Could have been better
by Kicky on 8/19/25Palace Theatre - Los AngelesRating: 4 out of 5First off, Macy Gray is a goddess & I was very excited to see her. I saw her 25 years ago after her first album dropped & her music played a significant role in my life. I was also excited to finally be seeing a show a the historic Palace, in downtown LA. Although I love old buildings this one is a wreck, very hot, dark & really quite gross with broken windows etc. The opening act, Terra Renea was perhaps the worse act I’ve ever seen. She sung off key while her husband pretended to spin behind her. There was no band just 2 dancers with the usual stripper moves while Terra spoke of herself & positivity. Terra’s dance moves and stage presence looked like it was programmed by a robot. It felt like a high school talent show Why was she there opening for Macy Gray? Having to sit through that prior to the show wasn’t great. Macy started strong, and after several songs and a stirring cover of Creep, she did her entire first album skipping her iconic song, I Try, leaving it for the encore. Unfortunately, she had the audience sing a lot of it, which is not what I was there for. Her band was amazing, but Macy was a bit weak and at the end she stood on stage while a recording of new song played. Not sure why she didn’t just perform it.