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On the one year anniversary of the release of her song, “AMERICAN GIRL,” Day hit the ground running (and jumping) at the Los Angeles stop of her headline HALO TOUR. From covering her on our blog in 2020, interviewing her in 2021, and naming her one of OnesToWatch’s “Top 30 Artists to Watch in 2026,” Tiffany Day proved that exactly where she’s meant to be, and that everyone should be watching. Following stops in Washington, D.C., Toronto, Vancouver, and San Francisco, Day sold out the sweaty and intimate Don Quixote, a quinceañera space in Los Angeles also known for hosting club shows. Fans were donned in their Saturday best: cat ears, a Toad hat (a nod to her Instagram stories when she emotionally met Toad at Super Nintendo World this summer), and homemade HALO t-shirts of all different styles. The HALO TOUR is Day’s fourth headline tour, also having previously opened for Blu DeTiger, Jeremy Zucker, Eric Nam, and Aries, and her stage presence and crowd control exhibits the exponential growth she’s had over the years. 

Opening the show with the words “TIFFLAND” plastered across the screen, Day invites us into her world with a strong run of “DOIT4ME,” “START OVER,” and “PRETTY4U.” Effortlessly weaving her existing discography into the world of HALO, she then switched gears to feature a string of songs from her older albums, including a couple of songs from her album, THE GRATITUDE PROJECT: “DREAMS ABT OPTIMISM,” “SAN FRANCISCO SIDEWALK,” “SHOULD I BE OK?” and “HEART TO HEART IN THE TATTOO PARLOR.” Surprisingly, only one song from her 2024 album LOVER TOFU FRUIT made it onto the setlist for this tour (“WHAT AM I RUNNING FROM”), but while most fans seemed to have become aware of the artist within the past year, there was no lack of energy during the older songs.

Only sharing the stage with her longtime drummer Ross Murakami, Day’s performances were supported by powerful visuals that the artist created herself. Seemingly a callback to her anime editing style from her days on Vine, the dedicated visuals mostly featured lyrics splashed across the screen, overlaid on top of unique video cuts and all things you would consider Tiffany Day-core: cinnamoroll, bunnies, and of course all variations of her iconic HALO logo (Domo and plaid were our favorites). The visuals were the main focus for these intimate club shows, and their flashy cuts lit up the room, encouraging the crowd to let loose and have fun without a need to be filming the perfect video.

Photo by Chet Oshima

Electronic at its core, the show also had moments of levity and vulnerability. During “BREAKUP,” Day hurriedly ran off stage while the screen flashed the words “TWERK CAM” / “I’M GOING TO THROW IT IN A CIRCLE” / “HERE I GO” before giving her the spotlight. Earlier in the year, Day took to her Instagram stories to let the world know that she’d learned how to twerk and had been teasing her twerking debut for months. The “TWERK CAM” segment of the show garnered enthusiastic cheers from the audience before Day ran back on stage to continue the show with a newfound sense of energy. Before playing one of her breakout songs from HALO, “SAME LA,” Day sat on the edge of the stage to get personal with the crowd, and likely give them a breather before the end of her set. “In the last 7-8 months, a lot of things have changed, and I’m really fucking grateful for you all being here tonight, it means so much to me. Whether you’re an old fan, or a new fan, it means so much to me.” She mentioned that she’s excited to play “SAME LA” in the city that it’s named after, and told a fan dressed as Toad to open up the pit before confetti cannons shot out a blizzard of pink and white confetti during the song’s drop. 

Slowing things down, Day kneeled in front of a keyboard to play “EVERYTHING I EVER WANTED.” Playing like an honest confession to the crowd, the audience screamed back lyrics like “If this is everything I've ever wanted / Why does it feel like something's missing?” and “I always dreamed about these moments, now they're actually real / But somehow I'm stuck in my head and I don't know how to feel.” The song transitioned into DOIT4ME for the second time in the setlist, akin to the transition between the two songs on HALO. Day finished the show with her most streamed song “AMERICAN GIRL,” celebrating the one year anniversary of the song’s release surrounded by a crowd who matched her energy and love for the track. There’s something special about seeing a room full of young people dancing without a care in the world, shouting vulnerable lyrics about identity, struggling with self-image, and feeling like they don’t belong—together. The sense of community in the room was palpable, and the crowd visibly gained more energy throughout the night, jumping higher and screaming louder with every song. The show ended with the words “TIFFLAND FOREVER” sprawled across the screen, and we’d like to become permanent residents. 

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