Over her last several albums—the Over It trilogy—Summer Walker has pulled off a fascinating transformation from reeling romantic to retired lover girl. 

The “Girls Need Love” singer is keenly aware of her own baggage. She’s cognizant of how she’s handed toxic partners the power to steal her joy. She’s over it, which is exactly what makes her album cover for Finally Over It—posing in a wedding dress beside her sugar daddy groom—so iconic. Once a passive victim of heartbreak, she negotiates love on her terms. 

Opening her T-Mobile Arena show on June 26 with “Finally Over It,” Walker stunned in a sprawling white wedding gown. Her lengthy train trailed behind her as she walked the stage—er, aisle—with a doll made to look like her wheelchair-bound, much older groom. The audience exploded in applause, many attending in their own bridal fits as though they’d received an invite in the mail. 

But if love is patient, Walker was anything but. Before we knew it, she was ripping the wedding dress off. Underneath, a jewel-encrusted corset bodysuit emerged, transforming her into the vision of a modern showgirl. The confidence kicked into overdrive as Walker dipped into crowd-pleasers like “Body,” “No Love” and “Playing Games” with a live band.

Drawing from her love for vintage burlesque, Walker performed several stripteases and costume changes between songs. Perhaps too many if we're honest, but her muscular male dancers—all wearing form-fitting corsets—and feathered cabaret girls soaked up every moment of the spotlight. Interludes even showcased aerialists swinging from heart-shaped rings, pole dancers and fire eaters straight out of a Cirque du Soleil fever dream. The wait paid off in big moments, like when she reappeared in a martini glass during “Stretch You Out” and donned a new wedding dress as she maneuvered through the audience signing autographs and singing “Girls Need Love." 

It's hard to believe any of it, given Walker's years-long battle with social anxiety. But she moved through the crowd with ease, heading toward the opposite end of the arena to stand on a wedding table surrounded by candles and roses. From there she delivered "Heart of a Woman," her gorgeous dress pillowing as she rode the beats in ecstasy. 

Everything about this performance felt like a grand gesture. It was sexy, moody and a bit playful—much like Walker’s own music. She might be over it, but we’ll likely never get over her.