The Freedom Tour (Kesha)

The Freedom Tour was announced just days after Kesha had ended her Tits Out Tour in the UK, with ticket presale beginning on March 24, 2026. In a statement, Kesha expressed her desire to share her feelings of freedom: "I’ve lived through the fire. This tour is about what comes after. Freedom isn’t just leaving something behind — it’s discovering that what you have lived through has made you magnificently who you are."^[3] The tour saw Kesha performing at several festivals, including Bonnaroo, All Things Go Toronto Music Festival, and BST Hyde Park, in support of rapper, Pitbull.

The show followed a similar concept and setlist as the Tits Out Tour. The set lasted 90 minutes and is divided into three acts. A large circular screen stood behind Kesha that displayed the visuals and she was primarily joined by six backup dancers.^[4][5] It began with Kesha rising from the stage wearing bedazzled angel wings to perform "Tik Tok".^[6] The singer loudly declares her stance against abuse, with the opening lyric being changed to "Wake up in the morning like fuck P. Diddy". A dramatic performance of "Only Love Can Save Us Now" containing "cathedral-style lighting" followed, which then went into a medley of songs from Warrior. She notes she has not sung songs from this album in over a decade and asks the crowd to help reclaim them. During the medley, Kesha walked through the audience while riding on the shoulders of her dancers.

The second act opened up with a slowed down, moodier take of "Blow", with Kesha playing the guitar.^[4]

The third act leaned into "glossy dance-pop theatrics" with songs "Attention!" and "Origami!", which critics found it focusing on Kesha's newfound independence.^[6] During "Joyride", the screen behind the singer would flash bright lights with the lyrics to the song, while for "Attention!", the title would display in different brand-like fonts like 7-Eleven and Budweiser.^[4] Her acoustic set would rotate different songs she has not performed in years such as "Past Lives" and "C U Next Tuesday".^[7] She would then sing "Good Old Days", her 2017 single with Macklemore and reminisce about the making of the song, even joking about the rapper denting her car.

For the encore, Kesha wore an elaborate gold halo for the ballads, "Cathedral" and "Praying". The show then closed with "Your Love Is My Drug" and "We R Who We R".

In his review of the show in Dallas, Texas, Alex Gonzalez of Dallas Observer opined that Kesha's star power has not faded, despite being nearly 20 years into her career. He added, "...it's clear she’s still unlocking new levels to her prowess as a performer."^[7] Jared Fessler, who reviewed the Shakopee, Minnesota show, praised the production, stating the colorful lights and screens added to the performance without taking attention away from the music. "The atmosphere was upbeat from beginning to end, and the audience stayed engaged throughout the entire concert," Fessler wrote for Broadway World.^[8]

This set list is from the May 23, 2026, concert in Chula Vista.^[9] It may not represent all concerts of the tour.

Notes

• "Red Flag", "Dinosaur", and "Past Lives" were not performed on select dates.^[8]
• "C U Next Tuesday" was performed on select dates over "Past Lives".^[7]
• Kesha performed "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" in honor of Dolly Parton at the August 25 show in Pittsburgh.^[10]

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