Hello Katy Tour

{{Infobox concert

| concert_tour_name = Hello Katy Tour

| image = Hellokatytour.jpg

| image_size = 220px

| image_caption = Promotional poster for the tour

| type = World

| artist = Katy Perry

| album = One of the Boys

| start_date = January 23, 2009

| end_date = November 28, 2009

| gross = $1.5 million (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|1.5|r=2|2009}}}} million in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars){{inflation-fn|US}}

| number_of_legs = 11

| number_of_shows = 94

| last_tour = Strangely Normal Tour
(2001)

| this_tour = Hello Katy Tour
(2009)

| next_tour = California Dreams Tour
(2011–2012)

}}

The Hello Katy Tour was the debut solo concert tour by American singer Katy Perry, in support of her second studio album, One of the Boys (2008). It ran from January 23, 2009, to November 28, 2009, and visited North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Background

Perry first announced the tour in November 2008, following the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards, which she hosted.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/katy-perry-135-1321633|title=Katy Perry announces lengthy North American tour|date=November 11, 2008|access-date=November 11, 2008|magazine=NME}} The tour's title was inspired by, and is a play on, the Japanese Sanrio character Hello Kitty. In an interview with Billboard, Perry stated, "I have the guy who creates stages for Madonna working on this tour; I'm indulging my obsession with fruit and cats and designing all different outfits."{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

Concert synopsis

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The stage design featured a white picket fence, mailbox, oversized pink flamingos, inflatable plastic fruit, and a giant cat named Kitty Purry that glowed during the encore. Perry had two costumes during the show. During the encore, she would appear dressed as a cat.{{cite web|url=http://www.vcstar.com/news/2009/aug/31/coming-home-sb-perry-bids-farewell-hello-katy-tour/?print=1|title=Coming home to S.B., Perry bids farewell to 'Hello Katy Tour'|date=August 31, 2009|access-date=October 15, 2013|work=Ventura County Star|publisher=Scripps}}

Each show opened with "California Girls" by The Beach Boys being played as Perry appeared on the stage. "Fingerprints", "One of the Boys", "Hot ‘n Cold", "Self Inflicted" and a cover of The Outfield’s "Your Love" followed. After this section, Perry would pick up her guitar and perform an acoustic version of "Mannequin" and "Thinking of You". The next songs were "Ur So Gay" and "Waking Up in Vegas", upon which confetti rained-down onto the audience. Perry continued her act with "Lost", "I'm Still Breathing", "I Think I'm Ready" and "If You Can Afford Me". At this point of the concert, Perry would exit the stage for a costume change and re-appear, dressed as a cat. A stage-prop of a massive cat’s head would glow as Perry covered Queen's song "Don't Stop Me Now". Perry would conclude the show with "I Kissed a Girl", and exit the stage after thanking the audience.

Critical reception

The Orange County Register called the tour "a surprisingly strong performance" in a positive review.{{cite web|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/katyperryhellokatytourreviewwilterndaylights-66850--.html|title=Katy Perry is not just for kids at the Wiltern|date=February 1, 2009|access-date=September 25, 2013|work=Orange County Register}} In a negative review, Variety called the tour "chilly" and "calculated".{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2009/music/reviews/katy-perry-2-1200473923/|title=Review: "Katy Perry"|date=January 31, 2009|access-date=September 25, 2013|work=Variety}} Seventeen, impressed with the tour, posted a list of ten things they liked about it.{{cite web|url=http://www.seventeen.com/cosmogirl/katy-perry-hello-katy-tour|title=10 Reasons We Heart Katy Perry (Especially in Concert!)|date=April 9, 2009|access-date=September 25, 2013|work=Seventeen}}

Set list

"Fingerprints"
"One of the Boys"
"Hokey Pokey"
"Hot n Cold"
"Self Inflicted"
"Mannequin"
"Thinking of You"
"Ur So Gay"
"Waking Up in Vegas"
"Lost"
"I'm Still Breathing"
"I Think I'm Ready"
"If You Can Afford Me"

;Encore

"I Kissed a Girl"

Notes

"Hackensack", a Fountains of Wayne cover, was performed after "Lost" on August 21 and August 29.
"Don't Stop Me Now" was played before the encore on July 28. "Starstrukk" was played as an encore instead with a special appearance by 3OH!3.

