Jake Shears made a surprise appearance with Kesha at Mighty Hoopla this weekend – check out footage and the setlist below.
The festival, known for its celebration of queer culture, continued over the weekend at Brockwell Park, South London. One of the performers lined-up for yesterday (June 1), was Kesha, and her set saw her bring out the Scissor Sisters frontman as a surprise guest.
The collaboration took place towards the end of her 13-song set, following renditions of her huge hits like ‘TiK ToK’, ‘Timber’ which she starred in with Pitbull, ‘Your Love Is My Drug’ and ‘Blow’.
For the performance of ‘We R Who We R’, the singer brought out Shears, before then performing a joint cover of the Scissor Sisters classic track ‘Let’s Have A Kiki’ – check out footage below.
Kesha & Jake Shears – We R Who We R/ Let’s have a Kiki @ Mighty Hoopla pic.twitter.com/ICoRitAU72
— Andrew (@SlimSpencey) June 1, 2025
The moment at Mighty Hoopla got fans talking too, with numerous attendees taking to social media to discuss the surprise collab.
“Kesha bringing out Jake from Scissors sisters before she had a three-way kiss with two ridey backing dancers is something g I’ll never forget,” one wrote, while someone else added: “Kesha at Mighty Hoopla was INCREDIBLE. @KeshaRose I’ve missed you, thanks for an amazing night!!!”
“BEST WEEKEND OF MY LIFE!!! After 15 years I finally got to see Kesha live TWICE AND I also MET HER, got to speak to her & got my shirt signed. This was so healing and worth the wait, I love you so much,” a third added, while someone else shared: “Kesha’s set at Hoopla was one of the best I’ve seen from any artist in a looooooong time, that was wow”.
Kesha bringing out Jake from Scissors sisters before she had a 3 way kiss with two ridey backing dancers is something g I’ll never forget pic.twitter.com/vTs7twSTZr
— Wagaytha Christie (@nagginsnnotions) June 2, 2025
Kesha at Mighty Hoopla was INCREDIBLE. @KeshaRose I’ve missed you, thanks for an amazing night!!! pic.twitter.com/WCQyplbxiD
— Jack Strange 🏳️🌈 Romcom Author (@JackStrangeBook) June 1, 2025
BEST WEEKEND OF MY LIFE!!! 😭
After 15 years I finally got to see Kesha live TWICE AND I also MET HER, got to speak to her & got my shirt signed 🩷 This was so healing and worth the wait, I love you so much @KeshaRose 🫶🏼 See you again in March! pic.twitter.com/IVjq4pkqLf— JANI. | 🪩 Mighty Hoopla (@iamjvni) June 1, 2025
Kesha’s set at Hoopla was one of the best I’ve seen from any artist in a looooooong time, that was wow
— Joe (@popgoesjoe) June 2, 2025
Kesha’s Mighty Hoopla setlist was:
‘FREEDOM.’
‘TiK ToK’
‘Cannibal / Backstabber’
‘Take It Off’
‘Timber’ (Pitbull cover) (shortened)
‘Your Love Is My Drug’
‘Hate Me Harder’
‘Blow’
‘Praying’
‘We R Who We R / Let’s Have a Kiki’ (with Jake Shears)
‘BOY CRAZY.’
‘JOYRIDE.’
‘Die Young’
For Kesha, the set in London came just days after she announced details of her 2026 ‘Tits Out’ UK and European tour. Following on from her North American dates, all shows will come in celebration of her upcoming sixth studio album ‘Period’, which is due out on July 4 via her own independent label.
It will contain the recent hit ‘Yippee-Ki-Yay’, as well as the 2024 singles ‘Joyride’ and ‘Delusional’ – her first releases since splitting from RCA and Kemosabe.
For Scissor Sisters, the cover at the festival came as the Jake Shears-led band played at The O2 Arena in London on May 23. Scheduled as part of their reunion tour that has seen them performing their first live shows in 13 years, the show in the UK capital saw them surprise fans by bringing out Self Esteem and Sir Ian McKellen.
As for other Mighty Hoopla news, JADE made headlines at the event this year as she led a chant from the crowd and said “fuck you” to JK Rowling. It took place as she played ‘FUFN (Fuck You For Now)’, and took aim at the controversial Harry Potter author following anti-trans comments.
