After initially leaving Australia and New Zealand off the list for her ‘Ultrasound’ world tour, Lorde is now officially teasing a return Down Under.
Posters for the tour have popped up in Sydney and Melbourne, hinting that local dates could be announced any day now.
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In an interview with Stuff at the Aotearoa Music Awards in May, the New Zealand pop star strongly hinted at the prospect of shows down under.
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“Could you imagine if I didn’t? That would be bad, that would be bad,” she said. “Watch this space,” she added.
Lorde is promoting her new album Virgin, released on June 27th, which has already already enjoyed critical and commercial success. The album debuted at No. 1 in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand, and reached No. 2 in the US.
Rolling Stone called Lorde “brilliantly reborn” on Virgin, giving it four and a half stars.
“Beyond moved/twisted/torn/changed from solid to liquid to gas by the welcome Virgin has received so far,” she wrote in a recent post. “It’s craaaaazzyyyy feeling my treasures become your treasures. Made me think of this etsy listing i’ve been watching for months, could anything be more Virgin, sharpie 4 on paper heart next to a pile of iridescent fragments. Heaven. Thank you.”
There’s more music on the way, too. Last week, she teased Virgin B-sides and revealed that a few songs were kept off the official album.
Lorde warmed up for the tour with a surprise set at the UK’s Glastonbury Festival last weekend, her first live taste of the Ultrasound era.
The ‘Ultrasound’ world tour was first announced in May, with headline shows locked in across the US, UK and Europe. The run starts in Texas on September 17 and wraps up in Sweden on December 9.
Lorde will bring a stack of support acts on the road with her including Blood Orange, Japanese House, Nilüfer Yana, Chanel Beads, Empress Of, Jim-E Stack and Oklou.
Right now, Lorde is in Paris for Haute Couture Fashion Week, attending the Chanel show alongside her friend and fellow artist Gracie Abrams.
