Katy Perry reveals her 2025 tour will feature deep cuts, 'special section' that changes

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — A few things have changed in Katy Perry’s life since she was last on tour.

It’s been seven years since Witness: The Tour, and the multi-hyphenate now has a 4-year-old daughter, Daisy Dove Bloom. She’s retired from her judging post on “American Idol.” She’s added a critically acclaimed Las Vegas residency to her résumé.

But one thing remains the same about the chart-topping pop star as she heads into her global Lifetimes Tour, for which she announced the U.S. dates on Monday: Her famously over-the-top concerts will still be like “Disneyland on wheels.”

Among the details she’s willing to share during a recent sit-down with USA TODAY about her upcoming tour is this: It’s going to be a “dance party.”

Perhaps a more surprising nugget for fans is that Perry is looking for “feedback” to influence her setlist, which will “change and alternate” and sometimes include some “deep cuts” from her discography.

“When I made the record (last year’s ‘143’), it was a celebration of becoming a mother and all the love and the cliches that are true with it. All that unconditional love I never felt,” Perry tells USA TODAY. “It is a freeing, dance-heavy … celebratory record. And that is exactly what the tour will be.”

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After kicking off April 16 in Austin, Texas, Perry will travel to Mexico, return to the U.S. in May, cross the globe to perform in Australia, come home to her West Coast “California Gurls” in July before singing across Canada, then do a stint of shows in the U.S. before going to South America and Europe.

In total, she has 40 shows and counting on the 2025 Lifetimes Tour. And though it’s in support of her most recent album, Perry knows exactly what fans around the world want to see her perform: the chart-topping hits that have made her one of the best-selling musicians of all time.

“Lifetimes is going to incorporate the journey that I've been on for over 17 years and celebrate it,” she says.

"I'll be singing a hybrid of songs; I feel a total responsibility to my audience to give them that sing-along feeling. But I will be introducing them to a few new ones, which I'm really excited about,” Perry says, promising fans performances of "California Gurls," "Dark Horse," "Firework," and "Roar."

These bops will make for what she promises will be “a real fun dance party,” but the mom also wants fans to keep safety in mind: “Please wear sensible shoes and stay hydrated,” she says.

From “143,” Perry plans to perform her collaboration with Doechii, “I’m His, He’s Mine,” “All the Love” and, of course, the tour namesake dance club single “Lifetimes.”

But Perry is allowing some flexibility with the setlist: “I am open to submissions. I might be doing a poll on social media,” she teases.

Katy Perry promises to perform some ‘deep cuts’ live for the first time

Perry revealed there’s a “special section that we've carved out of the show that will change and alternate, and it will need feedback from fans.”

With the moving pieces in this “fan-tailored” portion of the show, Perry admits, “I'll have to be prepared, and I use a prompter.” With so many songs in her discography it seems nothing will be off-limits.

“There will be some deep cuts that have never been played. So if you're a true fan and you want to hear those deep cuts, those B sides, there's going to be that moment, and it's all in their hands,” she says.

“Yeah, some songs that have never seen the light of day live, we'll finally have the opportunity (to play), which I'm really excited about because the real fans are going to be like, ‘Oh my God, this is it.’”

Katy Perry is excited to tour the world with her 4-year-old daughter, Daisy Dove

This year, Perry will add a new member to her touring crew: Daisy, her daughter with partner Orlando Bloom. Fans last saw Daisy make a brief cameo in 2023 during the last show of Perry’s “Play” residency in Las Vegas.

“She is so curious, and she's such an extrovert. And she loves seeing mommy happy. She loves seeing the shows,” Perry says. “I'm excited that I get to bring her around the world on my first world tour with her.”

She compares sharing music with her 4 year old to the feeling of celebrating Christmas with a child: “Everything's just brighter again. Everything tastes better, everything looks better, everything's more fun because you see it through the eyes of a child.”

With Daisy, whom she previously credited for influencing the visual spectacle that was her Vegas residency, Perry says “a lot more play gets injected into (the show), and it's not that serious.”

While traveling the globe, Perry will not only be responsible for entertaining arenas full of fans but also her preschool-aged daughter. “I want submissions for where I should take her on days off,” she says, listing parks, children’s museums and water parks as places she’s seeking in each city.

“I’m going to show her the world,” Perry says.

Katy Perry Lifetimes tour North American dates

The singer’s North American tour stops are nestled among her previously announced international tour dates. For the full list shows, head to katyperry.com/live.

• April 16: Austin, Texas — Moody Center

• April 17: Dallas, Texas — American Airlines Center

• April 23: Mexico City — Arena CDMX

• April 25: Mexico City — Arena CDMX

• April 26: Mexico City — Arena CDMX

• April 28: Monterrey, Mexico — Arena Monterrey

• April 29: Monterrey, Mexico — Arena Monterrey

• May 1: Guadalajara, Mexico — Arena Guadalajara

• May 2: Guadalajara, Mexico — Arena Guadalajara

• May 7: Houston — Toyota Center

• May 9: Oklahoma City — Paycom Center

• May 10: Kansas City, Missouri — T-Mobile Center

• May 12: Chicago — United Center

• May 13: Minneapolis — Target Center

• May 15: Denver — Ball Arena

• May 17: Las Vegas — T-Mobile Arena

• July 12: Phoenix — Footprint Center

• July 13: Anaheim, California — Honda Center

• July 15: Inglewood, California — Kia Forum

• July 18: San Francisco — Chase Center

• July 21: Seattle — Climate Pledge Arena

• July 22: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada — Rogers Arena

• July 24: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada — Rogers Place

• July 26: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada — Canada Life Centre

• July 29: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada — Canadian Tire Centre

• July 30: Montréal, Quebec, Canada — Bell Centre

• Aug. 1: Québec, Quebec, Canada — Centre Videotron

• Aug. 3: Detroit — Little Caesars Arena

• Aug. 5: Toronto — Scotiabank Arena

• Aug. 6: Toronto — Scotiabank Arena

• Aug. 8: Boston — TD Garden

• Aug. 9: Philadelphia — Wells Fargo Center

• Aug. 11: New York City — Madison Square Garden

• Aug. 14: Newark, New Jersey — Prudential Center

• Aug. 15: Baltimore — CFG Bank Arena

• Aug. 17: Raleigh, North Carolina — Lenovo Center

• Aug. 19: Nashville — Bridgestone Arena

• Aug. 20: Atlanta — State Farm Arena

• Aug. 22: Tampa, Florida — Amalie Arena

• Aug. 23: Miami — Kaseya Center

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Katy Perry tour: Star reveals what fans can expect in 2025