"So wildly uncool and bizarre" — Gracie Abrams reacts to online petition to have Dora Jar replaced as her opening act on tour

Singer Gracie Abrams recently revealed that musician Dora Jar will be performing as the opening act for her upcoming tour in Europe. The move, however, was not widely accepted by some who ended up starting an online petition urging Abrams to replace Dora.

A fan under the name Dexter Morgan began a now-deleted petition on Change.org. Morgan wrote about several fans being "baffled" upon learning that the opening act would be performed by Dora Jar. The petition further read:

"We are perplexed as we do not recognize her, and with less than two weeks till the tour, it’s virtually impossible to familiarize ourselves with her slow-paced songs."

The petition eventually prompted Gracie Abrams to defend her decision to have Dora as the opening act performer. On an Instagram post by Stereogum reporting news about the incident, Gracie commented:

"Just hearing about this absolute ridiculousness. So wildly uncool and bizarre and also just does not remotely add up. I’ve only seen everyone’s total excitement. I couldn’t be luckier or prouder to share a stage with this talented wonder."

Gracie suggested that people should stream the music that Dora has made till now, irrespective of whether they were attending the concerts. Meanwhile, shortly before Gracie's response, Dora Jar had reacted to the petition.

She responded by stating:

"Don’t worry this doesn’t bum me out! I’m hear to perform for all the music loving open hearted fans. those who aren’t interested can go buy merch while I’m playing..."

Dora further mentioned that she was not discouraged and she received support from a huge number of fans already.

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Gracie Abrams had opened for several shows during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour

Gracie Abrams opened several shows during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. In an interview with Elle, published on January 15, 2025, Gracie described the Eras Tour to be "really magical for a million reasons."

She said:

"To be in the same orbit as Taylor and her entire team... who are so committed to making something extraordinary happen every single night of the show, it’s a privilege to see it all go down."

The singer is now getting ready to kickstart her tour known as The Secret Of Us tour, which Dora Jar is going to open.

Gracie's tour began last year in September, when she performed in several cities in the US including Portland, Denver, Austin, Atlanta, and Nashville. This year, the tour is going to resume from February with its first concert in Spain.

Gracie Abrams will cover several countries including Germany, Netherlands, France, Italy, and Ireland. She also will be covering Asian countries like China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and others. The final show is set to be held in Mexico City in August 2025.