Iconic Hollywood twink club Tigerheat has been the largest weekly gay event on the West Coast every Thursday night since 2001. The club night, popular with the 18-and-up crowd, has attracted some of your favorite pop acts: Tigerheat is either the place where aspiring pop stars go to launch their careers or where pop stars who are struggling to maintain their relevance go because no one else cares for them. Let's take a look at some of the pop acts that have performed at Tigerheat.
1) Lady GagaOn October 23, 2008, Lady Gaga performed at Tigerheat for her gay fanbase. Back then, Lady Gaga was still pretty unknown in the mainstream, as she had yet to release her album. Following her performance at Tigerheat, Lady Gaga's debut album
The Fame came out, and eventually went on to reach #2 on the Billboard 200 in early 2009 following the success of her singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face."
2) Nelly FurtadoNelly Furtado performed at Tigerheat on July 19, 2012 in support of her singles "Big Hoops" and "Spirit Indestructible." As expected, the audience didn't care, as they just wanted to hear her play "Promiscuous." Her album
Spirit Indestructible came out in September of that year, only to debut at #79 on the Billboard 200 with only 6,000 copies sold in the first week.
3) JoJoLast year, as a part of her big comeback, JoJo performed at Tigerheat. She played the tracks from her new EP, as well as certified-bop "Good Thing." None of her EP tracks managed to chart.
4) The SaturdaysIn October 2012, British girl group The Saturdays performed at Tigerheat. Hoping to achieve the same stateside success as The Wanted, The Saturdays underwent a promotional tour in support of their U.S. debut. Their E! reality show "Chasing The Saturdays" was a ratings bomb and none of their singles charted in the states.
5) Carly Rae JepsenCarly Rae Jepsen performed at Tigerheat in August 2015 following the release of her
E•MO•TION album. Despite being critically acclaimed, her album debuted at #16 on the Billboard 200 and her highest peaking single "I Really Like You" charted at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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