Katy Perry Hits a Swish during Night 1 at the ACC

Katy Perry brought her “Witness: The Tour” to Toronto for night #1 of 2 last night the ACC!

Katy’s set list included many throwbacks (‘Part of Me‘, ‘E.T‘, and ‘Roar‘ to name a few), which appeased long-time Katy Cats, and she performed about half of the songs off her new album, Witness, which was released back in June.

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Katy’s stage was essentially a large eye with a runway shaped like a long tear… but, no one was crying tonight. Throughout the night, many props were added for various songs, which was a nice change from the usual stationary set most artists tend to have. For example, during ‘I Kissed a Girl’ (the song her mother “wished she didn’t write”), she had a very large (and slightly terrifying) set of lips that would open to reveal her singing while dangling from the ceiling.

Another theme throughout her concert was the idea of space. During ‘Thinking of You‘ from one of her first albums, One of the Boys, she was singing atop a floating planet that circled other planets suspended from the ceiling. That song brought back major high school memories!

She mentioned during the concert that she NEVER went Trick-or-treating as a child, so she “spent the rest of her life dressing up”… and, so did the crowd!

In true Halloween spirit, Katy Perry posted an Instagram photo encouraging her fans to dress up like her for a chance to get picked to meet her after the concert. Throughout the show, she had the lighting technicians turn the lights “all the way up”, so she could see all the costumes. Unlike other celebrities that would stick to picking people close to the 100 levels, she picked people from the upper 100’s and 300’s! At one point during the show, she picked a family from the upper 100 level, and asked them to join her on stage!

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As part of her set, Katy called her mom on a 5 –foot telephone, and this time was no different. The five minute phone call revolved around Halloween, with Katy asking her mom if she will be handing out Bibles to trick-or-treaters (Katy was raised in a very religious household)…

One of the most unique moments during the night happened during ‘Swish Swish‘. She scanned the audience for a dad. Yes, specifically a man with “lots of kids.” The lucky Mississauga dad that was chosen faced Katy to a game of Basketball on stage. He won!

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Katy closed out the show with her classic ‘Firework‘!