Mon Laferte's Femme Fatale Tour: Night 1 of 2 @ the Kia Forum
Saturday, November 7, 2026, Mon Laferte arrived at the last stop of her Femme Fatale North America Tour - Inglewood, CA - for her two night finale. I was lucky enough to be allowed access to her first night. It was a phenomenally mystical experience, to say the least; emotions of all kinds were flowing through the arena, but above all else, love prevailed.
Starting off the night, it was a beautiful night by L.A. (or L.A. adjacent) standards. Although the sun has been setting much earlier in the day, and though it may be fall, the outdoors was a very comfortable [coastal] mid 70s (degrees). I had arrived to the venue a little too early - even before doors - as I couldn't contain my excitement. I sat in my car listening to some music and doomscrolling until it was closer to the allotted meet time to be let in. There was one thing that stood out to me the most - the attendees' outfits. Mostly everyone was dressed to the nines; everyone looks absolutely stunning! As I made my way inside, I couldn't help but gawk at the beautiful sight that is the crowd from the floor level. And wouldn't you know, as I settled into my home for the first three songs, I even ran into a friend from school. Talk about a pleasant surprise!
In any case, we proceed. The show is starting, and while I do not know the opening artist, with only a few words, she all but puts me under this hypnotizing spell. Seriously.. I'm talking about this ethereal voice that'll pleasantly haunt all of your inner thoughts. That said, I'll keep this short because I'm looking forward to personally checking out more of her work at a later time. Not to keep anyone in suspense, but the name of the opening artist is Silvana Estrada.
Y ahora, por fin, llegamos a la que no necesita introducción.. the person who we all came to see - Mon Laferte.
Although she is/was at the end of her NA tour, I don't want to ruin all of the fun of seeing her live. Though, I will say that her production is full of raunchy genius. There was a very specific part of the performance that felt like it threw me into a Brincos Dieras show - and I'm here for it! It is clear as day how much time was put into a production like this; there was never any downtime. Moments when Mon wasn't on the floor, other - very capable - bodies were filling the time with top tier performances of their own. And, let's talk about those outfit changes. Each piece looks - and I am sure was - like a bespoke piece, specifically tailored to Mon and her needs. While her performance was outstanding, I must applaud her wardrobe and makeup team who have put in the time to ensure that they are masters of their craft.
To top off her own amazing performance and absolutely lovely singing, Mon brought out another special guest and personal inspirations, St. Vincent. Wow, just wow! Their duets were nothing short of otherworldly - heavenly even. The short time they shared on stage was only made to feel shorter than it already was because of how dreamy the whole ordeal was.
Truth be told, if I wasn't busy today(the following day), I would have gone back for day 2... it was that worth it! That said, I am just beyond happy to have been able to attend at all, but even more grateful to have been able to capture a few opening moments of this grand night.