Tour dates

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|+ List of 2009 concerts{{cite web|url=http://www.katyperry.com/eventz.aspx|title=Events|publisher=katyperry.com|access-date=2009-03-03|archive-date=2009-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228190600/http://www.katyperry.com/eventz.aspx|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.livedaily.com/news/15207.html|title=Katy Perry takes 'Boys' along on headlining outing|date=November 11, 2008|access-date=March 3, 2009|last=Kilgore|first=Kym|work=liveDaily|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202094546/http://livedaily.com/news/15207.html|archive-date=February 2, 2009}}

! scope="col" style="width:12em;" |Date

! scope="col" style="width:10em;" |City

! scope="col" style="width:10em;" |Country

! scope="col" style="width:16em;" |Venue

January 23, 2009

|Seattle

|United States

|Showbox at the Market

January 25, 2009

January 27, 2009

|rowspan="8"|United States

January 28, 2009

January 29, 2009

|Empire Events Center

January 31, 2009

February 2, 2009

February 3, 2009

February 5, 2009

February 10, 2009

|In the Venue

February 20, 2009

February 22, 2009

|Nalen

February 23, 2009

February 25, 2009

|rowspan="3"|England

February 26, 2009

|rowspan="2"|London

|rowspan="2"|KOKO

February 27, 2009

March 1, 2009

March 2, 2009

March 4, 2009

|rowspan="3"|Germany

|TonHalle

March 5, 2009

|Neu-Isenburg

|Hugenottenhalle

March 6, 2009

March 7, 2009

March 19, 2009{{ref|SON|[a]}}

|Austin

|rowspan="6"|United States

|Stubb's

March 23, 2009

|Kansas City

|Beaumont Club

March 24, 2009

|Minneapolis

|First Avenue

March 26, 2009

|Chicago

|House of Blues

March 27, 2009

|Detroit

|Clutch Cargo's

March 28, 2009

|Cleveland

|House of Blues

March 30, 2009

|Toronto

|rowspan="2"|Canada

|The Guvernment

March 31, 2009

|Montreal

|Metropolis

April 1, 2009

|Boston

|rowspan="16"|United States

|House of Blues

April 3, 2009{{ref|SON|[b]}}

April 5, 2009

April 6, 2009

|rowspan="3"|New York City

|rowspan="3"|The Fillmore

April 7, 2009

April 8, 2009

April 10, 2009

|Washington, D.C.

