Lorde Announces Ultrasound Tour Dates Ahead of ‘Virgin': ‘Come See What's Under the Skin'
Lorde is gearing up to do a scan of arenas across North America and Europe this fall, with the pop star announcing her Ultrasound Tour in support of upcoming album Virgin Thursday (May 8).
Breaking the news on Instagram, Lorde shared a tour poster featuring a blue X-ray photo — similar to her June-slated fourth album's cover art — and wrote, 'I am going on tour in support of my new album, Virgin.'
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'Very proud and excited to be bringing my most talented friends in support,' she added. 'Come see what's under the skin.'
Per the tour poster, Virgin co-producers Jim-E Stack and Dev Hynes of Blood Orange will be joining the 'Royals' singer on the road for select dates, as will The Japanese House, Nilüfer Yanya, Chanel Beads, Empress Of and Oklou. The trek will kick off Sept. 17 in Austin, Texas, followed by U.S. and Canada shows in Chicago, Nashville, Toronto, Boston, New York City, Las Vegas, Seattle and more cities through late October.
In November, Lorde will head overseas for the European leg, starting in Luxembourg and followed by Paris, London, Dublin, Amsterdam, Berlin and more before wrapping Dec. 9 in Stockholm.
The Ultrasound Tour will mark Lorde's first trek since 2021's Solar Power Tour, which supported the Grammy winner's album of the same name. It's also her first arena tour since the 2017-2018 Melodrama World Tour, with Lorde favoring more intimate, theater-sized venues for the Solar Power run.
Fans can buy tickets as soon as May 14, with a pre-sale going live at 10 a.m. local time. Registration is already open on Lorde's website.
After that, more tickets will become available in a general on sale on May 16.
The announcement comes shortly after Lorde dropped her comeback single, 'What Was That,' in April, shortly before revealing that Virgin would be arriving June 27.
See Lorde's Ultrasound World Tour announcement below.
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