Nov. 2, 2025. King Princess’ Mikaela Straus flexes at the House of Blues.
Acclaimed multi-faceted artist and sapphic icon King Princess returned to Boston on November 2 to celebrate her third studio album, Girl Violence. She was received with a particular outpouring of support that often characterizes her Boston gigs.
Alt-powerhouse SASAMI started the show with a no-holds-barred opening set that improbably featured both a mosh pit and a French horn. She sounded a clarion call for all punks as she demonstrated her classical musical training.
King Princess entered the stage amid the backdrop of a Girl Violence billboard, graffitied at each stop of the tour with the names of host cities. She launched into a performance of her newest single “Cherry” and continued onward to showcase Girl Violence in its entirety. The one hour and 45 minute set also featured highlights from previous albums Cheap Queen and Hold on Baby, popular singles like “Pussy is God” and “The Bend,” and “Fantastic” from the Arcane animated series soundtrack. Fans would have happily listened to more, but on that note, King Princess joked about the massive 35-song first draft of the setlist: “What are we, the Allman Brothers? We’re not gonna do that. We’re not doing that to you.” To streamline the show slightly, a giant foam die determined that “Trust Nobody” was performed instead of “Ain’t Together,” and the crowd was later given the chance to choose “Ohio” over “Let Us Die” to conclude the encore.
Audience participation was not limited to just voting on songs. King Princess directed the crowd at various points throughout the evening and hopped off stage to embrace excited fans in the front row. Family members up in the mezzanine also received shoutouts and their fair share of attention. Towards the end of the night, one lucky fan was summoned from General Admission to the stage to graffiti Boston’s mark on the Girl Violence billboard.
During the crowd interactions and while performing, King Princess was all swagger, but here and there she stopped to sincerely express gratitude. Speaking between songs, she commented on the consistently rowdy love from Boston fans specifically: “I can’t tell you how much it means to come back to a city that has always supported me since I first started touring. Every time I tour, my Mom is like, ‘get ready for Boston!’” She continued, “It means the world to me to be on stage. I’m not good when I’m not on stage, so thank you for being here.” The audience at the House of Blues dutifully responded with feral screams of approval, and so passed another fantastic Boston King Princess show for the books.
Check out all of Greg’s photos from the show below.
