The tour began on May 7, 2014, at Belfast, Northern Ireland's Odyssey Arena and ended on October 18, 2015, at Alajuela, Costa Rica's Parque Viva after six legs.

[7] Perry told Capital in December 2013 that the tour would feature less of a storyline than her previous endeavors, saying: I'm going to bring all the bells and whistles like it was last time but it won't be so highly narrated.

According to Toybina, "[Perry's] creative involvement was daily, down to us deciding together on trims, final prints, specific materials and color spectrum for any and all digital artwork".

She announced the first leg as taking place in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and England, with Icona Pop as the opening act.

According to the official press release, the tour was designed to be a "multi-faceted spectacular" and would include a special standing area around the stage called "The Reflection Section" to allow Perry to be "closer than ever to her fans."

[10] The North American second leg was announced on January 15, 2014, consisting of concerts in Canada, the United States and Mexico, from June to October 2014.

[16] The sixth and final leg of the tour, consisting of ten shows, was announced on March 7, 2015, and took place in Latin America between September and October 2015.

Tinashe served as this leg’s opening act for shows in Argentina, Brazil (Curitiba), Chile (Santiago), Colombia (Bogotá), Costa Rica (Alajuel), Panama City, and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

[17] Other opening acts included Gala Brie (Lima, Peru), AlunaGeorge (São Paulo, Brazil), Argentine pop star Lali (Buenos Aires, Argentina), and Durazno (Bogotá, Colombia).

Her first costume, which is worn during the "Prismatic" act, is a silver, mirrored leather skirt, complete with fingerless gloves and matching heels.

Following "It Takes Two", the Yin-Yang costume is removed and Perry now wears a yellow leather jacket with a smiley face on the back and sunglasses.

The leotard features many birthday-themed items on it, such as balloons over the breasts, a cake over her pubic region, a bow on the buttocks, confetti, and glitter everywhere, as well as 'Happy Birthday' embroidered on the back of it.

An area of the stage moves to form a pyramid, from which Perry emerges to perform "Roar", wearing a mirrored leather skirt and crop top with neon lights woven into the seams.

After a video interlude displaying Perry's face created out of stars and planets in space, she appears on stage atop a mechanical horse.

During this section of the tour, she wears an Egyptian-themed outfit, completed with a hand-embroidered leotard, a hand-embellished collar, and an ornate purple and gold skirt.

"Legendary Lovers" is then performed, followed by "I Kissed a Girl", which features dancers dressed as Rubenesque mummies with large breasts and buttocks.

They follow Perry around the stage and after she exits, the mummies proceed with their own dance while guitarists are lifted into the air, with sparks shooting from their guitars.

Perry re-enters, wearing a butterfly-themed dress and cape and performs multiple songs acoustically, including "By the Grace of God", a mash-up of "The One That Got Away" and "Thinking of You", and "Unconditionally".

A video interlude is played, showing Perry as a mental patient in a triangular padded cell, before paint splashes from all room areas.

For the encore, an interlude called "Prism-Vision" is played, where the audience is encouraged to wear special rainbow-star diffraction glasses picked up before the show to magnify the visual effects of the performance.

The first leg attracted high public demand, resulting in additional shows in Belfast, Glasgow, and London being announced within hours of tickets being released on general sale.

[13][22] Jesse Lawrence from Forbes reported on the North American leg of the tour, saying that her ticket sales averaged at $252.60 on the secondary market throughout the five-month stint in the country.

[4] Perry's performances at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena ranked at number 11 on Pollstar's 2014 Top Year End International Boxoffice list.

[38] Julian Douglas, from The Irish Times, wrote that Perry "entertained, thrilled, and serenaded" and "oozed professionalism" despite feeling "under the weather".

[39] Emilee Lindner from MTV News felt Perry lived up to her previous "promise" of making the concert a "feast for your eyes and for your Instagram", and noted a recurring cat-theme within the show.

[44] Rolling Stone reviewer Mark Sutherland praised the tour, calling it "loud, garish, camp and never less than uproariously entertaining" and "a show to damage retinas and blow minds.

[47] Pitchfork Media's Lindsay Zoladz commented on one of the shows at New York City's Barclays Center: "I felt about this concert the way I feel about Katy Perry overall: She throws everything she's got at the wall, and every so often hits a bullseye."

[48] Jason Lipshutz of Billboard reviewed the same show positively, saying "the superstar is at the top of her game, and Prismatic's Brooklyn debut shone bright.

"[49] August Brown from the Los Angeles Times gave the tour a generally positive review, commenting that the "show at the Honda Center proved that Perry's persona is a lasting one", but "the few stumbles came in the presentation.

"[51] Perry's pre-recorded "Birthday" performance at the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena show was aired live during the 2014 Billboard Music Awards ceremony on May 18, 2014.