Watch: Katy Perry cries on stage, tour labelled 'Temu Gaga' (2025)

The video attracted thousands of comments, many of them mocking Perry and the tour’s supposedly “cheap” production values.

“It’s giving Temu Gaga,” read one brutal comment, while another compared it to the infamous “Wonka Experience” in Glasgow.

Others complained the singer looked “bored” in the clips they’d seen online.

Other elements of the show have copped fierce criticism too, including Perry’s decision to use what appears to be AI-generated imagery in the video backdrops for the tour.

Footage of Perry performing the song Lifetimes reveals the star on stage in front of a video compilation of happy, smiling revellers – but they aren’t live shots from the audience, and instead look suspiciously AI-generated.

Pundits on social media dubbed the apparent use of AI imagery “zero effort and low budget”.

Another clip from the tour has also copped backlash online – this one featuring Perry showing off some bizarre, half-hearted dance moves as she performs the hit Part Of Me.

Amid this noticeable online heat, Perry was spotted with tears streaming down her face during a recent performance. The tears came during a performance of surprise song Pearl during a fan request section of a recent show.

It’s been a rough few months for Perry, starting with the reception to her comeback album 143 last September, which quickly fell off the charts and failed to produce a single top 40 hit in any of her major markets.

Then there was her participation in this month’s all-female Blue Origin space flight, a stunt that copped a divisive reaction and saw Perry use her brief time in space to … announce the set list for her tour.

Amid the social media pile-on, Aussie fans can decide for themselves when the singer kicks off her Australian arena tour in Sydney on June 4.

While other legs of Perry’s tour have been plagued by reports of poor ticket sales (something that’s certainly not affecting her alone – even Beyonce is struggling to sell out her upcoming Cowboy Carter stadium tour), Perry’s Aussie visit has been a popular seller, with 15 near-sold-out dates across five Australian cities.