From the moment the lights dimmed at a sold out Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville, TN, Jessie Murph emerged under a solitary spotlight, the rest of the stage swallowed in darkness, her voice cutting through: soft, raw, intimate.
Jessie opened her set with “Gucci Mane,” followed by “1965” as dancers in retro-costume stepped out, their movements mirrored by Jessie. During “Sex Hysteria,” Jessie was spun slowly on a platform, the ropes framing her dramatically, warped in a maze of lights.
She pivoted between bruising honesty and playful swagger throughout the night. “Heroin” and “It Ain’t Right” hit heavy, stripped back to their emotional bones, while “Dirty” and “Bad as the Rest” pulsed with swaggering beats. At one point, she brought a fan onstage for a surprise duet of “Pray,” blurring the line between performer and audience in the most intimate way.
The energy never stayed in one lane with a medley of “Cold / Cowboys and Angels / Wild Ones” showcased her genre-hopping ease. Jessie closed the night with her current hit “Blue Strips”.
Murph’s ability to embody contrast between pop-star polish and raw lyrics, the night was built on a platform where fans could scream, laugh, cry, and feel seen all in one breath.
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Sept. 17 – Independence, MO – Cable Dahmer Arena
Sept. 19 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
Sept. 20 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
Sept. 22 – Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Sept. 23 – Seattle, WA – WAMU Theater at Lumen Field
Sept. 24 – Portland, OR – Theater of the Clouds
Sept. 26 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater *
Sept. 27 – Los Angeles, CA – The Shrine *
Oct. 8 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg
Oct. 10 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique
Oct. 11 – Hamburg, Germany – Grosse Freiheit
Oct. 13 – Berlin, Germany – Huxleys
Oct. 14 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega
Oct. 16 – Cologne, Germany – Carlswerk
Oct. 17 – Paris, France – Trabendo
Oct. 19 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Institute
Oct. 21 – Glasgow, UK – Barrowland Ballroom
Oct. 22 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Academy
Oct. 24 – London, UK – The Roundhouse
Oct. 26 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Olympia
Nov. 12 – Perth, Australia – Metropolis Fremantle
Nov. 15 – Sydney, Australia – Enmore Theatre
Nov. 18 – Brisbane, Australia – Fortitude Music Hall
Nov. 20 – Melbourne, Australia – The Forum
Nov. 22 – Auckland, New Zealand – Town Hall
