Kesha ignites Chicago on 2025 tour: Packed crowd joins singer's explosive independence celebration
That era of her career came to an end, however, when she filed a lawsuit against Dr. Luke in 2014 that included explosive allegations such as physical, sexual and emotional abuse, which caused the artist lasting psychological damage to the point of developing an eating disorder. She referenced these events in her 2017 single Praying, which many characterized as a "rebirth" for her.
Since then, Kesha has been putting a premium on her independence by separating from her former labels, RCA and Kemosabe Records, and starting her own independent venture known as Kesha Records.
She released her sixth album, 'Period', on this label during the fourth of July, and is currently active with her 2025 Tour with the Scissor Sisters, which recently made a splash in Chicago with a sold-out show in Tinley Park.
Kesha symbolically breaks with her 2010 persona
Kesha's show at Tinley Park had dedicated fans crowding up the Cred Union Amphitheater on Saturday night.
Kesha opened the show with a decapitated mannequin head which resembled her 2010 persona. Even as she performed her iconic hit 'Tik Tok', she kissed the mannequin and tossed it away, signifying a break from the image she'd been tied to for so much of her career.
She had me at holding her own decapitated mannequin head ... Kesha's latest tour is a powerful display of a woman and artist reclaiming her power https://t.co/geMqdt4gXK
This is the first major tour Kesha has undertaken since the 2024 House of Kesha tour, and the 2023 Only Love tour. While the latter tour was done to promote her album "Gag Order", she deliberately renamed the tour to emphasize its focus on joy and vulnerability.
Kesha's tour is less than halfway through
Though Kesha sold out her Chicago show and whipped her fanbase into a frenzy, her tour has not even reached its halfway mark yet. The United States and Canada portion of the tour is set to continue with an upcoming show on tomorrow, July 15 in Nashville, Tennessee.
The tour will go on hiatus after ending its US-Canada run in September of this year. The tour will then resume in March of 2026, with Kesha focusing on international venues in Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Scotland, England and Ireland.
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