Only Love Tour

The Only Love Tour, formerly named the Gag Order Tour, is the sixth headlining concert tour by American singer Kesha, in support of her fifth studio album, Gag Order. She announced the tour on May 30, 2023, with Jake Wesley Rogers as the supporting act. The tour began on October 15 in Dallas, Texas.[1][2] It is her sixth headlining concert tour following Kesha Live (2021). On September 14, Kesha announced she had changed the name of the tour from the "Gag Order Tour" to the "Only Love Tour".

Only Love Tour
Tour by Kesha
Associated albumsGag Order
High Road
Start dateOctober 15, 2023 (2023-10-15)
End dateNovember 26, 2023 (2023-11-26)
Legs1
No. of shows26 in North America
26 in total
WebsiteOnly Love Tour
Kesha concert chronology

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.[3] 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.[4]

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."[5]

Setlist

This set list is from the show on October 15, 2023, in Dallas. It is not intended to represent all concerts for the tour.[6]

  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" (interlude)
  8. "Eat the Acid"
  9. "Till the World Ends"
  10. "Hymn"
  11. "Hate Me Harder"
  12. "Ram Dass Interlude"
  13. "Timber"
  14. "Your Love Is My Drug"
  15. "Die Young"
  16. "Blow"
Encore
  1. "Praying"
  2. "We R Who We R"
Notes
  • "Rainbow" was performed on select dates and would occasionally replace "Hymn".[7]
  • "Fine Line" was performed after "Eat the Acid" at the Atlanta, GA show.[8]

Tour dates
List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue
Date City Country Venue
North America
October 15, 2023 Dallas United States The Factory
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

References
  1. Blistein, Jon (May 30, 2023). "Kesha Announces 2023 Tour Dates in Support of 'Gag Order' – Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  2. Kesha [@KeshaRose] (June 2, 2023). "ADDED MORE DATES BC YALL ATE THEM UP, BREAKFAST AND LUNCH GAG ORDER TOUR TIX ON SALE NOW. keshaofficial.com/tour/" (Tweet). Retrieved June 3, 2023 – via Twitter.
  3. Maria Sherman (8 August 2016). "Kesha's Live Rebirth: What Her 'Fuck the World' Tour Means for Her Future". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  4. Cullins, Ashley (June 22, 2023). "Kesha and Dr. Luke Settle Legal Battle Ahead of Trial". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  5. Irvin, Jack (June 28, 2023). "Kesha Says She's at 'Peace' and 'Happier Than Ever' as She Prepares for Upcoming Gag Order Tour (Exclusive)". PEOPLE.
  6. "Kesha Setlist at The Factory in Deep Ellum, Dallas, TX, USA". Setlist.fm. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  7. "Kesha Setlist at ACL Live at The Moody Theater, Austin, TX, USA". Setlist.fm. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  8. "Kesha Setlist at The Eastern, Atlanta, GA, USA". Setlist.fm. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
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