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Melanie Martinez to perform in Houston as ‘otherworldly’ alter-ego Cry Baby

Martinez appeared on "the voice" in 2012 as part of adam levine's team, eventually finishing in sixth place..

Melanie Martinez as her otherworldly alter-ego Cry Baby.

Melanie Martinez is taking her new album "Portals" on the road. But she won't quite be herself.

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Martinez, who rose to fame as a contestant on "The Voice," will perform every show as her "otherworldly" alter-ego Cry Baby. She's here June 16 at 713 Music Hall. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday though Live Nation .

The Cry Baby character was first introduced on Martinez's 2015 album of the same name. She was reborn on "Portals," released last week, as an elfish creature with two sets of eyes. Martinez performed as the character at Lollapalooza Brazil.

"Portals" is Martinez's first full-length album in almost four years. She appeared on "The Voice" in 2012 as part of Adam Levine's team, eventually finishing in sixth place.

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• DEATH Play Video
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• TUNNEL VISION Play Video
• FAERIE SOIRÉE Play Video
• LIGHT SHOWER Play Video
• SPIDER WEB Play Video
• LEECHES Play Video
• BATTLE OF THE LARYNX Play Video
• THE CONTORTIONIST Play Video
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Melanie Martinez Announces 2023 North American Portals Tour

THE ALT-POP PHENOMENON WILL PERFORM AS OTHERWORLDLY CREATURE CRY BABY FOR THE ENTIRE TOUR  

New album portals available now  , presale tickets available starting weds., apr. 5; general onsale begins fri., apr. 7 at 10 am local time on livenation.com  .

Off the heels of the release of her latest album, PORTALS , Melanie Martinez today announced a 29-city tour of the same name. Produced by Live Nation, the highly anticipated run will kick off on May 30 at Fillmore Auditorium in Denver making stops across the U.S. and Canada in San Francisco, New York, Chicago and more before wrapping up in Montreal at MTELUS on July 15. 

The 13-track PORTALS is highlighted by new single “VOID,” written and produced by Martinez, available now HERE . Martinez first unveiled PORTALS last month with an instantly viral TikTok video causing pandemonium among fans around the globe, with teasers surpassing 115 MILLION views across socials. Hugely anticipated festival appearances this past month at Lollapalooza Argentina, Lollapalooza Chile, Bogota, Columbia’s Estéreo Picnic, and Lollapalooza Brazil saw Melanie Martinez debuting new songs for the very first time, performing as an otherworldly new creature which is a rebirth of her alter ego “Cry Baby.” 

The PORTALS Tour will find Martinez exclusively performing as Cry Baby at every show, where fans can enjoy hearing songs from her latest album.  

TICKETS:   Tickets will be available starting with Melanie Martinez’s mailing list presale (details below) beginning Wednesday, April 5. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning Friday, April 7 at 10 AM local time at LiveNation.com.  

​​Fans can take part in the Melanie Martinez mailing list presale by joining her email list HERE by Tues, Apr 4 @ 5 PM PT to receive the presale code to their inbox. 

PORTALS TOUR DATES:   

Tue May 30 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium 

Thu Jun 01 – Sandy, UT – Sandy Amphitheater 

Sat Jun 03 – Seattle, WA – WAMU Theater 

Sun Jun 04 – Portland, OR – Alaska Airlines’ Theater of the Clouds 

Tue Jun 06 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 

Wed Jun 07 – Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live Sacramento 

Fri Jun 09 – Inglewood, CA – YouTube Theater 

Sat Jun 10 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena 

Mon Jun 12 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre 

Thu Jun 15 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory 

Fri Jun 16 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall 

Sat Jun 17 – Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater 

Tue Jun 20 – Tampa, FL – Yuengling Center 

Wed Jun 21 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live 

Fri Jun 23 – Atlanta, GA – Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park 

Sat Jun 24 – Charlotte, NC – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre 

