Blue paper hearts filled the crowd, reflecting a sea of blue at a beaming Bella Kay on the stage as she sang her TikTok popular song “wonder wander” at The Roxy Theatre Tuesday night. An audience member handed her one of the hearts, which she held back up at her fans, leading to cheers from the mass.

The 20-year-old indie pop artist just wrapped up her debut North American tour, “a couple minutes live,” with opener Alina. Kay recently opened for Ricky Montgomery on his ten-year anniversary tour in late March and early April. Though her debut tour is over, she is just getting started. Kay is set to open for Gracie Abrams and Noah Kahan in the next few months. 

Similar to Kay, Alina produces music in the indie pop genre and gained popularity on TikTok in 2025 for her song “i know, i know, i know.” 

“The fact that you guys are even looking in this direction and paying attention genuinely means the world to me,” Alina said on stage.

The stage was framed with a massive red curtain with a disco ball above it. Large letters spelling Alina’s name hung from a patchwork banner. The purple and pink lights shone on Alina’s pink puff sleeves and skirt that she had gotten from the previous city of the tour. The audience cheered supportively as Alina started off with, “get a grip”, a song about how friend breakups can hurt just as much as romantic breakups. 

Alina continued the momentum with the crowd by talking about how she made all of her backdrops by hand and sharing comedic stories from her life. After her performance, she threw friendship bracelets into the crowd, leaving the audience with more than just a memory of the show. 

“I’ve heard of her and listened to a few of her songs, but seeing [Alina perform] live completely changed my perspective, and I really like her as a person, she was just really funny,” said Sofia Atoofi, a fan of Bella Kay at the show.

Alina’s high energy got the crowd pumped for Bella Kay. When the red curtains lifted from the stage, the audience of adoring teens started to scream. 

Kay stood in front of the mic stand wearing sunglasses and a baseball jersey. Her teal tank top was illuminated by blue lights, and her star shaped jewelry shone brightly as hands reached out towards her and she reached back. 

After announcing that her debut album, “My Reckless Abandon” would be releasing on July 12, Kay also said that she would be moving to Los Angeles soon, which was met with thunderous excitement and applause.

“Excited for all these expensive coffees I’m about to start paying for. I literally can’t wait,” Kay said.

Kay gained notoriety after her song, “The Sick” blew up on TikTok in August of 2025, a song about anxiety about getting over a past relationship.

“The lyrics are so extremely relatable, and it’s so simple, but it hits, like every single line hits, and the songs are just so intense,” Atoofi said. “I’ve cried at every single song, and it’s just helped me get through so much.” 

Her set list included hits such as “The Sick” and “Say it Say,” singles she released in 2025 and 2026 respectively. The songs both featured lyrics about experiencing turmoil in the back-and-forth of a relationship and the fluctuating emotions that come with romance.

Kay asked the audience to “clap for real artists that don’t use autotune” and said that she will “never ever ever sing with autotune.” She followed that by singing a highly autotuned rendition of Drake’s “Hotline Bling,” prompting laughter from the audience. 

Kay also sang a cover of Rihanna’s “Stay,” which she said that she used to sing in the car late at night in her hometown.

Kay then turned on the house lights and brought out a bucket full of “secrets” that the VIP audience members had written before the show and offered her young fans advice about their situations.

“You really don’t see a lot of artists do that, especially if it’s not in their pre-show VIP activities, so it was really nice to see an artist do that for all the fans,” said McKenna Konowitch, a fan who had flown from Pennsylvania to see Kay.

Kay announced that her final song would be “wonder wander,”prompting some audience members to take blue paper hearts out of their pockets. Kay smiled at the audience, and someone near the front handed her one of the paper hearts.

The homemade paper hearts were made by Rafina Sarkissian, a 15-year-old girl who had been waiting at the venue since 5 a.m. Her mother had been standing outside, handing out the hearts that she had cut up the previous evening.

“It’s really fun organizing it, and giving it to people, because then, from the singer’s point of view, they get to see different colored lights,” Sarkissian said.

In a surprise encore, Kay finished off her set with her biggest TikTok hit, “iloveitiloveitiloveit.” After the show, a group of Kay’s biggest fans waited outside the stage door for her to come out. 

“I’ve seen her grow a lot throughout the whole tour,” said Konowitch. “I’ve seen her get more confident and comfortable, and just really grow, which is really nice to see.”