Key Takeaways
- Kacey Musgraves celebrated her 38th birthday by opening her Middle of Nowhere tour at Chicago’s United Center.
- She performed "Rhinestoned" while seated inside suspended, testicle-shaped disco balls, inspiring social media to dub the prop the "nutsack disco ball."
- The 36-date tour travels across North America, Australia, and the UK before wrapping at London’s OVO Arena Wembley on February 26, 2027.
Kacey Musgraves turned the heat up a little on the opening night of her Middle of Nowhere tour with the help of a risqué tour prop.
The country-pop musician, who was also celebrating her 38th birthday, kicked off her tour at Chicago's United Center on Friday night (August 20).
The show's most talked-about moment came when Musgraves performed "Rhinestoned" while seated in what appeared to be a suspended pair of testicle-shaped disco balls.
The prop's cheeky design took over social media, with many dubbing it the "nutsack disco ball."
As Whisky Riff points out, the replica disco ball prop wasn't Musgraves' only suggestive reference for her current tour. Billboards for her new album included messages that read: "Dry Spell?" and "Horny?," along with "call for a good time."
Musgraves has performed with disco balls before, one of her previous times being a performance of "High Horse" during a 2018 episode of Saturday Night Live. The song appeared on her breakthrough album, Golden Hour.
The Middle of Nowhere tour spans 36 dates across North America, Australia, and the UK, and wraps up February 26, 2027 at OVO Arena Wembley in London. The trek, which includes opening acts Midland, Flatland Calvary, Carter Faith and more, next heads to Toronto on Monday (August 24).