Tue Jun 27 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater 

Wed Jun 28 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall 

Fri Jun 30 – Philadelphia, PA – Skyline at The Mann 

Sat Jul 01 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway 

Sun Jul 02 – Washington DC – The Anthem 

Wed Jul 05 – Cleveland, OH – Nautica Pavilion* 

Fri Jul 07 – Cincinnati, OH – Andrew J Brady Music Center 

Sat Jul 08 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre 

Mon Jul 10 – St. Louis, MO – Saint Louis Music Park 

Tue Jul 11 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom 

Wed Jul 12 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory 

Fri Jul 14 – Toronto, ON – Meridian Hall 

Sat Jul 15 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS 

*not a Live Nation show  

About Melanie Martinez  

Melanie Martinez is a multi-Platinum, 12 billion-streaming alt-pop phenomenon. PORTALS marks the 27-year-old NYC-born singer-songwriter-filmmaker’s first full-length release in nearly four years following her 2 billion-streaming, RIAA Gold-certified second album, K-12 . K-12 proved a sensation upon its release, entering the Billboard 200 at #3 with further debuts at #1 on the Alternative album chart, and #1 on the Soundtrack album chart. Hailed by Forbes as “a perfect conceptual album in the streaming age,” K-12 also serves as a soundtrack companion to an eerily enchanting musical film written, directed, and starring Martinez. K-12 the film debuted as the 6 th highest grossing film in the US on the day of its September 3, 2019 theatrical release, with one-night-only screenings in over 425 cinemas in 32 countries.  

Martinez truly set forth on what has proven a remarkable creative journey with her 2015 debut album, CRY BABY . CRY BABY took on a stunning second life in 2020 when the longtime fan-favorite “ Play Date “ exploded into a true alt-pop sensation with millions of user-generated videos across TikTok. Now boasting over 1 billion worldwide streams along with 2x RIAA Platinum certification, “Play Date” propelled CRY BABY back onto the upper half of the Billboard 200 more than five years after its initial release. Named to Forbes ’ “30 Under 30 2021” thanks in part to the renewed success of “Play Date,” Martinez has brought her idiosyncratic vision to an array of diverse enterprises, including last year’s instantly sold-out collaboration with footwear brand Koi. In addition to her myriad musical and visual efforts, Martinez has also shown herself to be an unforgettable live performer via sold-out headline shows and festival performances around the planet.  

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Toyota Center is excited to welcome Melanie Martinez on May 23rd! The Trilogy Tour  will showcase the evolution of Martinez's alter ego "Cry Baby" performed live, including hits from all three of her groundbreaking top albums:  Cry Baby, K-12,  and  Portals . Don't miss Melanie Martinez with special guests Men I Trust and Beach Bunny this spring! 

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Melanie Martinez is hitting the road on The Trilogy Tour this spring! One of the most idiosyncratic singers to emerge from the country's numerous TV talent shows, New York's Melanie Martinez reached the Top 6 in 2012's The Voice. After storming through the auditions with renditions of Britney's 'Toxic' and Ellie Goulding's 'Lights,' she began working on independent material and performing worldwide.

After being eliminated (too soon!) she began working on independent material and in 2015 released her debut album Cry Baby and has released two more since, her 2019 release 'K-12' and her 2023 release 'Portals'. A critically acclaimed collection of dark electropop, equal parts Lana Del Rey and Purity Ring, it marked Martinez out as an artist to watch. 

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Melanie Martinez is a multi-Platinum, 12 billion-streaming alt-pop phenomenon. PORTALS marks the 27-year-old NYC-born singer-songwriter-filmmaker’s first full-length release in nearly four years following her 2 billion-streaming, RIAA Gold-certified second album, K-12.

K-12 proved a sensation upon its release, entering the Billboard 200 at #3 with further debuts at #1 on the Alternative album chart, and #1 on the Soundtrack album chart. Hailed by Forbes as “a perfect conceptual album in the streaming age,” K-12 also serves as a soundtrack companion to an eerily enchanting musical film written, directed, and starring Martinez. K-12 the film debuted as the 6th highest grossing film in the US on the day of its September 3, 2019 theatrical release, with one-night-only screenings in over 425 cinemas in 32 countries.

Martinez truly set forth on what has proven a remarkable creative journey with her 2015 debut album, CRY BABY. CRY BABY took on a stunning second life in 2020 when the longtime fan-favorite “Play Date“ exploded into a true alt-pop sensation with millions of user-generated videos across TikTok. Now boasting over 1 billion worldwide streams along with 2x RIAA Platinum certification, “Play Date” propelled CRY BABY back onto the upper half of the Billboard 200 more than five years after its initial release. Named to Forbes’ “30 Under 30 2021” thanks in part to the renewed success of “Play Date,” Martinez has brought her idiosyncratic vision to an array of diverse enterprises, including last year’s instantly sold-out collaboration with footwear brand Koi. In addition to her myriad musical and visual efforts, Martinez has also shown herself to be an unforgettable live performer via sold-out headline shows and festival performances around the planet.

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Just saw her last night, 9/23/16, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC! Doors opened a little late, around 8:15. The line setup was not great. Tons of people were lined up in front of a parking lot, and the manager demanded we move out of the way. Other than that the security kept it pretty good. Inside, my friends and I were squished, hot, and had to stand up the entire time. "General admission" means the floor. I'm not complaining though. We didn't have to be in line for hours if we wanted a good place in the crowd, we got there at 6:45 and we were about 20 feet away from the stage! Opening act came on first, a band named Handsome Ghost, and did 6 songs. Finally at 9, Melanie came on and she performed all of her songs, excluding Play Date, Gingerbread Man, Bittersweet Tragedy and Dead To Me. During "Tag, You're It" and "Milk and Cookies" she brought the Wolf from her double feature music video for those songs. The Wolf tried to hurt Melanie in TYI but she fought back in MAC and killed the wolf by kicking and pushing him onto the ground. During "Mrs. Potato Head" she brought a plastic surgeon Bunny who put silicone breasts on her! In "Soap" bubble were blown into the crowd. In "Cake", her final song, she stood on top of a cake! When all was over, the band, who were dressed like animals, threw some freebies into the crowd! All in all, a great experience!

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After seeing her on the voice, naturally I became a fan of hers, her voice is stunning and has this sort of gentle, dark vibe, how could I not become a fan.

From New York, USA. Melanie Martinez has a unique sound to her, with her debut released EP titled 'Dollhouse' I have begun to like the sound in which she is putting out there, it is very different. Her sound at the moment appears to be dark and have a touch of emotion to it such as the song 'Bittersweet Tragedy' it comes across as emotional but the chords being played are minor but the way it all comes together it invokes emotion and a hint of terror as the gentle vocals and lyrics soar along the beat.

When Melanie took to the stage everybody roared, she sounds just as good live as she did on the television screen, when she performed 'Dollhouse' the entire audience sang the chorus along with her, this is really good to see because it shows she has already gained herself a strong following! She is absolutely beautiful on the stage, refusing to remain stationary, she moves around naturally and it is not even awkward. She is simply a natural!

Melanie Martinez will be a global act in a matter of years and to that I praise it but I also say buy tickets now while they remain friendly and not sold out!

The show was incredible (at least from what I could see). I loved everything, the dancing, the acting, the costumes, the background, the props. Everything was awesome. I could really see that everyone involved in the performance did their best and they all deserve so much credit for their work! I really appreciate that it wasn’t just a concert where you listened to the music, it was intact a very visual concert it even had a scent to it which I personally just loved! But even though everything was great I had a few problems. First off I could barely see anything at all, I’m not the tallest person and there were people who towered over me just coming and standing right in front of me, and it’s a shame. Since I barely saw anything it kinda made my experience worse, I was really looking forward to seeing the show but I couldn’t even if I tried. Second off it was really really hard to stand the entire concert so a few brakes for our and Melanie’s sake would be great, I could hear that she needed some water and a cough drop at at about the same time I needed a sit down and some water. Otherwise amazing show I totally recommend it!!! <3

WOW. I don't even know where to start, so I'll just start from the beginning of everything.

To start, I was lucky enough to meet Melanie. Unlike the last M&G I went to, this one was a lot more intimate- you as an individual got your own time with Melanie and your own photo rather than a group photo. When it was my turn, Melanie was so sweet and adorable! Our photos turned out great (which is relieving to be honest), and after the M&G, everyone got a free poster and a pink mug. Then, a person who worked for Mel (who I knew, they got me into the show) gave me the Cry Baby sweatershirt and album cover shirt, as well as a necklace. Now to the actual performance:

The opening act was a band called Handsome Ghost, who was incredible. After the show, my dad and I complimented them, and they were so kind as well as talented. Melanie, however, was unreal. She was so incredible, and nice to the audience. AND she surprised everyone with a performance of Teddy Bear as well as Cake for encore! I would go to her show again in a heartbeat. I seriously recommend that you all go see her while she's still touring. She is an incredible performer.

