FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 19, 2017
PRE-ORDER LAUNCHES FOR KATY PERRY’S NEW ALBUM, WITNESS, SET FOR RELEASE ON JUNE 9
“Swish Swish” Featuring Nicki Minaj Is Out Today
Katy Visits “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Tonight,
Performs On “Saturday Night Live” May 20 And Appears On
CBS’ “The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2017” On May 22
WITNESS: The Tour Tickets Go On Sale To General Public On Monday, May 22, At 10 AM
Each Ticket Purchase For WITNESS: The Tour Also Includes A Copy Of Katy’s New Album
Katy Perry’s new album, Witness (Capitol Records), is now available for pre-order everywhere. Fans who pre-order the digital album will instantly receive “Swish Swish” featuring Nicki Minaj plus the Platinum-certified hit “Chained to the Rhythm”featuring Skip Marley and Katy’s new single, “Bon Appétit” featuring Migos. Visit http://katy.to/witness.
This evening, Katy will be the lead talk guest on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and tomorrow, May 20, she will perform as musical guest on the season finale of “Saturday Night Live.” She’ll also appear on CBS'”The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2017,” which will air on Monday, May 22, at 10 PM on CBS.
Tickets for the U.S. dates of WITNESS: The Tour go on sale to the general public on Monday, May 22, at 10 AM with the Canadian dates on sale May 26. Each ticket purchase for WITNESS: The Tour also includes a copy of her album, Witness.
The North American run will include two New York City shows – October 2 at Madison Square Garden and October 11 at Barclays Center – plus an evening at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on November 7. See below for itinerary or visit http://katyperry.com. Katy will be partnering with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to donate tickets to club members and volunteers. Additionally, fans can earn free tickets by joining Global Citizen and taking action to support Boys & Girls Clubs of America. $1 per every ticket sold will also be donated to Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
Katy made her Capitol Records debut with 2008's One of the Boys after signing to the label in 2007. She cemented her status as a global superstar with the follow-up album, Teenage Dream (2010). PRISM, her 2013 album, debuted at No. 1 on iTunes in 100 countries and has sold more than 12.5 million adjusted albums worldwide. With the singles "Firework" and "Dark Horse" each surpassing the 10 million threshold including song sales and streams, Katy is the first female artist to earn two RIAA Digital Single Diamond Awards. In her 10 years with Capitol, she has racked up a cumulative 18+ billion streams alongside worldwide sales of more than 40+ million adjusted albums and 125+ million tracks. She is the most-followed person globally on Twitter. Katy played to a total of two million people on the sold-out, 151-date Prismatic World Tour and headlined the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show, which set a record as the most-watched Super Bowl halftime show ever.Katy Perry’s WITNESS: The Tour – North American Leg
2017
9/7 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
9/9 – Montréal, QE @ Bell Centre
9/12 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
9/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
9/21 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
9/25 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
9/29 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
10/2 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
10/3 – Uniondale, NY @ NYCB Live!: Home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10/8 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
10/11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
10/15 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
10/16 – Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center
10/19 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
10/22 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
10/24 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
11/7 – Los Angeles, CA @ STAPLES Center
11/14 – San Jose, CA @ SAP Center at San Jose
11/24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Smart Home Arena
11/26 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
11/28 – Omaha, NE @ CenturyLink Center
11/29 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
12/1 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
12/2 – Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena
12/4 – Milwaukee, WI @ BMO Harris Bradley Center
12/6 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
12/9 – Indianapolis, IN @ Bankers Life Fieldhouse
12/10 – Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
12/12 – Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
12/15 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
12/17 – Orlando, FL @ Amway Center
12/20 – Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena
2018
1/5 – New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
1/7 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
1/10 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
1/12 – Little Rock, AR @ Verizon Arena
1/14 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
1/19 – Phoenix, AZ @ Gila River Arena
1/20 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
1/31 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden1 Center
2/2 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center at Rose Quarter
2/3 – Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome
2/5 – Vancouver, BC @ Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena