{"id":365228,"date":"2026-10-05T22:38:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T22:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/365228\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T22:38:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T22:38:27","slug":"slayyyter-worst-girl-in-the-world-tour-nyc-brooklyn-show-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/365228\/","title":{"rendered":"Slayyyter Worst Girl in the World Tour NYC: Brooklyn Show Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tSlayyyter<\/a> is on top of the world right now, and her two-night stint in NYC this weekend showed why.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn Saturday (Oct. 3) and Sunday (Oct. 4), the Missouri-born pop star mounted the final North American shows of her ongoing Wor$t Girl in the World tour at Terminal 5 and Brooklyn Paramount, respectively. Backed by an impressively tight band and a set that brought to life key music video motifs and imagery from her Wor$t Girl in America era, Slayyyter slayed her Brooklyn show, delivering roof-raising vocals, crisp hairography (another star student of Sasha Fierce has emerged), snazzy costume changes and rollicking arrangements that amped up the electro-punk -meets-nu-metal backbone of her breakthrough LP.<\/p>\n

\n\tStanding at a healthy 21 tracks, Slayyyter\u2019s tour setlist features all 14 songs from Wor$t Girl in America, with the only additional tracks (\u201cNekromantic,\u201d \u201cHymn\u201d and \u201cI Think He\u2019s Got a Girl\u201d) being peeks at that record\u2019s forthcoming \u201cbrother album,\u201d Wor$t Man in America. Of course, she also performs her remix of Turnstile\u2019s \u201cBirds\u201d and \u201cBroke B\u2014h Freestyle,\u201d an unreleased track she\u2019s played live for years and finally dropped as a surprise standalone single shortly after the release of Wor$t Girl.<\/p>\n

\n\tIf the setlist didn\u2019t make it clear, then Slayyyter\u2019s art direction and costume design certainly underscored that she\u2019s truly all-in on this Wor$t Girl\/Man in America era. She didn\u2019t play any full songs from earlier in her catalog \u2014 that\u2019s two albums, one mixtape and one EP\u2019s worth of material! \u2014 and barely bantered with the crowd, opting instead to tear through her setlist with raging, sexy rockstar energy. From the general Midwest gothic feel of her immersive set to the trailer park Playbunny costumes, Slayyyter has fine-tuned one of the most visually alluring and intellectually interesting aesthetics in contemporary pop music \u2014 and she\u2019s only interested in exploring that realm at the moment. That level of commitment \u2014 let alone the intense physicality of her stage show \u2014 is what makes Slayyyter such a compelling pop performer and such a fresh presence in the space.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnd, of course, Wor$t Girl in America still sounds as rich and explosive in October as it did upon its release this spring. The album arrived on March 27 via Columbia Records, debuting atop Dance Albums and reaching No. 22 on the Billboard 200<\/a>. Two of the album\u2019s singles reached the Dance\/Pop Songs chart: \u201cDance\u2026\u201d (No. 7) and \u201cCrank\u201d (No. 12), the latter of which earned a sequel titled \u201cCrank 2\u201d last month. Both \u201cCrank 2\u201d and \u201cBrand New Chanel$\u201d \u2014 which marked her first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100<\/a> (No. 98) \u2014 will appear on Wor$t Man in America, a project Slayyyter describes as a \u201cdeeper, more emotional,\u201d<\/a> eight-track \u201cinverse album<\/a>,\u201d though not all the songs are direct flips of Wor$t Girl tracks.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Wor$t Girl in the World Tour resumes on Oct. 18 at Paris\u2019 Le Trianon. The trek\u2019s European leg will take Slayyyter to major cities such as Prague, Berlin and Manchester before concluding on Nov. 5 at London\u2019s Roundhouse.<\/p>\n

\n\tFrom Finnish electronic duo Pearly Drops kicking off the night with its cinematic opening set to the rousing finale of \u201cBeat Up Chanel$,\u201d the Wor$t Girl in the World Tour North American finale was one of the year\u2019s most thrilling pop shows.<\/p>\n

\n\tHere are the five best moments of Slayyyter\u2019s Wor$t Girl in the World Tour stop in Brooklyn, New York.<\/p>\n

\tStage Design Transports Sold-Out Crowd<\/p>\n

\n\tWe may have been packed into Brooklyn Paramount like sardines, but the moment the lights came up on the Wor$t Girl in the World tour stage \u2014 we were squarely in Slayyyter\u2019s trailer park glam, Midwest gothic fantasia. After a prayer narration \u2014 the same one that introduces \u201cBrittany Murphy\u201d on Wor$t Girl in America \u2014 Slayyyter entered the stage via a house set-up complete with a front door, windows, a porch, and an unmistakable cross. Plastic armchairs and red coolers (emblazoned with her Wor$t dollar sign logo) littered the background, and half of her backing band played atop a blue pickup truck with a clothesline waving behind them and a street lamp towering above. By the time Slayyyter got to \u201cUnknown Loverz,\u201d she stood atop a carousel horse as bubbles filled the stage and enveloped the first few rows of the crowd. This is how you transport an audience for one head-banging hour. \u2014 KYLE DENIS<\/p>\n

