Tickets go on sale
Nov. 14 for erstwhile Christian rocker turned lez icon.

By Mandy Rodgers

So she kissed a girl, liked it and now gets to tour 50
cities in five months? Not a bad break, considering Lindsay Lohan did the same
thing and only got a short spot on Ugly
Betty.

Katy Perry, in case you’ve been under a rock lately. had a
breakthrough hit with this year’s catchy, yet isolating single “I Kissed a
Girl.” Blogs went nuts. “Is this girl a bisexual? Who is Katy Perry in the
first place?” Those who look for controversy, found it. “How dare she discuss
such things.” And cherry chap stick lost its once innocent connotation to one
of a different, more adult tone.

Perry’s album One of
the Boys contains songs like “Hot N Cold,” “If You Can Afford Me” and the
very peaceful, lacking uproar “Ur So Gay,” which are all sure to be heard on
the tour. For the North American dates, Alphabeat will join her, and for the
European concerts, 3OH!3 will perform.

Yes, Perry has had a successful year full of tongues wagging
about her lyrics and teens excited about listening to pop/rock their parents
would staunchly disapprove of but thinking of Perry without kissing and
sexuality is nearly impossible. Perhaps the First World Tour will give
audiences a different perspective on the singer/songwriter. Maybe she’ll even
break out some tracks from her 2001 Christian album, Katy Hudson (her birth name changed after actress Kate Hudson’s
success) and really force everyone to rethink her career and its future.

KATY PERRY WORLD TOUR:

Jan 23          Seattle, WA @ Showbox
at the Market
Jan 25          Vancouver, BC @
Commodore Ballroom
Jan 26          Portland, OR @ Crystal
Ballroom
Jan 28          San Francisco, CA @ The
Fillmore
Jan 29          Sacramento, CA @ Empire
Events Centre
Jan 31          Los Angeles, CA @
Wiltern
Feb 2           Tuscon, AZ @
University of Arizona
Feb 3           Phoenix, AZ @
Marquee Theatre
Feb 5           San Diego, CA @
House of Blues
Feb 22          Stockholm @ Nalan
Feb 23          Copenhagen @ Vega
Feb 25          Manchester @ Academy
Feb 26          London @ Koko
Feb 27          London @ Koko
Mar 1           Amsterdam @
Melkweg the Max
Mar 2           Paris @ Elysee
Montmarte
Mar 4           Munich @ Kesselhaus
Mar 5           Frankfurt @
Batschkapp
Mar 6           Hamburg @ Grynspan
Mar 7           Brussels @
Ancienne Belgique
Mar 20          Houston, TX @ House of
Blues
Mar 21          Dallas, TX @ House of
Blues
Mar 23          Kansas City, MO @
Beaumont
Mar 24          Minneapolis, MN @ First
Avenue
Mar 26          Chicago, IL @ House of
Blues
Mar 27          Detroit, MI @ Clutch
Cargos
Mar 28          Cleveland, OH @ House
of Blues
Mar 30          Toronto, ONT @ Kool
Haus
Apr 5           Philadelphia, PA @
Theatre of Living Arts
Apr 7           New York, NY @
Irving Plaza
Apr 10          Washington, DC @ 9:30
Club
Apr 11          Myrtle Beach, SC @
House of Blues
Apr 14          Nashville, TN @ Cannery
Apr 15          Atlanta, GA @
CenterStage
Apr 27          Ft. Lauderdale, FL @
Revolution
Apr 28          St. Petersburg, FL @
Jannus Landing