By Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — Almost every Katseye performance begins the same way. The bass notes of the girl group’s first single “Debut” echo through the venue, bright stage lights shine on its members and a screaming crowd nearly drowns out their vocals.

But roughly a week before heading out on their first official tour, their opening number was met with a few sparse claps.

Inside the Hollywood Palladium, the group — fresh-faced, high-spirited and dressed in their color-coordinated stagewear — held their final dress rehearsal last month. It was both the first time they’d run the show on a stage and the last time they would practice before the sold-out Beautiful Chaos tour.

Their final stop on the North American trek will be in Los Angeles.

The global girl group,

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