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Katy Perry: The Prismatic World Tour Live (2015)

Where the lyrics of Katy Perry: The Prismatic World Tour Live take you, and where it was really made.

The concert was first broadcast as a two-hour edited special on a cable channel in March 2015, months before the home video release.

Key places

Sydney arena where the concert was recorded (2015)

Recording site Qudos Bank Arena — The album was recorded at this Sydney arena during the December 2014 Sydney shows of the Prismatic World Tour. The pin uses the listed coordinates for the recording place. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Sydney show at Allphones Arena (2015)

Live show Albert Studios — The album page places the live show at Allphones Arena in Sydney. The pin is set at Sydney city-center level, not at the building itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Album story

Overview

• First video album by Katy Perry
• Released 30 October 2015 on DVD, Blu-ray and digital download through Capitol Records
• Recorded during the Sydney shows of the Prismatic World Tour in December 2014
• Concert held at Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia
• Selection of the tour's most representative songs
• Large-scale visual production, special effects and staging inspired by the album Prism (2013)

Background

• The final Sydney shows on 12 and 13 December 2014 were announced for filming as a concert film
• On 28 March 2015 the channel Epix aired a two-hour special of the tour during its free access weekend
• The broadcast included visual interludes such as the video for Peacock and performances from the tour setlist
• Perry confirmed plans for an official home-format release and said it would differ from the TV version
• Netflix added the concert to its catalogue on 26 June 2015
• Every official edition included about 30 minutes of extra material, with behind-the-scenes content and exclusive tour segments
• The release let fans relive the world tour that promoted Prism, one of the most commercially successful stages of her career

Recording

• Material recorded at the Allphones Arena concerts in Sydney, December 2014
• Directed by Russell Thomas; produced by Simon Pizey
• Recorded and mixed by Pete Keppler; 5.1 mastering and mix by Adam Ayan

Cover

• Cover photography by Matthias Vriens-McGrath

Sources: es.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, born October 25, 1984, in Santa Barbara, California; known professionally as Katy Perry.
• Released the gospel album Katy Hudson (2001) under Red Hill Records at age 16; it was commercially unsuccessful.
• Moved to Los Angeles, then signed to Capitol Records in 2007 and rose to fame with One of the Boys (2008).

Members

• Solo artist. Her sister Angela influenced her early singing; her brother David is also a singer.

Career

• "I Kissed a Girl" from One of the Boys topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
• Teenage Dream (2010) became the only album by a woman to produce five U.S. number-one singles.
• Prism (2013) yielded "Roar" and "Dark Horse" as U.S. number ones; later albums include Witness (2017), Smile (2020) and 143 (2024).
• Performed the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show in 2015, which drew 118.5 million U.S. viewers.
• Prismatic World Tour grossed $204.3 million worldwide.
• Estimated sales of over 151 million records worldwide; seven RIAA Diamond certifications.
• Judge on American Idol from the sixteenth season (2018) to the twenty-second season (2024).
• Flew into space aboard Blue Origin NS-31 in April 2025.
• Named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in December 2013.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Generally positive reception from specialized critics
• Critics highlighted high production quality, staging and the energy of the show
• Praise for the singer's ability to keep a dynamic performance across a wide repertoire of pop hits
• Some critics said the release offered no major innovations compared with other concert recordings of the era
• Its main value was documenting the show rather than adding substantial extra or exclusive material
• Some segments felt compressed compared with the live tour, because the release was an edited version

Reappraisal

• Seen as a solid representation of the commercial and stage peak of the Prism era
• Its visual impact is seen as one of the most recognizable elements of her live career

Records

• Moderate commercial performance in the audiovisual market
• Charted in video sales lists in several countries
• Not a mass-impact release compared with her studio albums
• Functioned as a commercial extension of the world tour

Sources: es.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Filming of the final Sydney shows, on 12 and 13 December 2014, was announced as the basis for a concert film.
• Epix aired an edited two-hour special of the tour on 28 March 2015 during its free access weekend.
• Netflix added the concert to its catalogue on 26 June 2015, before the official release.
• Official editions included about 30 minutes of extra material, including behind-the-scenes content and stage build footage.
• During the Epix promotion Perry said the home-format version would include adjustments compared with the televised version.

Sources: es.wikipedia.org

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