{"id":200497,"date":"2025-09-04T20:58:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T20:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/200497\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T20:58:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T20:58:14","slug":"tate-mcrae-miss-possessive-tour-in-new-york-review-best-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/200497\/","title":{"rendered":"Tate McRae &#8216;Miss Possessive&#8217; Tour in New York: Review &#038; Best Moments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn an odd year for pop music \u2014 the official song of the summer has never felt flatter, fictional K-pop bands are ruling the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-100\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hot 100<\/a> and nostalgia-mining reunions appear to be the name of the game \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/billboard.com\/artist\/tate-mcrae\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tate McRae<\/a> has maintained her focus. By way of her tenacity, she\u2019s also properly cemented herself as one of contemporary pop\u2019s reigning princesses \u2014 and the Miss Possessive World Tour is nearly two hours of stone-cold proof.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLaunched in support of So Close to What, her first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/billboard-200\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Billboard 200 <\/a>chart-topper, the Miss Possessive Tour arrived less than six months after McRae\u2019s last arena trek, which she built around her 2023 Think Later LP. For her latest outing, McRae upped the ante on all fronts, tapping choreography powerhouse Sean Bankhead to movement-direct the show and incorporating her latest string of hits, including \u201cSports Car,\u201d \u201c2 Hands\u201d and \u201cJust Keep Watching.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOn Wednesday night (Sept. 3), Swedish pop star <a href=\"https:\/\/billboard.com\/artist\/zara-larsson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zara Larsson<\/a> kicked things off with a hit-packed opening set that reminded American audiences of her talent, longevity, and stamina. Shortly after, McRae strutted onto the stage to the opening notes of \u201cMiss Possessive,\u201d the opening track from So Close to What. Rocking a white two-piece ensemble with her blonde locks flowing behind her like a true student of <a href=\"https:\/\/billboard.com\/artist\/beyonce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beyonc\u00e9<\/a>, McRae ripped through her headlining set with professional finesse that she tempered with small glimpses into the 22-year-old underneath the glitz and glamour who\u2019s just living out her wildest dreams. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThough So Close to What anchored the setlist, the Canadian pop powerhouse made sure to show love to her entire catalog, pulling out a keyboard and a B-stage for her moodier, early breakthrough cuts like \u201cYou Broke Me First.\u201d Closing things out with a knockout one-two punch of \u201cSports Car\u201d and \u201cGreedy,\u201d Tate McRae dazzled Madison Square Garden on her first of three nights at the iconic NYC arena on her latest tour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHere are the five best moments of Tate McRae\u2019s Miss Possessive Tour.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"pmc-fallback-list-items lrv-a-unstyle-list lrv-u-margin-t-2\">\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\t\u201cBlood on My Hands\u201d Selfie Moment<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDuring the penultimate act of the show, Tate and her dancers marched off stage and into the crowd to execute simple hand choreography \u2014 and take a massive group selfie \u2014 with legions of adoring fans. Nearly every fan in the arena came dressed in one of three Tate-approved fashion aesthetics (leopard print booty shorts, purple lace bras and hockey jerseys), which made the selfie moment a real-time documentation of Tate\u2019s impact on Top 40\u2019s newest and youngest listeners. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tMSG Exclusives<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFor VIP soundcheck, Tate normally performs one song for a few lucky fans before a Q&amp;A session. For the first Madison Square Garden show of the Miss Possessive Tour, she treated those fans to a somber cover of Noah Kahan\u2019s \u201cStick Season.\u201d What\u2019s more? For some MSG-exclusive merch, Tate opted for a hockey jersey (MSG is the home of the Rangers, after all!) that read, \u201cWe could go again like two, three, four times,\u201d a \u201cSports Car\u201d nod that also doubled as an easter egg. By the end of the Miss Possessive Tour, Tate will have headlined MSG four times across her career so far.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tZara Larsson Nails Opening Set<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWith hits like \u201cSymphony,\u201d \u201cLush Life,\u201d \u201cAin\u2019t My Fault\u201d and \u201cNever Forget You,\u201d Zara Larsson has been a fixture in global pop music for years. After her opening set on the Miss Possessive Tour, the Swedish pop princess\u2019 Stateside domination seems all but certain. A charismatic performer who studied intensely at the University of Beyonc\u00e9 \u2014 every high-octane dance break was punctuated by a show-stopping belt or riff \u2014 Larsson tore through her half-hour set, which included a cover of Britney Spears\u2019 timeless \u201cGimme More.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe main moment, however, was her now-viral rendition of \u201cMidnight Sun,\u201d the title track from her forthcoming fifth studio album, which is due Sept. 26 via Epic Records and Sommer House. The dance-pop banger is addictive on its own, but with Zara\u2019s stunning live vocals and inventive staging (check out her nailing the song\u2019s first chorus while being hoisted in the air by her dancers), \u201cMidnight Sun\u201d morphed into an all-out end-of-summer anthem.