It Was Amazing!! I Loved It Start To Finish. I Went With My Brother, My BFF, Her Cousin, My Brothers Gf And Her Sister. It Started With Naaz Opening The Show. After The Show I Listened To Some Of Her Songs And She Is Really Good! Then They Got Ready And The Show Started. Melanie Martinez Live Is Amazing. She Did All The Songs From K-12, 3 Songs From Crybaby (Sippy Cup, Alphabet Boy And Mad Hatter) And Fire Drill! She Acted Out The Movie (K-12) And The Dancers Were Incredible! During Mad Hatter For Example, One Of The Dancers Was Out And They Were Flipping And Cartwheeling Everywhere! She Even Flipped Onto The Seat And Landed Perfectly!!! I Loved When She Sang Recess. It's Such An Elegant Song And The Performance Inhanced The Elegant Feel. Show And Tell And Nurses Office Made It Feel Like You Were In The Movie (So Did Orange Juice, Strawberry Shortcake, Class Fight, Wheels On The Bus And Lunchbox Friends). Lots Of Costume Changes Too Which Was Cool. Overall, I Absolutely Loved It! 5 Stars. I Would Definitely Go Again If She Came Back. I Love Her Music. Welp, See You Again When I Review In Another 4 Years!

So, Melanie Martinez is absolutely one of the most amazing artists EVER and her concert certainly didn’t disappoint. Her backup dancers were outstanding, the tv screen graphics were beautiful, and her voice was even better in-person. There was a tv screen at the back playing really cool graphics from the K-12 movie, but the best part about them was, in between performances, there was a substitute teacher at the K-12 school teaching spreading positive messages about self-love and self worth, which was really inspiring and lovely. Also, during Orange Juice and Strawberry Shortcake, there was scented air released into the crowd that smelled like oranges and strawberry shortcake. That was probably one of the coolest parts. It made everything alive and interesting. I’ve never seen anyone do anything like that before. Most incredible part of the concert was Melanie herself. She’s a goddess anyway, but seeing her in person, singing, truly makes you realize how talented and sweet and absolutely amazing she is.

Melanie Martinez amassed her following after an appearance on the popular reality TV show The Voice. Unlike many of its competitors, The Voice is very much about showcasing live ability and talent and it is this reason Melanie got so far in the competition.

Her smooth tones and delectable vocal seemed to be a breath of fresh air on the reality format and was instantly likened to contemporaries including Ellie Goulding, Marina and the Diamonds and Charli XCX. The latest single 'Doll House' shows real promise as Melanie has not dismissed any of her uniqueness and therefore the fanbase has remained loyal. Her live show is a showcase of what is to come and it all has startling potential and excitement. There are twangy melodies on 'Carousel' and the ability to let her vocal shine on the balladic 'Bittersweet Tragedy'. The reaction to 'Doll House' proves Martinez also has the support behind which is one of the most difficult things to attain when starting out on the live circuit.

It was FUN at Melanie Martinez's concert that when my friends and I having a good time and Melanie Martinez's concert was okay and a lot of people do love Melanie Martinez and what I feel Melanie Martinez's concert is excited and happy and same my friends feel too and too many people went to Melanie Martinez's concert so she sings Dollhouse and everyone screaming and other people were crying at her concert and she hugs me and my friends hug her too and I totally like Melanie Martinez so much because she's a good singer and I think that Melanie Martinez should have every year at her concert I love u Melanie Martinez so much❤❤❤❤

The dancing, singing, choreography and the short breaks between songs were so creative!

The only problem I, and many others had, was the amount of time we had to wait for the actual show to start.

Everyone arrived around 19.30 (7:30PM) and the show didn’t start until probably around 1 hour later because of the introduction singer. Said singer wasn’t bad, but she wasn’t the person we paid to see and she was on stage for way too long for everyone’s liking; people were starting to sit on the floor because of the amount of time and boredom with waiting for the main performer.

