With just over a week to go until the release of her sophomore album Melodrama, Lorde has announced the first lot of dates for her forthcoming World Tour.
The ‘Green Light’ singer has confirmed a string of shows in the UK, Europe, New Zealand, and Australia. Kicking off on September 26, Lorde will visit Manchester, London, Brighton, Glasgow and London before heading to Europe for 12 dates. November will see the singer return home to New Zealand for six dates before rounding off this leg with five Australian dates.
Lorde took to Twitter to announce the news.
https://twitter.com/lorde/status/872817000594239488
Lorde World Tour Dates
Tuesday September 26 – O2 Apollo, Manchester
Wednesday September 27 – Alexandra Palace, London
Saturday September 30 – Brighton Centre, Brighton
Sunday October 1 – O2 Academy, Birmingham
Monday October 2 – O2 Academy, Glasgow
Wednesday October 4 – 013, Tilburg
Thursday October 5 – Zenith, Paris
Friday October 6 – Lotto Arena, Antwerp
Sunday October 8 – Transbordeur, Lyon
Monday October 9 – Saint Jordi Club, Barcelona
Wednesday October 11 – Zenith, Munchen
Thursday October 12 – Fabrique, Milan
Saturday October 14 – Palladium, Cologne
Sunday October 15 – Tempodrome, Berlin
Tuesday October 17 – Annexet, Stockholm
Wednesday October 18 – Sentrum Scene, Oslo
Thursday October 19 – Uka 17 Festival, Trondheim
Tuesday November 7 – Town Hall, Dunedin
Wednesday November 8 – Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch
Saturday November 11 – Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington
Sunday November 12 – Power Station, Auckland
Tuesday November 14 – Power Station, Auckland
Wednesday November 15 – Power Station, Auckland
Saturday November 18 – Kings Park, West Perth
Tuesday November 21 – Sydney Opera House Forecourt
Thursday November 23 – Riverstage, Brisbane City
Saturday November 25 – Spilt Milk, Canberra
Sunday November 26 – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
Lorde will be joined by Khalid on the UK and European dates. The support act for New Zealand/Australia has yet to be announced.
Fans can access a pre-sale by signing up to Lorde’s mailing list. Full ticket information is available on her website.
If your city isn’t on the list, don’t panic! Lorde confirmed that many more dates will be added. She also revealed that we will be treated to another song from Melodrama at midnight tonight.