The singer urged followers to “watch that once more” understanding the knife was sharp.
Kesha’s set at Lollapalooza on Thursday evening was extra harmful than she meant. The pop star performed her 2010 hit “Backstabber,” and she or he brandished a knife through the track for dramatic impact. Nonetheless, she later advised followers that her blunt prop knife had someway been changed with an actual sharp one.
“Sooooo apparently the prop knife went lacking and so they changed it with an actual butcher knife stolen from the kitchen. and I did not know. until now,” Kesha wrote on X a couple of hours after her efficiency. Happily, nothing went unsuitable, however Kesha urged followers to observe the video of the efficiency over once more and marvel at how shut she was to essentially hurting herself or another person.
The 37-year-old danced across the stage with the knife in her hand trying fairly carefree, and even pantomimed stabbing her backup dancers through the hook. It seems to be like nobody was damage, however neither Kesha nor Lollapalooza organizers have responded to different shops’ requests for remark thus far.
Kesha performed Lollapalooza on Thursday evening with a setlist using a wholesome mixture of songs from all through her profession, which has now spanned almost 20 years. The prop knife was reportedly used only for “Backstabber,” a comparatively obscure observe from her 2010 album Animals, and one which solely hardcore followers would possible have been trying ahead to. After all, she performed her breakout single “Tik Tok” in addition to her newest single “Joyride, and lots of songs in between.
Kesha has been seeing some outcomes from social media lately, together with two viral moments on the TikTok app. One got here when customers mashed up her 2010 track “Blow” with movies of Vice President Kamala Harris laughing, and becoming her viral “coconut tree” speech to the beat. Extra lately, “Joyride” went viral on the platform.
“Joyride” is the primary single for Kesha’s upcoming sixth studio album – her first launch since parting methods with Kemosabe and RCA Data following her authorized battle with producer Dr. Luke. There is no phrase but on when the brand new music is perhaps coming, however Kesha has been teasing it on social media for a very long time, telling followers she is worked up to convey them one thing new finally. The singer launched Gag Order in 2023, which fulfilled her long-term contract with Kemosabe and RCA. Followers expect extra singles and massive bulletins from Kesha very quickly.