I have been a fan of Melanie ever since her album Crybaby was released back in 2015, so being able to see her was a dream come true. I have never been to a standing room only concert and it was a lot of fun because by the end we were so close to the stage! A memorable part was that like 3 people passed out or threw up which I thought was interesting, but other than that she had so much to show and give us. I could really feel the emotions that she portrayed in each of her songs. The opening band Lauren Ruth Ward was amazing too! Overall this concert is a must see and I had so much fun.

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Review: Another viral pop star, Melanie Martinez, packs another ecstatic Twin Cities arena

The highly visual singer split up her trilogy tour set based on her three albums..

By Chris Riemenschneider

Star Tribune

There’s been a lot of talk in recent weeks in the conventional music industry about arena concerts fading in popularity, evidenced by poor-selling tours by the Black Keys, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Timberlake and others.

Tuesday night’s Melanie Martinez show at Target Center, however, was the third Twin Cities concert in five days to suggest that the conventional music industry just might not be paying attention to the right artists.

Like fellow viral pop sensation Noah Kahan — who played two sold-out concerts at Xcel Energy Center last weekend — Martinez has gained fame without a lot of radio play or traditional media exposure. She did get her first break as a contestant on NBC’s “The Voice,” but that was a decade ago and didn’t last long.

And yet here was Martinez playing to a sold-out and highly reverential crowd at a local arena filled with young fans — many of whom arrived wearing Japanese Lolita-style outfits and fuzzy accessories that you might also see at a Comic Con.

The cuteness extended to the stage, too. Dancers in furry costumes and babydoll dresses scurried about in front of the type of fantastical video animation that has helped the New York singer garner big clicks via YouTube, TikTok and other streaming platforms.

Following a no-frills but all-in opening set by Chicago power-pop band Beach Bunny , Martinez’s trippy visual elements took over the concert. At times, the optical stuff even seemed a bit overbearing compared with the aural output.

Sporting her trademark Cruella De Vil-inspired bicolor bangs, Martinez, 29, spent the first half-hour of her two-hour set performing at the back of the stage so she could interact with various images on the video backdrop. It was quite an impersonal start. She didn’t strut up to the front until the seventh song, “Pity Party,” a play on the Lesley Gore hit “It’s My Party” that had the 14,000 or so fans crying in delight.

Dubbed the Trilogy Tour, Martinez’s current trek is split up into three sets that separately spotlight her three albums. “Pity Party” was part of the opening set based on her debut album, 2015′s “Cry Baby.” This premise could have easily backfired into a lackluster final third of the show, since fans generally favor earlier material.

However, Martinez pulled off some of her most dazzling visual stunts and choreography during the final set from last year’s LP, “Portals.” She wore the weird, multi-eyed prosthetic mask from the album artwork for the whole set — sort of a Creature from the Pink Lagoon look. Meanwhile, the fans seemed just as happy singing along to “Void,” “The Contortionist” and other new songs as they did to “Cry Baby” and “Dollhouse” early in the show.

Musically, Martinez skews toward the downbeat but dramatic electro-orchestral pop of Lana Del Rey and Mitski, with a little added trip-hoppiness. She showed nowhere near the convincingly dramatic voice of those artists in concert, though.

Many times, her singing was buried under a blanket of electronic vocal effects. She also sometimes crossed over into cutesy delivery (like the schoolhouse drama “Show & Tell”) or just sounded too flatly morose (”The Principal”).

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Whenever the music started leaning too drab, though, Martinez usually pulled out some kind of physical or visual stunt to spark the crowd. “Carousel” literally fired up the stage with a flaming merry-go-round. “Show & Tell” had her tied to giant puppet strings dangling from the rafters. “High School Sweethearts” featured neon candy hearts and a well-aimed Cupid’s arrow that knocked Martinez to the ground.

The audience seemed floored by all of it. And in this day and age, who’s to argue with a sold-out crowd?

Chris Riemenschneider

Chris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough for Prince to shout him out during "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)." The St. Paul native authored the book "First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom" and previously worked as a music critic at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas.

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Leiter lights up the radar gun while getting 11 outs, all on K's

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Triple-A Round Rock pitching coach Dave Borkowski could just tell from watching Jack Leiter warm up that his right-handed fireballer was about to have a great outing. “Dialed in” from the outset, he carried that mindset into a short-but-mighty outing featuring a lot of strikeouts and two 100 mph pitches.

