![]() ![]() Followed by Roulette, as parkouring dancers weave in and out of giant gold dice. During the break the Witness eye lolled and rolled on the big screen surveying us as the band set up and then the fish in the Spark Arena barrel were shown ads on the big screen for Katy’s new fragrance – Indi and also her new Cover Girl Mascara and Matte Lipstick range in a masterstroke of marketing because, why not? Here’s your target market, pliable and suggestible and YES I want to purchase both of these Perry products, take my money! Perry knows her people.Īs a huge star shaped craft bursts through the Witness iris, Katy Perry appears and with no hesitation breaks into Witness as she glides down to stage. Taking his cue Zedd is vibed and despite the “We wanna see Katy” elephant in the room he’s managed to shake us out of our Monday night malaise and kicked us into high gear. With The Middle, Remedy, Titanium, Time of my Life (with Black Eyed Peas) and Stay (with Alessia Cara) gaining massive responses. I did feel for Zedd, he was well received and the crowd did get into it but clearly this ravenous group wanted to skip to the main course as soon as possible. Bringing along DJ Zedd to warm the crowd thoroughly with canon spurts, lasers, thumping low-end and mesmeric video visuals to accompany his runs through his EDM gems. Katy joins us in Auckland at Spark Arena on her second to last tour date of her Witness tour. Multiply each band member or backup dancer on stage with all of the stage hands, dressers and staff that you don’t see off-stage and you’re kind of awed by the team that make this behemoth of a pop extravaganza happen every night…for the past year. Well let me tell you, you’re not prepared for the incredible imagination, kawaii sensibilities and a collision of Vegas meets Cirque du Soliel meets Iron Maiden Eddie puppetry of this show – it’s wild and astounding, with a stratospheric level of production values at play. You’ve heard the rumours, let’s be honest, you’ve probably even looked up snippets of the Witness tour on YouTube and the ‘Gram to get an idea of what you’re in for. Perry’s best parts are that she knows what it is to be human, to be at play and embraces this to fuel her genuine nature and her undeniable prowess as a performer. With one little soundbite, the fearless and fierce Katy Perry summed up life in the public eye, being witnessed by her Katy Kats and the world at large, for every triumph, for every innovation and for those inevitable brain farts. We don’t fart otherwise, but we have brain farts.” – Katy Perry ![]() So much love to my band/dancers/crew & team.Review by Kate Taylor. Needless to say, Katy Perry’s Witness Tour is the full MASSIVE thanks to all the incredibly talented people who have helped me put together #witnessthetour S/O and more. The hand is supported and lifted by a TAIT performer zip lift. The show ends with a powerful performance of “Firework” where she sits in the palm of a giant inflatable hand that rises 12 feet into the air towards the audience. per second but the T-Winches were capable of lifting Perry into the air as fast as 5 ft. The video track truss reached the length of her runway but curved toward stage left allowing her to utilize her C-Stage as an additional drop off point. TAIT manufactured a custom video track truss which served as a pathway for a plate trolley which also housed two T-Winches to travel on. per second.Īll of Perry’s various flights throughout the show used a particularly unique performer flying system which allowed her to create a more interactive atmosphere with her fans. ![]() Once the two made a wish, the star shoots into the air at 4 ft. At the end of her flight, Perry landed on the teardrop stage, brought a fan on stage, and made a wish with her special guest on a brightly lit star that lowered to stage level via a TAIT Nano Winch. For that specific flight, TAIT installed eight Nav Hoists into overhead trusses throughout the arena, which on cue, lowered the scenic planets into Perry’s galaxy. The main stage was also equipped with an additional performer zip lift which was installed at the end of the runway.įor one of Perry’s galactic scenes, a galaxy of eight planets and stars floated above the audience while Perry jumped aboard a beautiful scenic piece, shaped like the planet Saturn, and floated throughout the arena. These LED performer lifts transformed into staircase-like configurations, displayed dynamic video content and ascended approximately 72 inches above the stage. The center of the main stage was equipped with eight performer lifts surrounded with LED videos panels. ![]()
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