|9:30 Club

April 11, 2009

|Myrtle Beach

|House of Blues

April 14, 2009

|Nashville

|Cannery Ballroom

April 15, 2009

|Atlanta

|Center Stage

April 28, 2009

|St. Petersburg

|Jannus Landing

April 29, 2009

|Fort Lauderdale

|Revolution Live

May 2, 2009{{ref|SON|[c]}}

|Birmingham

|Jefferson Convention Conplex

May 7, 2009{{ref|SON|[d]}}

|Miami

|The Fillmore

May 11, 2009

|Dallas

|rowspan="2"|House of Blues

May 12, 2009

|Houston

May 25, 2009

|Osaka

|rowspan="4"|Japan

|rowspan="2"|Club Quattro

May 26, 2009

|Nagoya

May 28, 2009

|rowspan="2"|Tokyo

|rowspan="2"|Duo Music Exchange

May 29, 2009

June 1, 2009{{ref|SON|[e]}}

|Landgraaf

|Netherlands

|Landgraaf Megaland Park

June 9, 2009

|rowspan="2"|London

|rowspan="3"|England

|rowspan="2"|O₂ Shepherds Bush Empire

June 10, 2009

June 11, 2009

|Brighton

|Brighton Dome

June 13, 2009{{ref|SON|[f]}}

|Crans-près-Céligny

|rowspan="2"|Switzerland

|Port de Crans

June 14, 2009

|Zürich

|Volkshaus

June 16, 2009

|Paris

|rowspan="2"|France

|L'Olympia

June 17, 2009

|Lyon

|Le Transbordeur

June 19, 2009{{ref|SON|[g]}}

|Scheeßel

|rowspan="3"|Germany

|MSC Eichenring

June 20, 2009{{ref|SON|[h]}}

|Cologne

|Palladium Köln

June 21, 2009

|Tuttlingen

|Flugplatz Tuttlingen

June 23, 2009{{ref|SON|[r]}}

June 25, 2009

|rowspan="3"|Spain

June 26, 2009{{ref|SON|[i]}}

|Madrid

|Palacio de Deportes

June 27, 2009{{ref|SON|[i]}}

|Málaga

|Auditorio Municipal

June 28, 2009

|Lisbon

|Portugal

|Campo Pequeno

July 2, 2009{{ref|SON|[j]}}

|Nibe

|Denmark

|Skalskoven

July 4, 2009{{ref|SON|[k]}}

|Werchter

|Belgium

|Festival Grounds

July 5, 2009{{ref|SON|[l]}}

|France

July 6, 2009

July 9, 2009

|True Blue Fenerbahçe

July 11, 2009{{ref|SON|[m]}}

|Perth and Kinross

|Scotland

|T in the Park

July 12, 2009{{ref|SON|[n]}}

|Kildare

|Ireland

|Oxegen 2009

July 25, 2009

|Boston

|United States

|Agganis Arena

July 26, 2009

|Toronto

|Canada

|Molson Amphitheatre

July 28, 2009

|New York City

|rowspan="4"|United States

|Hammerstein Ballroom

July 30, 2009

|Atlantic City

|Borgata Event Center

August 2, 2009

|Houston

|Verizon Wireless Theater

August 4, 2009{{ref|SON|[o]}}

|Irvine

|Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

August 12, 2009

|Brisbane

|rowspan="4"|Australia

|The Tivoli

August 14, 2009

|Melbourne

|The Forum

August 17, 2009

|rowspan="2"|Sydney

|rowspan="2"|Enmore Theatre

August 18, 2009

August 21, 2009

|Glasgow

|Scotland

|Barrowland Ballroom

August 22, 2009{{ref|SON|[p]}}

|Staffordshire

|rowspan="4"|England

|Weston Park

August 23, 2009{{ref|SON|[p]}}

|Chelmsford

|Hylands Park

August 25, 2009

|Birmingham

|O₂ Academy Birmingham

August 26, 2009

|Newcastle

|O₂ Academy Newcastle

August 29, 2009

|Los Angeles

|rowspan="4"|United States

August 30, 2009

September 4, 2009

September 5, 2009{{ref|SON|[q]}}

|Seattle

|Seattle Center

November 14, 2009

|Pasay

|Philippines

|SM Mall of Asia{{Ref label|note_a1|r

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|November 28, 2009

|Ischgl

|Austria

|Silvrettaseilbahn AG – Ischgl

{{note|SON|}}a This concert is a part of the South by Southwest Festival.{{cite web|url=http://sxsw.com/music/shows/schedule/?a=show&s=91172|title=Music Festival Schedule|access-date=March 3, 2009|work=South by Southwest}}

{{note|SON|}}b This concert is a part of the Dinah Shore Weekend.{{cite web|url=http://www.thedinah.com/article/article.php?id=18|title=White Diamond Party|access-date=March 12, 2009|work=Club Skirts|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226230522/http://www.thedinah.com/article/article.php?id=18|archive-date=February 26, 2009|url-status=dead}}

{{note|SON|}}c This concert is a part of the Schaeffer Eye Center Crawfish Boil.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbc13.com/vtm/news/local/article/2009_schaeffer_eye_center_crawfish_boil_lineup/61417/|title=2009 Schaeffer Eye Center Crawfish Boil Lineup|date=February 27, 2009|access-date=February 28, 2009|last=Carter|first=Don|work=WVTM|publisher=Birmingham Broadcasting (WVTM-TV), Inc.}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

{{note|SON|}}d This concert is a part of the Grammy Celebration Concert Tour.{{cite web|url=http://www.livedaily.com/blog/3320.html|title=Katy Perry, Leona Lewis, LL Cool J headline Grammy tour|date=September 25, 2009|access-date=February 28, 2009|last=kayian|first=Suzanne|work=liveDaily |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228054835/http://www.livedaily.com/blog/3320.html |archive-date=February 28, 2009}}

{{note|SON|}}e This concert is a part of the Pinkpop Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.pinkpop.nl/page.php?pagID=464|title=Katy Perry|access-date=March 10, 2009|work=Pinkpop 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309025410/http://www.pinkpop.nl/page.php?pagID=464|archive-date=March 9, 2009|url-status=dead}}

