![]() She performs the chorus of "Witness", followed by "Roulette" which she sings on top of giant climbable dice. The screen opens to reveal Perry riding upon a star-shaped structure, wearing a bejeweled and hooded red outfit with sunglasses. The eye transforms into a galaxy and a journey through outer space is shown, leading to a red-colored planet. Shortly before the show begins, the stage's eye-shaped screen displays a video of Perry's eye for a few moments. The show was divided into five segments- Manifesto, Retrospective, Sexual Discovery, Introspective, Emergence-and concluded with an encore. Concert synopsis Perry performing at Madison Square Garden, New York City in October 2017 Perry partnered with the Santa Barbara Foundation, the 93108 Fund and The 805 UndocuFund, which all help in assisting members of the community in the Santa Barbara area through grants and various philanthropic efforts. On March 13, 2018, Perry announced Witness: Coming Home, a benefit concert that will be held in her hometown of Santa Barbara, California, which will benefit those who are still recovering from the aftermath of the 2017 California wildfires and 2018 Southern California mudflows. Perry also visited Asia between March and April 2018 and Africa in July 2018. Other dates in Latin America were later added to the itinerary, including shows in Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Peru. An additional concert for the country in Monterrey was added for May 9 after the first one sold out, and another show in Mexico City was added the following month for Mexico City on May 4. In October 2017, she announced three concerts in Mexico the following May taking place on the 3rd, 8th, and 11th. On May 9, 2018, Perry announced two more shows, one in Adelaide and one in Sydney. In July 2017, three additional Australian dates were added following popular demand, resulting in 14 shows scheduled during the leg. In July 2017, it was revealed that the tour will then visit Oceania from July 2018 to August 2018. Styrke will open the shows from May 23 until June 10, while Steinfeld from June 14 to June 28. ![]() On March 6, 2018, Perry announced that Tove Styrke and Hailee Steinfeld will be the opening acts in Europe. An extra date for London, Amsterdam, Paris as well as dates in Barcelona and Lisbon (this one part of the Rock In Rio festival) were later added. On June 2, 2017, a week prior the release of Witness, European dates were announced. The singer later added a final Canadian date for February 6 with Jepsen. She also announced that Noah Cyrus, Purity Ring and Carly Rae Jepsen would respectively serve as opening acts from September 19 to November 1 November 7 to December 20 and January 5, 2018, to February 5, 2018. However, Perry revealed on August 17, that due to production delays, the tour had been rescheduled to begin on September 19, 2017. The tour was originally scheduled to begin in Columbus on September 7, 2017. During the North American leg of the tour, one dollar from each ticket purchased will go to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and fans will also have a chance to win free tickets by doing volunteer work for that organization via Global Citizen. Copies of the album are included along with the purchased tickets. Perry first announced on May 15, 2017, that her fifth album Witness would be released on June 9, 2017, and that she would embark on Witness: The Tour in support of it. Development The stage for the tour with the eye-related imagery ![]() According to Billboard, the full tour grossed an average of $1.08 million while selling 11,560 tickets per show. In December 2018, Pollstar ranked the tour at number 29 with $55.3 million gross and 633,827 tickets sold in 52 shows. In July 2018, Pollstar ranked the tour on number 14 at the Mid Year Top 100 Worldwide Tours 2018 with $48.8 million and 577,617 of tickets sold in 54 shows. Perry visited North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Africa and Oceania.Īt the end of 2017, the tour placed at number 77 on Pollstar 's "2017 Year-End Top 100 Worldwide Tours" list, estimating that it grossed $28.1 million and that 266,300 people attended throughout the year. The tour began on September 19, 2017, in Montreal, Canada, and concluded on August 21, 2018, in Auckland, New Zealand. Witness: The Tour was the fourth concert tour by American singer Katy Perry, in support of her fifth studio album, Witness (2017). ![]()
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