Molly Grace Brings Her ‘Blush’ Tour to The Loving Touch

Review and Photos by Danie Beaman

Molly Grace for the Blush Tour in Ferndale, MI

The Loving Touch was packed on October 15th as Molly Grace brought her Blush tour to Michigan. She was joined by her opener and fellow rising pop powerhouse Meg Smith. The two turned Ferndale into a pop-music slumber party, full of laughter, sincerity, and unabashed queer joy that left the crowd buzzing long after the show was over.

The self-proclaimed Patron Saint of Pop Music, Meg Smith, took the stage donning a pair of white, feathered angel wings. She immediately filled the room with energy. Smith’s set was full of playful banter and magnetic confidence. The crowd felt as though they were watching an old friend. Despite mishaps like a broken zipper and unsteady lights, Meg’s set was engaging and full of charisma—each mishap became a moment of charm and connection with the crowd. Midway through her set, Meg brought out a decibel reader and gave the crowd four options: “Mamma Mia” by ABBA, “I Kissed a Girl” by Katy Perry, “…Baby One More Time” by Britney Spears, or a four-minute long drum solo (and yes, she assured us, if we really picked that one we would get it). It was a close call, but in the end, Mamma Mia won. Meg continued by hopping into the crowd to dance with us. Later, she brought out a saxophone for one of her songs, which she had learned just for the tour.

The theme of the night was Heaven Sent, and Molly Grace certainly embraced that theme when she stepped onto the stage in a pair of angel wings, similar to the ones Meg Smith had worn for the beginning of her set. She opened the show with “Lemme” from her new album Blush and told the crowd we would hear every song from the album that night. Molly continued with songs like “Do Me” and “Lover.” She then slowed things down for an acoustic set. Sitting on a pink chair bedazzled with her name and guitar in hand, Molly abandoned the microphone to sing “Soft,” a track included on Blush as a voice memo, to a silent and awed crowd. Such a breathtaking moment was followed by an equally beautiful cover of “Unwritten” by Natasha Bedingfield, with Molly letting her backup singers, The Lover Girls, take the lead on vocals while she played guitar. The acoustic section closed with Molly bringing Meg Smith back on stage to perform “Girls Just Wanna Be Famous(er).” The night ramped back up with songs such as “Heaven Sent” and “Lady Lady” before closing out with the fan favorite “F.E.M.M.E.,” a song that perfectly encapsulated everything the show was: fabulous, enticing, magnetic, magical, and everything the audience could’ve dreamed of.

Molly Grace has often described herself online as ‘Sabrina Carpenter for lesbians,’ and after seeing her live, I couldn’t agree more. Blush is truly the start of something big for Grace, and I can’t wait to see where she goes next.