Only Love Tour

Only Love Tour
Artist(s)	Kesha
Album(s)	Gag Order
Start date	October 15, 2023
End date	November 26, 2023
Legs	1
Shows	26 in North America 26 in total
Supporting act(s)	Jake Wesley Rogers Flyana Boss
Tour chronology
Previous	Kesha Live (2021)
Next	House of Kesha (2024-2025)

The Only Love Tour, formerly The Gag Order Tour, is the sixth headlining tour by Kesha. The tour embarked on October 15, 2023 in Dallas, TX with Jake Wesley Rogers as the supporting act for the majority of the tour. Pre-sale for the tour begun on May 31 and ended on June 1, 2023. After high demand, two more shows in New York and Nashville were added.

Background

Since 2014, Kesha has been involved in a legal battle against her former producer and longtime collaborator Dr. Luke. This legal dispute has put her career on hold. She released her final album under RCA Records and the Dr. Luke owned Kemosabe Records, Gag Order on May 19, 2023. The record saw Kesha dive into her more vulnerable side, as well as alluding to the lawsuit for the first time in her music. In June 2023, Kesha and Dr. Luke released a joint statement saying they have reached a settlement, about a month before the case was to go to trial.

Kesha described the tour to be a combination of joy, celebration, and moments of extreme, raw, vulnerability. The tour will also see performances of songs from her fourth album, High Road, as the coronavirus pandemic prevented Kesha from fully touring that album. Kesha also brought up the possibility of performing songs she isn't fond of. "There are definitely some songs that are not my favorites," she said to People magazine, "but I feel like I don't want to tell my fans that because if it's their number-one most favorite song, I don't want to kill the vibe. I also am open to, on this tour, playing some of the songs that are maybe not my favorites and creating new memories around them."

On September 14, 2023, Kesha announced she has changed the name of the tour to "The Only Love Tour", making this the first tour of Kesha's to have been renamed after being announced. The new name is named after the single, "Only Love Can Save Us Now".

Guest performers

Opening Acts

• Jake Wesley Rogers
• Flyana Boss (November 24–26)

Drag Performers

• Boston, Massachusetts: Ambrosia Black, Candace Persuasian, Chanel thee Angel, Gigi Glam, Kori King, Shakaren, Tasha Tektite, and Zon Legacy Phoenix
• Chicago, Illinois: Allura, Gina Belle, Keri Traid, Kenya J. Sanchez, Khloe Daniels, Sasha Love, Serena Fiierce, and Veronica Pop
• Denver, Colorado: Aria Miraj, Coco Bardot, Hysteria Brooks, Kirsten Daniels, Porsha Demarco-Douglass, and Samora Kash
• Las Vegas, Nevada: Evon Dior Michelle, Caeliana, Fantasia Royale Gaga, Femme Sexton, Reecez O'Hara Sexton, Melinda Monroe Sexton, and That Bitch Erotica,
• Los Angeles, California: TBA
• Nashville, Tennessee: TBA
• New York, New York: Crystal Edge, Majestee, Ruby Fox, Evon Dior Michelle, Tasha Tektite, Sapphire Starr Dupree, Casanova, Jamie CD, Madame Vivien V, Enigma, Syren, Chloe Cloudszz, Vicky Vee, and Amanda Pörq
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Majestee, Spectra Electra, Crystal Envy, Pariah Sinclair, Lucy Moth, Buttakup, Tasha Tektite, Mama Martini, Rocceaux, and Volkie Leigh Versace
• Reno, Nevada: TBA
• Toronto, Ontario: Dulce, King Julez, Calypso Cosmic, Kasha Czech, Sugar Stixx X, and Phoenix Black
• Uncasville, Connecticut: TBA
• Washington, District of Columbia: TBA
• Wheatland, California: Mario Valenzuela, Maria Twampson, Shania Twampson, Sharpay Evans-De Leon, Miz Avon Amor, Abyne, Sofia Evans-Twampson, and Nikki Vuitton

Stage Set Up

The stage set up consists of three circular platforms, a drum set on the left, and a keyboard on the right. The backdrop is a curtain that different colored lights are projected on, and there are five other vertical curtains that span across the stage and are raised and lowered to hide the instruments depending on the song.