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tThe Stage<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOf course, Tate McRae can work virtually any stage, but the Miss Possessive Tour stage gave her ample room to maximize her visual storytelling throughout the night. She danced atop an elevated platform to kick off the show, before taking the stairs down to the main stage, which featured a slightly downhill ramp that gave way to a runway that hosted several sultry catwalks from both Tate herself and her impressive backup dancers. At the end of the runway was yet another platform, which eventually split into five sections that each elevated to a pyramid position, adding more height dimension to the overall presentation.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/01-tate-mcrae-msg-2025-billboard-1200.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/01-tate-mcrae-msg-2025-billboard-1200.jpg\" alt=\"Tate McRae performs at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY, on September 3, 2025.\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"1024\" width=\"683\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tTate McRae performs at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY, on September 3, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBeth Saravo<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThough the stage d\u00e9cor was sparse, Tate made up for that with how she maneuvered and utilized the scaffolding of the different platforms. Several on-stage cameramen followed her around with handhelds, ensuring music video-esque visuals for the larger arena whenever the stage structures blocked her from view. Finally, the smaller B-stage on the opposite end of the arena granted the crowd a small pocket of intimacy during a night that packed on the bombast.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tSean Bankhead\u2019s Choreography Dazzles<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tUnder the ambitious eye of Sean Bankhead, one of contemporary music\u2019s most sought-after choreographers, Tate and her dancers absolutely shut down the stage at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night. With choreography that featured pirouettes (a not-so-subtle nod to Tate\u2019s professional dance background), a \u201cRevolving Door\u201d-soundtracked catwalk moment that recalled Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s Renaissance Tour ball section, Y2K hip-hop moves, ample hairography and a pole dancing routine, Tate effortlessly shifted through several styles of dance, never losing momentum or energy. Just as impressively, her dancers seamlessly transitioned between masculine and feminine approaches to the choreography, reminding the arena that pop stardom is truly a state of mind.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/02-tate-mcrae-msg-2025-billboard-1200.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/02-tate-mcrae-msg-2025-billboard-1200.jpg\" alt=\"Tate McRae performs at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY, on September 3, 2025.\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"1024\" width=\"683\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tTate McRae performs at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY, on September 3, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBeth Saravo<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t<a class=\"c-logo lrv-a-unstyle-link u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-width-100p  u-max-width-100 u-height-26 u-max-width-130px@mobile-max u-margin-t-040@mobile-max\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/\" title=\"Billboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-accent-l@desktop u-font-size-1205 a-font-accent-xs@mobile-max u-font-size-15@mobile-max u-line-height-22px@mobile-max lrv-u-text-align-center@mobile-max u-letter-spacing-0030@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-t-025 lrv-u-margin-a-00 u-padding-t-0125@mobile-max u-padding-b-0063@mobile-max\">Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-link  lrv-a-unstyle-button lrv-u-cursor-pointer lrv-u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-background-color-brand-primary lrv-u-background-color-black:hover lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover u-padding-lr-0.875 u-padding-tb-10 lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-align-items-center a-font-basic-fancy-xs u-margin-t-0.188 u-margin-b-0188 u-margin-b-040@mobile-max\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.billboard.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\tSign Up<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In an odd year for pop music \u2014 the official song of the summer has never felt flatter,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":200498,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,33421,975,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-200497","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-genre-pop","10":"tag-music","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-city","13":"tag-newyork","14":"tag-newyorkcity","15":"tag-ny","16":"tag-nyc","17":"tag-united-states","18":"tag-united-states-of-america","19":"tag-unitedstates","20":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","21":"tag-us","22":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115148036876244609","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200497\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/200498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=200497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=200497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}