Kesha Suspends Disbelief That It’s Not 2010 Again at Pine Knob

On a rainy Friday night, June 3, fans gathered, slathered in glitter (and unfortunately covered by ponchos) for Kesha to make her ‘Freedom’ Tour a night to remember.

 

 

Checking out the party during Chromeo (one of her openers), I noticed how many Millennials were there based on fashion choices alone, but that Gen Z and younger have fully embraced what Kesha stands for: parties, the matriarchy, and the prerogative to be who you damn well please.

 

 

Over the years, Kesha has become an icon in the LGBTQIA+ community, so it was no shock that the girls, gays, and they’s were ready to turn up.

 

 

Emerging onto the stage after a spoken-word piece that played over the loud speaker,  wearing wings that would put a Victoria’s Secret model to shame, Kesha began her show exactly how her career began: “TiK ToK.”

 

 

Now, not to confuse the readers that may not have the full context, this was pre-app, so I truly believe Kesha should get paid out for that app’s name. This was our party anthem back in the day, so both pavilion and hill alike screamed all the words and danced like nobody was watching.

 

 

iPhone Photography by Ami Nicole ACRONYM 

 

 

A 27-song set awaited the fans in full, spanning Kesha’s catalog. She made note that she has redone production for many of the songs, not naming Dr. Luke on stage, but sharing that now these songs feel like her own. That truly brought home the ‘Freedom’ aspect coming from her own lips.

 

 

There were multiple costume changes throughout the night, with the setlist broken up into “acts.” During the second act, she donned a red and black leather number, emerging from behind the platform with a prop guitar to give the Detroit Rock City vibe before sliding into her 2010 song “Blow.”

 

 

Other highlights from the show included the first play of “Animal” since 2016, as well as performing snippets of her collaboration tracks with Pitbull (“Timber”) and Macklemore (“Good Old Days”).

 

 

Closing out the show was of course “Your Love Is My Drug” and “We R Who We R,” a perfect way to end the night — probably drunk, drenched from rain, and party still in our veins.