The Prismatic World Tour Live Explained

The Prismatic World Tour Live
Type:video
Artist:Katy Perry
Cover:Katy Perry - The Prismatic World Tour Live.jpg
Border:yes
Recorded:December 12–13, 2014
Venue:Allphones Arena
(Sydney, Australia)
Length:147 minutes
Label:Capitol
Director:Russell Thomas

The Prismatic World Tour Live is a live video album by American singer Katy Perry for her tour of the same name. It was released on October 30, 2015, by Capitol Records.[1] The concert movie was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and for Digital Download.[1] [2] All formats also include 30 minutes of exclusive extras.[3] Russell Thomas directed the concert film and Perry served as an executive producer for the album. Commercially, it topped the music video charts in Australia, Belgium, Italy, and the United States.

Background and tour

See main article: Prismatic World Tour. It was announced that the final Sydney shows on December 12 and 13, 2014 would be filmed for a concert movie. Almost a year later, on November 23, 2015, it was broadcast on Network Seven.[4] On March 28, 2015, Epix aired a two-hour concert special of the tour, as part of their "Free Preview Weekend".[5] A short video interlude for "Peacock" was broadcast before Perry performed "Teenage Dream". During the exclusive Q&A with Epix, Perry confirmed that she will be making a DVD of the tour. She also revealed that she would change a couple of things for the DVD. Netflix added the tour's concert movie to its streaming service on June 26, 2015.[6] The tour's concert movie was released on DVD, Blu-ray and Digital Download on October 30, 2015. All formats also include 30 minutes of exclusive extras.[3]

Track listing

Bonus Features

  1. Behind The Scenes
  2. Stage Build Time Lapse
  3. Crew Tidbits

Personnel

Credits adapted from DVD liner notes.[8]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)Position
Dutch Music DVD (MegaCharts)[10] 31
Chart (2016)Position
Australian Music DVD (ARIA)[11] 5
Chart (2017)Position
Australian Music DVD (ARIA)[12] 9

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Katy Perry – The Prismatic Tour Live . . September 1, 2015 . May 30, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160528182735/http://www.eagle-rock.com/2015/09/katy-perry-the-prismatic-tour-live/#.V0xTSeW-P20 . May 28, 2016 .
  2. Web site: "THE PRISMATIC WORLD TOUR" CHEGA A DVD E BLU RAY. Universal Music Portugal. May 26, 2018. October 3, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20180526190405/http://www.universalmusic.pt/noticia/a9b2ca00-5874-11e5-ba54-06515c100911. May 26, 2018. live.
  3. Web site: THE PRISMATIC WORLD TOUR LIVE COMES TO DVD, Blu-ray & DIGITAL. katyperry.com. October 9, 2015. August 13, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151010022315/http://www.katyperry.com/news/the-prismatic-world-tour-live-comes-to-dvd-blu-ray-digital/. October 10, 2015. live.
  4. Web site: Katy Perry – The Prismatic World Tour. daintygroup.com. June 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160301022159/http://www.daintygroup.com/tour/katy-perry-prismatic-australia/. March 1, 2016. live.
  5. Web site: Theodore. Tom. Katy Perry Pulls Out All The Stops at Super Bowl. FMQB. February 6, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150203051739/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=2889980. February 3, 2015. United States. February 2, 2015.
  6. Web site: Katy Perry And More: Everything You'll Be Streaming On Netflix In June. MTV. June 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170207161622/http://www.mtv.com/news/2166323/netflix-june-2015/. February 7, 2017. dead.
  7. News: Kreps. Daniel. Katy Perry Preps 'Prismatic World Tour Live' Concert Film. October 10, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161011060605/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/katy-perry-preps-prismatic-world-tour-live-concert-film-20150831. October 11, 2016. live.
  8. Katy Perry . The Prismatic World Tour Live . October 30, 2015 . DVD . Capitol Records.
  9. Web site: Irish Charts - Top 5 DVD – Week 45, 2015 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20010923075538/http://www.irma.ie/#chartTab5 . 2001-09-23 . 2018-05-26 . live .
  10. Web site: JAAROVERZICHTEN - DVD MUSIC 2015 . MegaCharts . Hung Medien . May 26, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180526190429/http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2015&cat=d . May 26, 2018 . live .
  11. Web site: ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Audiovisual 2016 . ARIA Charts . December 31, 2017 . May 26, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180313083448/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-audiovisual-2016.htm . March 13, 2018 . live .
  12. Web site: ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Audiovisual 2017 . ARIA Charts . December 31, 2017 . May 26, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180313082947/http://www.aria.com.au/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-audiovisual-2017.htm . March 13, 2018 . live .