wild. The singer responded, "My heart is with Japan right now through this disaster and these hardships. Due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the shows were postponed on March 15, 2011. During an interview with Gary Graff (from Billboard) Kesha explained her inspiration for the tour, describing it as "a ridiculously fun dance party that will build on the energetic sets she played while opening for Rihanna last summer." She elaborated,įive concerts in Asia were originally planned for March 2011. The tour comes months after Kesha toured the United States with Rihanna as the opening act on her Last Girl on Earth and her own promotional tour in the United Kingdom during the Fall of 2010 to support her first studio album, Animal. The tour was officially announced on November 8, 2010, via the artist's official website. After a successful sold out first run in North America, she extended her tour into the summer including dates in the United Kingdom and additional dates in the United States. Despite Kesha receiving positive reviews her original opener, Beardo, was met with extremely negative reception with multiple critics calling him unfunny. Her charisma and stage presence was also generally met with positive reception.
Kesha's vocals on the tour were generally praised although some critics noted the overuse of backtrack on some songs. Ĭritical reception to the tour has been generally mixed to positive. The tour kicked off on February 15, 2011, in Portland, Oregon, and ended September 29, 2011, in Rio de Janeiro. Described by Kesha as "a ridiculously fun dance party", the concerts were presented as underground rave ups drawing inspiration from parties she would attend while growing up in Tennessee. It was scheduled to visit Asia but due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the tour was postponed indefinitely. Officially announced on November 8, 2010, the tour visited the Americas, Australia and Europe. The Get Sleazy Tour (stylized as Get $leazy Tour) was the first concert tour by American recording artist Kesha in support of both her first album, Animal, and first extended play, Cannibal. 66 in North America 10 in Australia 12 in Europe 2 in South America 90 total