The Rangers’ No. 4 prospect only went 3 2/3 frames, but he recorded all 11 of his outs via the strikeout in the Express' eventual 4-3 loss to the Albuquerque Isotopes on Thursday night at Dell Diamond . Leiter's latest outing was representative of what the 2021 second overall pick can do on the mound when he has command of his pitches.

“As a starter to do that and get 11 strikeouts, I’ve never seen that before. Pretty good chance I never will,” Borkowski said. “It just tells you how good he was. His stuff was all dominant. He was efficient at doing it. Strike one got ahead, got to two strikes, and put him away. No real messing around out there.”

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Leiter has been working on making better adjustments and sticking to his routine since a brief callup for a couple of starts with the Rangers in May.

One by one, the Isotopes (Rockies) stepped up to the plate Thursday to face the Vanderbilt product and found it difficult to connect on his offerings.

Meanwhile, control gave Leiter confidence and trust in his pitching arsenal. The 24-year-old’s most dangerous weapon of the night was his fastball -- which reached 100 mph twice in the second inning. The heater generated 21 swings and 11 whiffs.

“[His fastball] was super lively. It was jumping out of his hand,” Borkowski said. “He was able to pound the zone, get ahead, get missed in the zone and be able to expand. And then as he needed to add the slider, some curveballs, maybe one change up here and there. It was just enough of a wrinkle to keep them off the heater. And he just kept beating them with it.”

“I don’t think [the velocity] is something we’re searching for with him,” he added. “He’s got a big fastball regardless. I think the freedom and how his body worked and being loose and easy instead of (forced) and tight and trying to throw hard is what got those big numbers today and got him consistently in the upper 90s.” '

With a sizable gap between outings -- Leiter last appeared for Round Rock on July 27 -- the goal was to manage his workload. His night was capped after 62 pitches -- 41 for strikes -- during which he allowed one run on one hit and one walk.

The team waited for him in the dugout after he exited the game, all fired up with high-fives and praise.

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“What he did was enough for the first time out,” the pitching coach said. “We’ll keep building him up and give him some more pitches and innings as we go here.”

Leiter can “sleep well tonight,” but the celebration will be short-lived.

“This is one you enjoy,” Borkowski said. “The next start is the next start. [The opponents] are not going to lay down their hat just because of what you did in the previous one, and they are going to go out and compete against you. He’s going to have to get his work done between starts and be ready to go.”

Melanie Martinez 2024 setlist: Every song she sang when the Trilogy Tour hit Phoenix

Melanie Martinez brought her version of The Eras Tour to Phoenix on Tuesday, June 25, when the Trilogy Tour hit Footprint Center.

The show was divided into three acts — one for each of the alt-pop superstar’s three full-length efforts — “Cry Baby,” “K-12” and “Portals.”

Unlike Taylor Swift, Martinez took a strictly chronological approach, beginning her journey with a trip through “Cry Baby,” her double-platinum breakthrough from 2015.

Martinez treated fans to nearly every song on her full-length debut, a few of which were shortened, before moving on to her second album, “K-12."

The theatrical extravaganza ended with a third and final act that featured nearly every song on last year’s “Portals,” the singer’s third consecutive release to top the Billboard Alternative Albums chart, ending as the album does with "Womb."

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Melanie Martinez Trilogy Tour setlist: Every song she did in Phoenix

Here’s every song Martinez played at Footprint Center in Phoenix on Tuesday, June 25.

Act I: "Cry Baby"

• "Dollhouse"
• "Sippy Cup"
• "Alphabet Boy"
• "Pity Party"
• "Play Date"
• "Mad Hatter"

Act II: "K-12"

• "Wheels on the Bus"
• "Class Fight"
• "The Principal"  (Video Interlude)
• "Show & Tell"
• "Nurse's Office"
• "Strawberry Shortcake"
• "Lunchbox Friends"
• "Teacher's Pet"
• "High School Sweethearts"

Act III: "Portals"

• "Tunnel Vision"
• "Faerie Soirée"
• "Light Shower"
• "Spider Web"
• "Battle of the Larynx"
• "The Contortionist"
• "Nymphology"

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