Kesha’s Tits Out Tour review: a metaphorical middle finger to her past
Combining the best of Animal, Warrior, Period and more, Kesha’s tour reclaims her past while firmly owning her future
By Aaron Sugg
Transporting me back to the 2010s, when I was a closeted teen discovering Animal, Kesha let me relive that same thrill, but this time as an out gay man, front and centre at her live show. At the O2 Academy Brixton in London, the 39-year-old original pop party girl powered through 20 of her biggest hits on her unapologetically bold Tits Out Tour.
From the moment she opened with fan-favourite ‘TiK ToK’, nostalgia rippled through the crowd. Performing it with a model of her younger self’s head, Kesha launched us into full camp euphoria, an intoxicating blend of hedonism, liberation, and hard-earned self-possession.
Kesha’s Tits Out Tour doesn’t read as a comeback so much as a reclamation
A year on from releasing her first fully independent album under her own label, Kesha Records, tracks from Period feel newly charged with meaning. Formerly signed to Dr. Luke’s Kemosabe Records, a relationship long marked by turbulence, Tits Out plays like a defiant metaphorical middle finger to her past. Now in full control of her music, this doesn’t read as a comeback so much as a reclamation.
Musically, she struck a balance between past and present, delivering remixed versions of ‘Blow’, ‘Die Young’ and ‘Timber’ alongside newer material from Period. Fan favourites ‘JOYRIDE’ and ‘BOY CRAZY’ sparked some of the night’s biggest reactions, with Kesha’s enduring stage presence and easy rapport with the audience keeping the crowd in a constant high.
The emotional peak came with ‘Praying’, her 2017 comeback single
The show unfolded across four defined acts, each marked by a costume change, and featured a rapid-fire medley of tracks from Animal and Warrior. The emotional peak came with ‘Praying’, her 2017 comeback single, where the crowd didn’t just sing along, but roared the lyrics back at her with an intensity that bordered on anger – a faithful display of solidarity. Though both myself and those around me were left longing for ‘Woman’ from her 2017 album Rainbow, its absence felt like a missed opportunity to ignite the crowd with one of her most beloved anthems.
Kesha has been captivating audiences since she burst onto the scene at 18, and nearly two decades on, her stage presence remains sensually magnetic. From a glittering sequin bodysuit to a latex BDSM-inspired set, arching her back in ways I could only envy, to a cropped ‘Kesha Records’ baby tee and, finally, a pair of jeans, each look traced a different era of her career. It’s a visual reminder that while the chaos of early Kesha remains, it’s now piloted by her own control. As someone who missed her Mighty Hoopla debut in 2025, finally experiencing a Kesha crowd filled with LGBTQ+ fans made me feel complete, and connected to my community.
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