Lorde announces two New Zealand shows
Having just released her fourth studio album Virgin, the superstar has now confirmed she will play in Auckland and Christchurch in February next year, followed by four Australian dates.
She will perform at Auckland's Spark Arena on February 11, followed by Christchurch's Wolfbrook Arena on February 13.
Tickets go on sale next week via Frontier Touring.
Virgin has reached number one in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, and reached number two in the charts in the US.
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Lorde has confirmed she will bring her Ultrasound world tour to New Zealand. (Source: Supplied)
In May she hosted a listening party in a toilet block at the Auckland YMCA, having earlier teased the pop-up to fans.
New Zealand was initially left off her world tour, but she teased potential shows to 1News at the Aotearoa Music Awards in May.
The biggest night on the Kiwi music calendar is celebrating its 60th anniversary. (Source: 1News)
"This is a good question but I would go off the fact I have never missed a New Zealand tour. You know? I think it's going to happen," she said at the time.
Last month she surprised fans at the 2025 Glastonbury Festival by playing her new album in its entirety to a packed crowd on the Woodsies stage.
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