A day ahead of kicking off a headlining North American tour, Poppy showcased her single “The Cost of Giving Up” on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday night (March 10th).
Poppy will support her recent album Negative Spaces with a six-week outing that launches tonight (March 11th) in San Francisco, and wraps up April 23rd in Los Angeles, stopping in cities like Chicago, Toronto, Brooklyn, Nashville, and Houston along the way. Pick up tickets here.
For her performance on Kimmel, Poppy stood on a platform in a white dress and white boots surrounded by flowers, while her backing band donned all black.
Poppy started out with an ethereal vocal on the song, which initially has a pop feel despite some metal riffing. But then she let all hell break loose a couple minutes into the tune with a viciously screamed section that surely must have surprised many in the Kimmel audience. After briefly returning to a clean verse, she ended the song with one more powerful scream.
The performance marked the second Kimmel appearance for Poppy within the past four months, as she and Knocked Loose delivered a crushing version of their collaborative single “Suffocate” in November that made headlines for frightening some viewers.
Watch Poppy’s performance of “The Cost of Giving Up” below, and catch her on her North American tour.
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