Review and setlist: Demi Lovato brought her new era of music to TD Garden

Demi Lovato brought her It’s Not That Deep tour to TD Garden Wednesday, but the loudest moments belonged to the songs fans have been belting for years.

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April 23, 2026 | 2:40 PM

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Demi Lovato brought a new era of music to TD Garden Wednesday night, but it was the songs fans grew up on that drew Boston’s loudest response.

The It’s Not That Deep Tour, named for Lovato’s ninth album, introduces a lighter, glossier chapter for the singer — one she has framed as more joyful, more playful, and less weighed down by the heaviness that shaped much of her earlier work. And, as the album title suggests, it is an era less interested in taking life quite so seriously.

Wednesday’s show made room for plenty of that newer material, but it was when Lovato reached back into her older catalog that TD Garden came alive. The set played like a 50-50 split between the new Demi and the old, and the throwbacks — “Skyscraper,” “Give Your Heart a Break,” “Sorry Not Sorry” — that turned the night into a nostalgia-charged scream-along.

ADÉLA set the tone

The crowd was still trickling in when ADÉLA opened the night, but she made enough of an impression to show why she’s on this tour. The Slovak singer first broke through on The Debut: Dream Academy, the HYBE x Geffen competition series built around the K-pop training system, and that influence showed from the moment she took the stage.

Her set leaned heavily on choreography, precision, and presentation. More than anything, ADÉLA previewed the performance style Lovato would later lean into: pop built as much around choreography and staging as vocals.

Lovato opened in full pop-star form

Just after 9 p.m., Lovato took the stage in full new-era form.

She opened with “Fast,” “Kiss,” and “Frequency,” leaning into the sleek, dance-pop world of It’s Not That Deep. The dark sunglasses, the tightly synced choreography, the pulsing beats — all of it signaled a shift from the Demi many fans most closely associate with ballads or the heavier rock energy of Holy Fvck. This version felt more polished, more stylized, and more invested in pop-star precision.

The old songs hit differently

The new material held its own. Plenty of people knew every word, and Lovato clearly had fans in the room who were there to hear her new work.

Still, the older hits received an undeniably different reaction.

After opening with three new songs, Lovato moved into a throwback run of “Heart Attack,” “Tell Me You Love Me,” and “Confident,” and TD Garden transformed. There are only so many songs that can turn an arena into a true word-for-word singalong, but these 2010s Lovato staples had exactly that effect. From the opening lines of “Heart Attack” on, the room felt louder, looser, and more electric, with the crowd screaming back every lyric as if muscle memory had suddenly taken over.

When Lovato swung back to newer material with “Low Rise Jeans,” the energy settled again. That back-and-forth between sleek new-era pop and throwback catharsis became the rhythm of the show.

The set also carved out space for an EDM-pop run, with “Solo” flowing into “Instruction / No Promises / Neon Lights.” More than just a high-energy stretch — the sequence helped bridge Lovato’s newer sound with the pop instincts that have long influenced her catalog.

Her voice was the real centerpiece

The production may have given the night its style, but it was Lovato’s voice that gave it its weight.

For all the choreography and polish built into this new era, Wednesday night’s most effective moments were the ones that simply let her sing. Just a handful of shows into the tour, her voice sounded fresh, clear, and fully unforced. “Skyscraper” brought that into focus. As phone lights rose across the arena and arms swayed overhead, Lovato reminded the crowd why she has long been admired for her ballads and rangy vocals, with fans belting those high notes right along with her.

Before moving into “Ghost,” she paused to tell the audience that this was her first tour married, gushing over her husband, Jordan “Jutes” Lutes, and explaining that the song was written out of both her love for him and her fear of ever losing him. What followed was one of the strongest vocals of the night. “Stone Cold,” another throwback ballad, carried that same stripped-back power.

The “random era” segment

Midway through the set, Lovato handed the choice over — or at least made it look that way — through the tour’s “random era” segment, where a clothing rack of old looks and a fan selection determine which chapter of her catalog gets revived.

Fans have already had their fun with how “random” it really is, especially after Orlando landed on Camp Rock the same night Joe Jonas just so happened to be in the building. Regardless, the segment gave the night one of its more personal moments between Lovato and the audience.

In Boston, the draw landed on Unbroken, and Lovato chose to sing “Fix a Heart.”

The encore sent the crowd out singing

After the surprise song, Lovato wrapped the main set with “Stone Cold,” “Sorry Not Sorry,” and “Really Don’t Care,” a trio of throwbacks that sent TD Garden back into full scream-along mode. She returned for the encore with “Sorry to Myself” before closing on “Cool for the Summer,” the most high-energy moment of the night. Ending on that string of hits sent the crowd out buzzing, with fans still singing as they spilled into the streets around the Garden.

My takeaway: Lovato may be building something glossier now — more choreographed, more polished, and more dance-pop forward. But in Boston, the songs that landed hardest were the ones that came with years of memory attached. The new Demi may have taken the stage, but the old one still owned the room.

Setlist for Demi Lovato at TD Garden, April 22, 2026:

Fast
Kiss
Frequency
Heart Attack
Tell Me You Love Me
Confident
Low Rise Jeans
Fantasy
Solo
Instruction / No Promises / Neon Lights
Skyscraper
Give Your Heart a Break
Say It
Little Bit
Ghost
Here All Night
Joshua Tree
Fix a Heart
Let You Go
Stone Cold
Sorry Not Sorry
Really Don’t Care
Sorry to Myself
Cool for the Summer

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Review and setlist: Demi Lovato brought her new era of music to TD Garden