It wouldn’t be summer without a healthy dose of everyone’s favorite pop princess Katy Perry. “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” from 2010’s Teenage Dream gets the John Hughes treatment in Perry’s latest video. Paying homage to all things 80’s and 90’s — big hair, big glasses, and Corey Feldman! — Perry transforms into her nerdy alter ego Kathy Beth Terry, complete with headgear, a hot pink sweater, and one of those sideways ponytails. Eager to shed her pocket protector lifestyle for jocks, beer, and popularity, Kathy Beth enlists the help of this year’s viral video punching bag, Rebecca Black, to aid in her transformation. Featuring cameos from Darren Criss, Kevin McHale, Hanson, Kenny G, Debbie Gibson, and Corey Feldman, director Marc Klasfeld has made it cool to do the running man again.
Also, be sure to catch Kathy Terry and Katy Perry this summer on the “California Dreams” world tour:
Katy Perry 2011 Tour Dates:
06/14 Raleigh, NC @ RBC Center *
06/15 Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion *
06/17 Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum *
06/18 Boston, MA @ TD Garden *
06/19 Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center *
06/22 Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena #
06/23 Pittsburgh, PA @ Petersen Events Center #
06/24 Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center #
06/25 Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena #
06/28 Detroit, MI @ Palace of Auburn Hills #
06/30 Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre #
07/02 Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre #
07/03 Ottawa, ON @ ScotiaBank Place #
07/05 Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena #
07/07 Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest #
07/08 Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena #
07/09 St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center #
07/13 Regina, SK @ Brandt Centre $
07/14 Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre $
07/16 Calgary, AB @ Calgary Stampede $
07/17 Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place $
07/19 Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
07/20 Seattle, WA @ KeyArena at Seattle Center
07/22 Portland, OR @ Rose Garden Arena *
07/23 Boise, ID @ Taco Bell Arena *
07/25 Salt Lake City, UT @ Energy Solutions Arena *
07/26 Denver, CO @ 1stBank Center *
07/28 Dallas, TX @ Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie *
07/29 Houston, TX @ Toyota Center *
07/30 Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center *
08/03 Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre *
08/05 Los Angeles, CA @ Nokia Theatre *
08/06 Los Angeles, CA @ Nokia Theatre *
08/07 Los Angeles, CA @ Nokia Theatre *
08/09 San Diego, CA @ Valley Wide Casino Center ^
08/12 San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion ^
08/13 Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl ^
08/14 Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl ^
08/17 Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
08/19 Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena $
08/20 St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center $
09/07 San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center $
09/08 New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena $
09/10 Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Arena $
09/11 Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena $
09/13 Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Arena $
09/14 Indianapolis, IN @ Conseco Fieldhouse $
09/17 Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center $
09/19 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena $
09/20 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center $
11/15 – Hartford, CT @ XL Center !
11/16 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden !
11/19 – Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Center !
11/21 – Oakland, CA @ Oracle Center !
11/22 – Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center !
* = w/ Robyn
# = w/ Marina and the Diamonds
$ = w/ Janelle Monae
^ = w/ Oh Land
! = w/ Jessie J
