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Review: Kesha and Scissor Sisters Brought Their Tits Out Tour to West Palm Beach

The co-headlining show featured hits, glitter, and a wave of animal print at the iThink Financial Amphitheatre.
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Kesha brought fun and catharsis to West Palm Beach. Photo by Celia Almeida

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Last night, Kesha and the freshly reunited Scissor Sisters turned the iThink Financial Amphitheatre into a glitter-drenched fever dream for the South Florida stop of their Tits Out Tour. The co-headlining trek, celebrating Kesha’s sixth studio album Period and the Scissor Sisters’ long-awaited return, delivered exactly what the name promises: unapologetic camp, cathartic release, and literal tits out.

Fans came dressed for the occasion: sequins, mesh, animal print, and enough body glitter to violate several environmental codes. The night was a full-on celebration of queerness and freedom in the steamy summer heat.
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Erika, Karina, and Jose at the Kesha Concert in West Palm Beach.
Photo by Celia Almeida
The party started early with opener Rose Gray, who hit the stage at 6:50 p.m. in a black bodysuit and fire-red tights. Her 45-minute set, mainly cuts from her debut Louder, Please, brought a glossy, dance-pop warmth to the still-sunlit crowd.

By the time the Scissor Sisters took over at 7:40 p.m., the stage had transformed into a disco playground courtesy of an iridescent, inflatable pair of giant scissors. “We haven't played anywhere near this area in 15 years. We're stoked,” singer Jake Shears told the crowd.
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An inflatable pair of giant scissors set the scene for Scissor Sisters.
Photo by Celia Almeida

Then came the Tits Out christening: singer Bridget Barkan, during "Tits on the Radio," pulled down her dress to reveal a Scissor Sisters-logo pasty. Rose Gray returned for "Take Your Mama," and the whole set radiated the kind of high-camp energy that makes the Sisters' absence from U.S. stages feel criminal.
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Dana Hall.
Photo by Celia Almeida
Just after 9 p.m., Kesha stormed onstage, kicking off a 105-minute spectacle equal parts pop show, performance art, and public exorcism. She opened, wielding an effigy of her severed head, and launched into a set that swung from party anthems to gut-punch confessionals.
click to enlarge Photo of Kesha on stage wearing white and wielding an effigy of her own severed head
Kesha opened her show, wielding an effigy of her own severed head.
Photo by Celia Almeida
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Kiara and Natalie
Photo by Celia Almeida
click to enlarge Kesha's Animals wore lots of leopard print.
Kesha's Animals wore lots of leopard print.
Photo by Celia Almeida
"I had my songs taken from me...Will you help me take back my fucking songs tonight?" Kesha asked the crowd, referring to the lengthy legal battle she underwent with Dr. Luke and her former record label.

The most haunting moment came during "Fine Line" from 2023's Gag Order: dancers dressed as law enforcement dragged her across the stage in a straitjacket, flashing camera-phone lights in her face until she collapsed in front of a wall of screens. Ripping free, she sang, "There’s a fine line between what's entertaining and what's just exploiting the pain," then told the crowd, "Thank you for being a witness to this art that's helping me exorcise all of this trauma out of my body."
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For Kesha, this tour is as much about liberation as it is catharsis.
Photo by Celia Almeida
This tour is as much about liberation as it is catharsis. "Getting your tits out is about being yourself unapologetically," she reminded the audience. True to her word, she closed the night literally tits out — but covering her nipples with glittery pasties, don't get too excited!— driving the message home with a wink and a roar.
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Smiffy and Cassius.
Photo by Celia Almeida
Miami art lovers even got a surprise: a limited-run cup design by Miami artist Upper Hand Art (Brian Butler), a perfect keepsake from a night that was as messy as it was magical.
click to enlarge A cup featuring Upper Hand Art's work.
A cup featuring Upper Hand Art's work.
Photo by Celia Almeida

Setlist:

Tik Tok
Only Love Can Save Us Now
Warrior
Crazy Kids
C'mon
Gold Trans Am
Thinking of You
Out Alive
Sleazy
Boy Crazy
Cannibal
Delusional
Take it off
Blow
The Drama
Fine Line
Happy
Eat the Acid
Freedom
Attention (with Rose Gray)
Joyride
Yippee-ki-yay
Timber
Red Flag
Dinosaur
Die Young

Encore:
Cathedral
Praying
Your Love Is My Drug
We R Who We R