New Zealand pop sensation Lorde has announced that she will be hitting the road with her ‘Ultrasound’ world tour with dates across Europe and the UK. The singer made a huge comeback a couple of weeks ago with brand new single ‘What Was That?’ and announced the release of her highly-anticipated fourth album ‘Virgin’. Alongside the news, she announced she will be hitting the road again starting in Austin, Texas this September.
The tour will see support acts such as Blood Orange, who collaborated on the pop star’s upcoming album, The Japanese House, Nilüfer Yanya, Chanel Beads, Empress Of, Jim-E Stack, another ‘Virgin’ collaborator and Oklou. “Very proud and excited to be bringing my most talented friends in support,” said Lorde, announcing the lineup.
The UK leg will see the ‘Royals’ singer headline a full arena run for the first time, with dates in Manchester, London, Glasgow and Birmingham in November.
The upcoming album will include single ‘What Was That?’, which was the first release from the singer in four years. It followed up Lorde’s appearance on the remix of Charli XCX’s song ‘Girl, So Confusing’ as part of the ‘Brat’ remix album which they surprised performed together during the Essex singer’s Coachella set.
The singer shared with Pitchfork: “An album by me, produced by me and Jim-E Stack. 100% WRITTEN IN BLOOD. THE COLOUR OF THE ALBUM IS CLEAR. LIKE BATHWATER, WINDOWS, ICE, SPIT. FULL TRANSPARENCY. THE LANGUAGE IS PLAIN AND UNSENTIMENTAL. THE SOUNDS ARE THE SAME WHEREVER POSSIBLE. I WAS TRYING TO SEE MYSELF, ALL THE WAY THROUGH.”
“I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A DOCUMENT THAT REFLECTED MY FEMININITY: RAW, PRIMAL, INNOCENT, ELEGANT, OPENHEARTED, SPIRITUAL, MASC. I’M PROUD AND SCARED OF THIS ALBUM. THERE’S NOWHERE TO HIDE. I BELIEVE THAT PUTTING THE DEEPEST PARTS OF OURSELVES TO MUSIC IS WHAT SETS US FREE.”
Lorde’s tour will see the singer make pit stops in those cities:
SEPTEMBER
Wednesday 17 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
Friday 19 – Chicago, IL – United Center
Saturday 20 – Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle
Tuesday 23 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
Wednesday 24 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
Friday 26 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
Saturday 27 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
Tuesday 30 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
OCTOBER
Wednesday 1 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Friday 3 – Pittsburgh, PA – Petersen Events Center
Saturday 4 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
Tuesday 7 – Duluth, GA – Gas South Arena
Thursday 9 – St. Louis, MO – Chaifetz Arena
Friday 10 – Milwaukee, WI – UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
Saturday 11 – Minneapolis, MN – Armory
Tuesday 14 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Friday 17 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
Saturday 18 – Inglewood, CA – Kia Forum
Sunday 19 – Berkeley, CA – The Greek Theatre
Tuesday 21 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
Wednesday 22 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
NOVEMBER
Sunday 9 – Luxembourg – Rockhal
Monday 10 – Paris, France – Zénith de Paris – La Villette
Saturday 15 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena
Sunday 16 – London, UK – O2 Arena
Wednesday 19 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
Thursday 20 – Birmingham, UK – Utilitia Arena
Saturday 22 – Dublin, IE – RDS Simmonscourt
Monday 24 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – AFAS Live
Thursday 27 – Brussels, Belgium – Forest National
Saturday 29 – Bologna, Italy – Unipol Arena
Sunday 30 – Zurich, Switzerland – Halle 622
DECEMBER
Monday 1 – Munich, Germany – Zenith
Wednesday 3 – Cologne, Germany – Palladium
Friday 5 – Berlin, Germany – Max-Schmeling-Halle
Saturday 6 – Lodz, Poland – Atlas Arena
Monday 8 – Copenhagen, Denmark – K.B. Hallen
Tuesday 9 – Stockholm, Sweden – Annexet
