KATSEYE have performed their first-ever Lollapalooza set – check out footage of the performances below.
This past Sunday (August 3), the global K-pop group made their debut at Lolla, where they performed a handful of songs for the first time ever. They kicked things off with the live debut of ‘Gameboy’, followed by their 2023 song ‘Debut’.
Afterwards, they performed ‘Tonight’, ‘My Way’ and gave ‘Mean Girls’ its first-ever live performance. KATSEYE followed this with the live debut of ‘Gabriela’, which included an extended Latin dance-inspired break.
KATSEYE then performed ‘Touch’, gave ‘M.I.A’ its live debut and closed out their Lollapalooza debut with the viral hit ‘Gnarly’.
KATSEYE’s Lollapalooza 2025 set was:
‘Gameboy’ (live debut)
‘Debut’
‘Tonight I Might’
‘My Way’
‘Mean Girls’ (live debut)
‘Gabriela’ (live debut)
‘Touch’
‘M.I.A’ (live debut)
‘Gnarly’
In other news, the HYBE x Geffen group in July announced the details of their first-ever tour, which is due to kick off later this year. The ‘Beautiful Chaos’ tour will launch in November and will continue through December, with stops in Toronto, New York, Boston, Washington, Texas, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Mexico City among others.
The group spoke to NME about their new EP ‘Beautiful Chaos’. Speaking on where they see themselves going next, Lara said: “Oh my god, I see a lot of evolution. I feel like soon we’re going to tap into more different genres, maybe like R&B, maybe even more dance-heavy. We’re gonna try a lot of different things. We’re all very inspired by Britney Spears, Lady Gaga and 2000s pop, so we’d love to experiment with that.”
Dani added: “I feel like it’s all [about] keeping the KATSEYE vibe within exploring different genres, which is really exciting, and then also bringing in the cultural elements, different languages maybe, instruments and choreography. We are really, really musical as people so I think we’re very open to trying anything. So we will be doing that!”
KATSEYE were also selected as one of the emerging essential artists to watch in 2025 for the NME 100. NME also named ‘Touch’ as one of the 50 best songs of 2024: “It’s one thing to make an earworm, and another to transform a pop song into something akin to muscle memory. That’s what K-pop does best [and] KATSEYE proved that they’re scholars of K-pop’s most important lessons.”
Comprising members Sophia, Manon, Daniella, Lara, Megan and Yoonchae, KATSEYE formed in November 2023 through HYBE x Geffen Records’ reality show Dream Academy. They were the final six among the 20 contestants who competed in the series.