\t\u201cBIRDS (SLAYYYTER VERSION)\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSlayyyter has a strong understanding of her fan base and the artists they connect with. Throughout the North American leg of her tour, she has incorporated her version of \u201cBirds\u201d by Turnstile into her setlist, a choice that resonated particularly well. Most of the room already knew the lyrics, creating an exciting moment of audience participation and highlighting the overlap between Slayyyter\u2019s audience and Turnstile\u2019s fan base. (Notably, Turnstile played \u201cBirds\u201d during the band\u2019s Saturday Night Live debut the same night Slayyyter shut down Terminal 5.)<\/p>\n

\n\tBy including her remix, Slayyyter not only flaunted her spin on another artist\u2019s work but also introduced some of her audience to an act a bit sonically removed from her catalog. The crowd\u2019s enthusiastic reaction showed just how well the choice landed. There is something especially exciting about seeing an artist put their spin on a song by a band they genuinely seem to listen to and appreciate \u2014 especially when that selection is such an awesome collaboration. \u2014 KRISTEN WISNESKI<\/p>\n

\tTrailer Park Playbunny Couture<\/p>\n

\n\tSlayyyter\u2019s stage costumes \u2014 which she frequently makes herself \u2014 were a smart, genuine extension of her Wor$t Girl\/Man in America universe. From an \u201cI LOVE NYYYC\u201d cap to a bejeweled, vintage Vegas showgirl bodysuit, Slayyyter\u2019s outfits were clearly tailored for the finale of the tour\u2019s North American leg while still leaning into the secondhand glamour of the project\u2019s overall aesthetic. And though she kept the flannels backstage this time around, one bodysuit leaned heavily on plaid detailing \u2014 another callback to the Midwest fashion that grounds the project\u2019s visual world.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe best costume, however, just so happened to be the first \u2014 and it\u2019s all because of the details. Slayyyter kicked off the show with \u201cDance\u2026\u201d in a black leotard, complete with black bunny ears (a nod to both the more sexed-up lyricism of her earlier work and the current era\u2019s Bunny Man character) and a giant, blue Wor$t Man in America ribbon tied around her waist. Add in the real-life Bunny Man and Wor$t Man in America banner that greeted fans as they exited the venue, and you\u2019ve got quite the buzzy tour finale. \u2014 K.D.<\/p>\n

\tMore \u2018Wor$t Man in America\u2019 Teases<\/p>\n

\n\tSlayyyyter had the crowd buzzing when she asked, \u201cHey Brooklyn, do you want to hear an unreleased song?\u201d Although she did not reveal the title of the track, the announcement immediately sparked excitement throughout the audience. Fans were eager to get a first listen to music that has yet to be officially released, especially considering how familiar many of them are with her existing catalog. Known for their dedication, many Slayyyyter fans in the crowd could be heard singing along to nearly every song performed throughout the night, making the opportunity to hear something completely new even more special.<\/p>\n

\n\tHere are the unreleased songs Slayyyter played at her final North American show of the Wor$t Girl in the World Tour: \u201cNekromantic,\u201d \u201cHymn\u201d and \u201cI Think He\u2019s Got a Girl.\u201d \u2014 K.W.<\/p>\n

\tBeat Up \u2014 And Brand New \u2014 Chanel$!<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cBrand New Chanel$\u201d and \u201cBeat Up Chanel$\u201d served as the two encore songs, making for a fitting close to the North American leg. While \u201cBeat Up Chanel$\u201d launched Slayyyter\u2019s third album, \u201cBrand New Chanel$\u201d arrived as the lead single for her fourth, directly flipping the \u201cbeat-up\u201d concept into something \u201cbrand-new\u201d through the lens of betrayal. Played back-to-back, the songs gave fans two distinct tones while tracing the evolution of Slayyyter\u2019s sound and artistry. Both have become defining tracks in her career, with many fans discovering her through one or the other, making their placement at the end of the show feel especially nostalgic and full-circle. \u2014 K.W.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Slayyyter is on top of the world right now, and her two-night stint in NYC this weekend showed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":365229,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[5413,6200,2538,9,24,55,54,56],"class_list":["post-365228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-genre-dance","tag-genre-pop","tag-music","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city-headlines","tag-new-york-city-news","tag-ny"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365228\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/365229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}