Overview
- Kacey Musgraves opened her Middle of Nowhere tour in Chicago, performing “Rhinestoned” while seated in suspended, bedazzled disco-ball props that many viewers said looked like testicles.
- The fixture quickly took over social media, with users dubbing it the “nutsack disco ball” and posting reactions that ranged from laughter to criticism calling the stunt tacky or classless.
- Musgraves joked about the suggestive prop onstage, and outlets linked the moment to promotional material for her album that used playful, sexualized language.
- The staging is tied to a limited-edition product called Drought Drops, a lubricant made with Medicine Mama, whose CEO said the collaboration aims to make conversations about intimate wellness less stigmatized.
- The 36-date Middle of Nowhere tour will continue across North America, Australia and the U.K., with no reported cancellations and likely further social-media and merchandise attention on upcoming shows.