Camila Cabello Is Bringing Her Yours, C Tour to Australia
Camila Cabello is heading to Australia for two massive shows this August as part of her global Yours, C tour.
The pop star will perform in Sydney and Melbourne, bringing her latest album C,XOXO to life onstage following her recent run of festival appearances across Europe.
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The Yours, C tour marks Cabello's first as a solo artist, with her previous performances in the country as part of Taylor Swift's Reputation tour. Since then, she's continued to evolve as a solo artist with hit singles like 'Bam Bam' and her genre-blurring fourth studio album C,XOXO, which blends pop, trap, reggaeton and punk.
Following a string of memorable performances at major international festivals last summer, including Glastonbury Festival (UK), Rock in Rio Lisbon (Portugal), and Tinderbox Festival (Denmark), Camila will kick off the Yours, C tour in Marbella, Spain, before hitting Australia.
Speaking about the tour in February, Cabello wrote on Instagram: 'I have been dying to tell you this. You have been so patient, and now it's finally happening. I haven't seen you guys on tour in so long, I wanted it to be a love letter to you guys for the summer. For the summer I'm yours.'
At the BAFTAs in London in February, the 'Havana' singer dropped a hint on the red carpet that she would be heading Down Under as part of the tour.
'I'm actually going on tour this summer, for the first time in a very long time, so I'm gonna be on tour all over Europe.' She added, 'I'll be playing some festivals, but a lot of headline shows. I'm gonna be in London July 8th, so I'm excited about that.'
Her latest singles 'I Luv It' and 'He Knows' have been making waves online and teasing a bold new era for the former Fifth Harmony star.
Camila Cabello – Yours, C Tour Australia Dates
Aug. 20 – Sydney, Qudos Bank ArenaAug. 22 – Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena
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