Concert Synopsis

Kesha's set for the Only Love Tour typically runs for an hour and fifteen minutes. The setlist consists of select songs from Gag Order as well as her biggest hits. Kesha performs with Nicholas Annis on guitar and keyboard, Elias Mallin on drums, and Derek Tabada and Logan Schyvynck as her dancers.

Kesha opens with "Only Love Can Save Us Now" as the only person on the stage. The band and dancers join her starting with "TiK ToK", which begins with lights surrounding her flashing clockwise. During "Raising Hell", Kesha wears a nun's hat and a cross. During "Take It Off", Kesha collects clothing items fans throw on stage. For some songs, like "Take It Off" and "Peace and Quiet," Kesha sings with a vocoder. During "Eat The Acid", Kesha recreates the sitting choreography from her VEVO Studio performance. During "Timber", one dancer wears a cowboy hat and lassos the other, wearing an animal mask. Kesha and her dancers perform a traditional line dance. During "Blow", giant inflatable balls are thrown into the audience for fans to toss around. During "We R Who We R", Kesha will occasionally bring drag performers on stage to perform with her. At the end of her Halloween show in Philadelphia, Kesha recreated the scene from Carrie in which buckets of "blood" were poured on her.

Unlike previous tours, there is no glitter or confetti canons.

Setlist

Setlist for the opening night show on October 15, 2023 in Dallas, Texas.

1. "Only Love Can Save Us Now"
2. "TiK ToK"
3. "Cannibal"
4. "Backstabber"
5. "Raising Hell"
6. "Take It Off"
7. "Good Old Days" (dancer interlude)
8. "Eat the Acid"
9. "Till the World Ends"
10. "Hymn"
11. "Hate Me Harder"
12. "Ram Dass Interlude" (dancer interlude)
13. "Timber"
14. "Your Love Is My Drug"
15. "Die Young"
16. "Blow"
17. "Only Love Reprise" (outro)

Encore

17. "Praying"
18. "We R Who We R"

Notes

• "Rainbow" was performed on select dates.
• "Fine Line" was performed on select dates.
• "Happy" was performed on select dates.
• "Peace & Quiet" was performed on select dates.
• "Till the World Ends" and "Hymn" were not performed on select dates.

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
October 15, 2023	Dallas	United States	The Factoey
October 16, 2023	Austin		Moody Theater
October 18, 2023	New Orleans		Orpheum Theater
October 20, 2023	Orlando		Hard Rock Live
October 21, 2023	Atlanta		The Eastern
October 23, 2023	Nashville		Ryman Auditorium
October 24, 2023
October 26, 2023	Newport		MegaCorp Pavilion
October 28, 2023	Ledyard		Foxwoods Resort Casino
October 29, 2023	Washington		The Anthem
October 31, 2023	Philadelphia		The Met
November 1, 2023	Boston		MGM Music Hall
November 3, 2023	New York City		Hammerstein Ballroom
November 4, 2023
November 6, 2023	Toronto	Canada	History
November 7, 2023	Detroit	United States	Masonic Temple
November 9, 2023	Chicago		Aragon Ballroom
November 11, 2023	Milwaukee		The Rave/Eagles Club
November 12, 2023	Prior Lake		Mystic Showroom
November 14, 2023	Denver		Mission Ballroom
November 17, 2023	Oakland		Fox Theatre
November 18, 2023	Los Angeles		Hollywood Palladium
November 20, 2023	Anaheim		House of Blues Anaheim
November 24, 2023	Las Vegas		Pearl Concert Theater
November 25, 2023	Reno		Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
November 26, 2023	Wheatland		Hard Rock Live Sacramento

Gallery

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Videos

Kesha - Only Love Tour (Full Show in Las Vegas)