Play (concert residency)

This article is about the concert residency by Katy Perry. For the tour by Aitana, see Play Tour.

Play
Residency by Katy Perry
LocationWinchester, Nevada, U.S.
VenueResorts World Theatre
Start dateDecember 29, 2021 (2021-12-29)
End dateNovember 4, 2023 (2023-11-04)
Legs10
No. of shows80
Box office$46.4 million
Katy Perry concert chronology

Play was the first concert residency hosted by American singer Katy Perry. The first eight concerts were announced in May 2021, which ran at Resorts World Theatre from December 29, 2021, to January 15, 2022.[1] Eight more shows were added later that month in response to popular demand, extending the residency to March 2022.[2] Ticket sales became widely available to purchase on May 24 after a pre-sale for those with Citibank cards.[3] Perry announced in January 2022 that she had added 16 more shows for May through August.[4] On June 1, 2022, she announced that a further eight shows were added for October due to increasing demand.

Perry opened Play to a sold-out crowd at Resorts World Theatre, with the furthest seat being only 150 feet away from the stage.[5] In February 2022, the first set of boxscores were reported by Billboard. She earned $6.98 million from the eight reported dates and drew a total of 32,000 attendees in the timeframe.[6] From these earnings, she reached the top spot on the Artist Power Index (APX) chart by Pollstar.[7] On April 10, 2023, Perry announced that the final show of the residency would take place on November 4, 2023.[8] According to Billboard, the residency grossed $46.4 million, becoming the 8th highest grossing female residency in the history of Las Vegas and 18th overall.[9]

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  2. ^ Hahn, Christine (May 24, 2021). "Katy Perry adds eight dates to her Las Vegas residency showresidency show". WRMF. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  3. ^ Willman, Chris (May 12, 2021). "Resorts World Sets Dates for Vegas Mini-Residencies by Celine Dion, Carrie Underwood, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan". Variety. Archived from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
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  6. ^ Frankenberg, Eric (February 11, 2022). "Katy Perry's Las Vegas Residency Has Already Earned Nearly $7 Million". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 12, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  7. ^ Allen, Bob (February 11, 2022). "Katy Perry Powers Forward, Tops APX With Box-Office Boom From New Las Vegas Residency". Pollstar. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  8. ^ Katsilometes, John (April 10, 2023). "Katy Perry announces final 'Play' dates". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  9. ^ Frankenberg, Eric (April 5, 2024). "25 Biggest Concert Residencies of All Time". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2024.