The tour has been well received by critics . Colin Stutz of '' Billboard '' called the performance in Belfast a " spectacle of costumes and colors " . Julian Douglas from '' The Irish Times '' wrote that Perry " entertained , thrilled , and serenaded " and " oozed professionalism " despite feeling " under the weather " . Emilee Lindner from MTV News felt Perry lived up to her previous " promise " of making the concert a " feast for your eyes and for your Instagram " , and noted a recurring cat-theme within the show . Mike Wass from Idolator praised the show 's costumes and dubbed the show a " candy-colored visual extravaganza " . In a review of the one of the Glasgow shows , Matthew Magee from '' The Daily Telegraph '' awarded the tour four out of five stars , stating that Perry " made the kind of natural connection with her Glasgow audience that her peers would die for . " Richard Clayton of '' Financial Times '' gave the show an excellent review , awarding five out of five stars , and described it as " sonically stonking , visually spectacular and fun , fun , fun . " Daisy Wyatt from '' The Independent '' criticized Perry 's vocal ability and stage presence . She awarded the tour three out of five stars . '' Rolling Stone '' reviewer Mark Sutherland praised the tour , calling it " loud , garish , camp and never less than uproariously entertaining " and " a show to damage retinas and blow minds . " Jem Aswad of '' The Village Voice '' described the show at Madison Square Garden as " Better Than : Every other multimillion-dollar concert I 've seen " and commented that " The Prismatic tour , for all its expense and atom-splitting technology , is above all else fun , smart and crowd-pleasing , and I 'll take that over the self-serious bombast that usually accompanies shows of this scale any day of the week . " Nate Chinen of '' The New York Times '' gave the same show a mixed review , saying that he felt the " music was subordinate to the spectacle " , though described it as a " Spectacle of Pop Idol Proportions " . Pitchfork Media 's Lindsay Zoladz commented on one of the shows at New York City 's Barclays Center : " I felt about this concert the way I feel about Katy Perry overall : She throws everything she 's got at the wall , and every so often hits a bullseye . " Three journalists from Pitchfork gave the show a mixed review . Jason Lipshutz of '' Billboard '' reviewed the same show positively , saying " the superstar is at the top of her game , and Prismatic 's Brooklyn debut shone bright . " August Brown from the '' Los Angeles Times '' gave the tour a generally positive review , commenting that the " show at the Honda Center proved that Perry 's persona is a lasting one " , but " the few stumbles came in the presentation . " Consequence of Sound 's Michael Roffman named Perry one of the Top Live Acts of 2014 , saying that with the Prismatic World Tour , " similar to the late King and the still-truckin ' Queen of Pop — Michael Jackson and Madonna , respectively — Perry creates an unforgettable event for her legions of fans . " Perry 's pre-recorded " Birthday " performance at the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena show was aired live during the 2014 Billboard Music Awards ceremony on May 18 , 2014 . On May 25 , 2014 Perry headlined BBC Radio 1 's Big Weekend , which was streamed live on the Radio 1 website . It was also broadcast live on BBC Three , BBC HD and BBC Radio 1 . Highlights of the event were also broadcast on BBC Three and BBC HD during the week following the Big Weekend . A recorded live performance of " Legends Never Die " with Ferras at the Staples Center was uploaded to Ferras 's official YouTube channel on October 11 , 2014 . Perry 's performance during Rock In Rio on September 27 , 2015 , was broadcast live in Brazil on Multishow , Globo.com , and Gshow , and internationally was streamed live online on LiveXLive.com , AOL.com and AOL app
2014 Billboard Music Awards
2014 Billboard Music Awards
Prismatic World Tour