{{note|SON|}}f This concert is a part of the Caribana Festival

{{note|SON|}}g This concert is a part of the Hurricane Festival{{cite web|url=http://www.hurricane.de/bands/bio.php?eintrag=752|title=Katy Perry|access-date=March 3, 2009|work=Hurricane Festival|language=de|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413061318/http://www.hurricane.de/bands/bio.php?eintrag=752|archive-date=April 13, 2009}}

{{note|SON|}}h This concert is a part of the Southside Festival{{cite web|url=http://www.southside.de/bands/bio.php?eintrag=442|title=Katy Perry|access-date=March 3, 2009|work=Southside Festival|language=de|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409173448/http://www.southside.de/bands/bio.php?eintrag=442|archive-date=April 9, 2009}}

{{note|SON|}}i This concert is a part of the U18 Festival{{cite web|url=http://www.u18.es/#/conciertos|title=¡Lo Que Te Espera!|access-date=May 9, 2009|work=Under Eighteen|language=es}}

{{note|SON|}}j This concert is a part of the Nibe Festival

{{note|SON|}}k This concert is a part of the Rock Werchter{{cite web|url=http://www.rockwerchter.be/en/lineup/artist.aspx?aid=a2ab074f-5b33-40ff-a90a-49b68e590941&lid=69c25217-58c0-433b-b1a9-0b541f0d2ae9|title=Katy Perry|access-date=March 3, 2009|work=Rock Werchter|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308112825/http://www.rockwerchter.be/en/lineup/artist.aspx?aid=a2ab074f-5b33-40ff-a90a-49b68e590941&lid=69c25217-58c0-433b-b1a9-0b541f0d2ae9|archive-date=March 8, 2009}}

{{note|SON|}}l This concert is a part of the Main Square Festival

{{note|SON|}}m This concert is a part of the T in the Park{{cite web|url=http://www.tinthepark.com/content/default.asp?page=s3_16|title=2009 Line Up|access-date=March 3, 2009|work=T in the Park 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228123845/http://www.tinthepark.com/content/default.asp?page=s3_16|archive-date=February 28, 2009}}

{{note|SON|}}n This concert is a part of the Oxegen{{cite web|url=http://www.oxegen.ie/2009/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=58|title=Line Up|access-date=March 3, 2009|work=Oxegen Festival|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228040531/http://www.oxegen.ie/2009/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=58|archive-date=February 28, 2009}}

{{note|SON|}}o Katy opened for No Doubt on this date; She later joined them on stage to sing a cover of Adam and the Ants' "Stand & Deliver".

{{note|SON|}}p These concerts are a part of the V Festival{{cite web|url=http://www.vfestival.com/lineup/page/katy-perry|title=2009 Line Up|access-date=2009-03-03|work=V Festival 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090928043648/http://www.vfestival.com/lineup/page/katy-perry |archive-date=September 28, 2009}}

{{note|SON|}}q This concert is a part of the Bumbershoot: Seattle's Music & Arts Festival

{{Note|note_a1}}r This concert is for the benefit of the Typhoon "Ondoy" victims that happened last 23-30 of September, 2009 in the Philippines. Originally scheduled last 3 of October, 2009 but cancelled after Typhoon Ondoy struck the Philippines on 26 of September, 2009, one week before the original scheduled concert.{{cite web|url=http://www.ticketworld.com.ph/newsreleases/article1045.asp|title=Katy Perry Live in Manila confirmed tour date on November 14, 2009 from October 3, 2009|access-date=October 2, 2009|work=Beneficiary Concert 2009}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

=Box office score data=

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! width="225"| Venue

! width="140"| City

! width="160"| Tickets sold / available

! width="180"| Gross revenue

Showbox at the Market

|Seattle

|1,150 / 1,150 (100%)

|$19,980{{Cite magazine| date = March 7, 2009| title = Billboard Boxscore| magazine = Billboard| url =http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/login/login_subscribe.jsp?id=GRDpIQKLSkwdwjzEOzAruaPil51%2BAr0xAScA85dsLRya0UBgTCP9LAWNTIZQhZaVG3%2F44BJROJ9R%0ASLFbSJtaEiI3Tn41b7d2dnOVsmTSmAd7kdBEsAIh3cq7%2BRnhrC5OfUuBfUzjYgsRBuMAz8hc3lk8%0AvM%2Fw616u| access-date = March 21, 2009}}

