We're a little bit backed up on getting my concert photographs up here
on The Old Blog. I suppose we will catch up at some point, but this
would be a good time to remind you that my concert photographs can be
seen in a much more timely manner by visiting V13Media, which you can do
by following the link. If you'd like an even more direct route to my
photographs, you can visit my personal page over there but using the
following link. There’s a
reason why I take photographs of musical acts rather than being a critic. Had I been a critic, I would have written
Katy Perry off as a one-hit wonder in the making 17 years ago when her song “I
Kissed A Girl” seemed like it was on every radio station and video
program. I would have
obviously been
wrong, because here we are in 2025 and Katy Perry has had a remarkable
career. The Centre Bell in Montreal was
sold out and every one of the fans in attendance couldn’t wait for their
favourite hits to be played. KatyPerry’s gigantic The Lifetimes Tour began April and her appearance in Montreal
began with Katy rising from a hole in the stage up to the ceiling. For this portion of the show he was dressed as
a kind of cyborg/Iron Man, the first of many different outfits. The show would go on to have four other
‘acts’, featuring a very generous 25 songs that covered all of her albums. At this point of the evening, we were only a
few songs in to the set, but the crowd was already on fire. One of the
things that endears Katy Perry to her fans is that she doesn’t come across as a
diva. She was up on stage, 
surrounded by
dancers, musicians and a gigantic video wall, but still cracking jokes and
chatting with the audience. It was full blown spectacle, given by someone
who would probably be just as comfy chatting on the couch, or having a friendly
dinner with a former Prime Minister. The
only difference being, that on this night, most of her lounging was done in the
arms of her many dancers or while being several feet in the air while hanging
from the rafters. For someone who might have been considered to
be a one-hit wonder once upon a time, Katy Perry has proven to everyone who may
have thought that, that they were wrong.
Her seventh album, 143, was released last year and in an industry that
seems to churn out new pop
princesses on what seems like a daily basis, Katy Perry has seen many contenders come and go.
Through it all, she remains at the top of the mountain. All of the theatrics, lights, dancers and
special effects make for an incredible presentation. But, it’s the songs that brought everyone
out the Centre Bell. Katy Perry and her
songs have been doing that in arenas and stadiums around the world as well for almost twenty years now. She is likely to continue doing so as it is a safe bet that everyone in attendance would be more than happy to repeat the experience again. All of the photographs were taken at f/3.2 while using various different shutter speeds, ISO settings and focal lengths. Here are the rest of the photographs that I took of Katy Perry while she performed on the Centre Bell stage.
If you would like to find out more about Katy Perry and her music, you can do so you can do so by following the link to her website. If you would like to see the photographs that I took of Rebecca Black, who performed earlier that evening, you can do so by following the link. Much thanks to Katy Perry's management team at Direct Management Group, Evenko and Christopher Gonda of V13Media for getting me a pass to shoot the show, it is very much appreciated. Katy Perry’s The Lifetimes Tour continues to the end of the year. Be sure to check out Katy Perry when she plays in a town near you.
