Jesus Loves a Primadonna: An Intimate Evening with Nessa Barrett

Jesus Loves a Primadonna: An Intimate Evening with Nessa Barrett arrives at the Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres in Toronto on April 12, 2026. The US singer-songwriter has built a pop universe shaded by emo, alternative rock and dark pop, shifting on stage between confessional ballads and tracks with more drive. Her writing stays close to the bone, addressing mental health, turbulent relationships and self-destructive patterns with a direct, unvarnished tone.

Across early singles, the EP Pretty Poison (2021), the debut album young forever (2022) and the 2023 EP hell is a teenage girl, Barrett has sketched a sound where saturated guitars and modern pop production meet melodic choruses. In concert, these songs take a more immediate turn, leaning into an introspective pop-rock energy without losing their melodic pull. This intimate evening puts the focus on the voice and the lyrics, moving between hushed dynamics and fuller waves, with a set built around her key releases and recent tracks.