You’re gonna hear Katy Perry roar about her latest milestone.
After selling out Madison Square Garden during the Aug. 11 stop on her Lifetimes Tour, the 40-year-old had a message for the haters who said that she couldn’t do it.
“They said, ‘No way! MSG, it couldn’t be done.,’” Katy told the crowd of 19,500 inside of the iconic NYC venue, per People. “And I was scared too.”
“I rolled into New York, and it smelled like New York City. And you know what I’m talking about,” Katy told the crowd. “It was late at night. We got in from Philly, and there were drunk people vomiting on the same corner as people making out. That was New York City. And I loved it.”
And despite traveling to New York City multiple times in her life, Katy admitted that she finally sees the “allure” in the Big Apple.
“You know why? Because New York City represents life,” Katy—who shares daughter Daisy Dove, 4, with ex Orlando Bloom said. “The highs, the lows, the in-betweens, everything that is messy, everything that is beautiful, and it sure as hell is not perfect ‘cause perfection is an illusion. And I understood it because I resonate with it so much, because one of my favorite words is authenticity. And you know what New York is? Authentic.”
Katy, for her part, has kept it real and authentic since kicking off her tour in April and hasn’t been shy when it comes to clapping back at the haters.
Indeed, during her May 13 concert in Chicago, the “TGIF” singer addressed chatter about the number of critics she has.
“Wow, they said I was the most hated person on the Internet,” she told the crowd at the time in a fan video captured on X. “I think that’s false.”
Just days earlier, Katy also didn’t hesitate to push back at the people who speculated about her ability to dance.
And while Katy has addressed the haters, she has also taken the time to thank her fans for the support they have shown amid her split from Orlando.
“Thank you for always being there for me Australia,” she said during the June 30 resting her hand on her chest. “It means the world.”
Keep reading to look back on Katy and Orlando's relationship...
January 2016: Golden Globes Meet Cute
Fireworks between Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom first sparked at a 2016 Golden Globes after-party. Days later, they reunited at a Stella McCartney fashion show.
January-February 2016: Meeting His Loved Ones
The "Roar" singer and the Pirates of the Caribbean actor spent time together backstage at the one-man Los Angeles play The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey. Two weeks later, Perry joined Bloom and his and his son Flynn (mom is Miranda Kerr) at a birthday party for Robert Downey Jr.'s son Exton.
March 2016: Making It Official
By spring, Perry and Bloom became an official couple, with a source telling E! News at the time, "Katy likes how down-to-earth Orlando is. She calls him her boyfriend."
May 2016: Met Gala
The two attend the prestigious, star-studded fashion event but do not walk the red carpet together.
May 2016: Shutting Down Rumors
Days later, when pictures surfaced of Bloom and Selena Gomez in Las Vegas together, Perry shut down infidelity speculation.
As she tweeted at the time, "Instead of giving energy & eyeballs to dumb conspiracy, check out how cool this is," along with a link to an article about the actor's charity work. Perry's message received a stamp of approval from Gomez, who retweeted the post.
May 2016: Instagram Official
That same month, Perry posted her first photo of Bloom, showing the two sprawled out on the steps of the Hotel du Cap Eden-Rock, just miles away from the epicenter of the Cannes Film Festival.
September 2016: Family Time
The two vacationed with his son Flynn at Disneyland Shanghai, where they rode the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, of course.
November 2016: Happy Thanksgiving
The two celebrated the holiday with her family and his son Flynn.
January 2017: Happy Birthday, Orlando
Perry threw Bloom a surprise 40th birthday party in Palm Springs, California.
February 2017: Oscars Date Night
A year after their meet-cute, the two attend Vanity Fair's annual Oscars after-party. Keeping with their tradition, they do not walk the red carpet together.
March 2017: The Breakup
The following month, Perry and Bloom split after about 10 months together.
"Before rumors or falsifications get out of hand," their reps said in a joint statement, "we can confirm that Orlando and Katy are taking respectful, loving space at this time."
August 2017: Reunion
By summer, Perry and Bloom were spotted kissing and cuddling at an Ed Sheeran concert in Los Angeles.
April 2018: Meeting the Pope
The duo greeted Pope Francis at the Vatican.
May 2018: Supporting Her Man
Perry watched Bloom perform in the West End revival of Tracy Letts' Killer Joe at London's Trafalgar Studio 1.
September 2018: Red Carpet Debut
The two finally walked a carpet together, at the Gala for the Global Ocean, hosted by Prince Albert II of Monaco, at the Opera of Monte-Carlo.
October 2018: Gorgeous at the Gala
Days before her birthday, Perry and Orlando attended the amfAR Gala Los Angeles 2018.
February 2019: A Proposal
Perry and Bloom get engaged on Valentine's Day. She debuted her ring—a flower-shaped cluster with a deep red center stone—on Instagram with the caption, “Full bloom.”
March 2020: Pregnancy Announcement
Perry debuted her baby bump in a music video for song "Never Worn White."
August 2020: Welcoming Daisy Dove
The following year, the couple welcomed their first child together, daughter Daisy Dove Bloom.
August 2021: Motherhood Update
"1 year ago today is the day my life began," Perry tweeted. "Happy first Birthday my Daisy Dove, my love."
September 2022: Wedding Plans
"There's still a plan but the location is challenging," Perry shared on The Drew Barrymore Show. "I love a big celebration. I am all about big, fun, exotic, great celebrations. So, hopefully, soon."
July 2023: Wimbledon PDA
The pair shared a kiss while at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London.
September 2024: Relationship Confession
“Orlando and I, when we argue, we argue kinda hot and fast and then cool really quickly,” Perry told Zane Lowe during an interview with Apple Music at the time. “It’s like, ‘la la la I love you. Let’s move on.’”
April 2025: Spaceflight Support
Bloom and Daisy Dove were there to support Perry as she launched into space with an all-female crew.
June 2025: Breakup Rumors
As Perry and Bloom began to spend time apart amid her Lifetimes Tour, the duo became the subject of breakup rumors.