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Picture this: mid-August evening, golden hour settling over Saratoga Spa State Park, and Kesha stepping onto the SPAC stage with absolutely nothing left to prove and everything left to say. That is what August 18 is going to feel like.
Kesha is bringing The Freedom Tour to SPAC with Chromeo and Erika Jayne in support, and this lineup reads like someone designed the perfect summer Tuesday. Pop anthems, electro-funk grooves, and unapologetic energy from top to bottom.
About Kesha
Kesha has spent years fighting — publicly, painfully, and with more grace than anyone should have to summon — for the right to make music on her own terms. The Freedom Tour is the sound of that fight being won. This is a Grammy-nominated artist who built a career on genre-blending pop, rock, and electro-dance, and who has emerged from years of legal battles and personal reinvention with something to celebrate. If you were there for the era of “TiK ToK” and “Die Young,” you already know the energy. If you have followed the journey through “Woman” and beyond, you know the depth underneath it.
Chromeo as direct support is an inspired pairing — their synth-funk is built for warm nights and open air. And Erika Jayne brings a stage presence that will set the tone early. Get there for doors at 7:00 PM. Seriously.
Venue Info
SPAC is the crown jewel of upstate summer shows and you already know that. The amphitheater in Saratoga Spa State Park is the kind of venue where the setting does half the work — trees framing the stage, the lawn stretching out behind the pavilion, the whole thing feeling like summer distilled into a single evening. If you are a lawn person, this is your night. Bring a blanket, arrive early, claim your spot. Capital Region concert season does not get much better than a packed SPAC lawn in August.
Tickets
Tickets go on sale March 27, 2026. Given the lineup and the venue, these are not going to sit around.
Want to listen before you go? Browse Kesha’s discography on Amazon or grab merch before the show.