Commodore Ballroom

|Vancouver

|990 / 990 (100%)

|$20,111{{Cite magazine| date = February 28, 2009| title = Billboard Boxscore| magazine = Billboard | url =http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/login/login_subscribe.jsp?id=GRDpIQKLSkwdwjzEOzAruaPil51%2BAr0xAScA85dsLRya0UBgTCP9LAWNTIZQhZaVG3%2F44BJROJ9R%0ASLFbSJtaEiI3Tn41b7d2dnOVsmTSmAd7kdBEsAIh3cq7%2BRnhrC5OfUuBfUzjYgsRBuMAz8hc3lk8%0AvM%2Fw616u| access-date = March 21, 2009}}

The Fillmore

|San Francisco

|1,314 / 1,314 (100%)

|$23,980

Wiltern Theatre

|Los Angeles

|2,690 / 2,690 (100%)

|$44,913

House of Blues

|San Diego

|1,000 / 1,000 (100%)

|$18,000

KOKO

|London

|2,752 / 2,800 (98%)

|$53,623

Ancienne Belgique

|Brussels

|1,850 / 1,850 (100%)

|$49,080

First Avenue

|Minneapolis

|1,534 / 1,534 (100%)

|$36,816

Clutch Cargo's

|Detroit

|1,121 / 1,275 (88%)

|$21,438

House of Blues

|Cleveland

|1,300 / 1,300 (100%)

|$23,400{{Cite magazine| date = May 3, 2009| title = Billboard Boxscore| magazine = Billboard | url =http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/login/login_subscribe.jsp?id=GRDpIQKLSkwdwjzEOzAruaPil51%2BAr0xAScA85dsLRya0UBgTCP9LAWNTIZQhZaVG3%2F44BJROJ9R%0ASLFbSJtaEiI3Tn41b7d2dnOVsmTSmAd7kdBEsAIh3cq7%2BRnhrC5OfUuBfUzjYgsRBuMAz8hc3lk8%0AvM%2Fw616u| access-date = May 9, 2009}}

House of Blues

|Boston

|2,597 / 2,597 (100%)

|$43,650

The Fillmore Irving Plaza

|New York City

|3,520 / 3,599 (98%)

|$58,524

9:30 Club

|Washington, D.C.

|1,200 / 1,200 (100%)

|$21,600

House of Blues

|North Myrtle Beach

|2,067 / 2,067 (100%)

|$32,039

Jannus Landing

|St. Petersburg

|1,429 / 1,500 (95%)

|$22,732

House of Blues

|Dallas

|1,647 / 1,647 (100%)

|$29,658

Shepherd's Bush Empire

|London

|3,960 / 3,960 (100%)

|$94,726

Brighton Dome

|Brighton

|1,819 / 1,819 (100%)

|$40,143

Agganis Arena

|Boston

|2,879 / 3,800 (76%)

|$84,930

Molson Amphitheatre

|Toronto

|6,531 / 8,000 (82%)

|$163,072

Hammerstein Ballroom

|New York City

|3,849 / 3,853 (99%)

|$110,212

The Borgata

|Atlantic City

|2,495 / 3,000 (83%)

|$87,453

Verizon Wireless Theater

|Houston

|3,262 / 3,262 (100%)

|$41,360

The Tivoli

|Brisbane

|1,357 / 1,500 (90%)

|$62,416

The Forum

|Melbourne

|1,318 / 1,500 (88%)

|$65,587

Enmore Theatre

|Sydney

|3,299 / 4,735 (70%)

|$162,558

O2 Academy Birmingham

|Birmingham

|3,000 / 3,000 (100%)

|$66,746

Hollywood Palladium

|Los Angeles

|3,044 / 4,940 (62%)

|$45,939

Santa Barbara Bowl

|Santa Barbara

|4,603 / 4,603 (100%)

|$115,075

colspan="2"|TOTAL

|69,577 / 76,485 (90.96%)

|$1,508,092

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20100527193552/http://www.katyperry.com/ Perry's Official Website]
[http://www.concertionline.com/concerti-pop/annullato-il-concerto-di-katy-perry-a-milano-23062009/ Annullato il concerto di Katy Perry a Milano]

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