Lorde’s UK and North American “Solar Power” tour sold out within minutes of being on-sale. Multiple dates were also added due to high fan demand. A fourth London show was even added at the prestigious Alexandra Palace on Tuesday, June 28th 2022.
Grammy Award-wining, multiplatinum artist Lorde has been extremely quick to sell out all of her UK shows for her upcoming tour, which begins February 26th 2022 in New Zealand. Her UK shows include three sold out nights at London’s Roundhouse, as well as the additional date for Alexandra Palace. Tickets for the new London date will go on pre-sale at 10am BST and on-sale to the general public on Wednesday June 30, 2021.
Not only has the New Zealand singer-songwriter been met with such high anticipation in the UK, but she has also sold out her North American tour dates – with fan demanded additions in LA, NYC, Toronto, Boston and Chicago.
The excitement for Lorde’s “Solar Power” tour has elevated from the artists new single “Solar Power” which was released earlier this month. With sunny melodies and bouncing instrumental the single is the perfect introduction to 2021 summer. In a press release discussing her new single, Lorde commented that “The first song, also called Solar Power and written and produced by myself and Jack, is the first of the rays. It’s about that infectious, flirtatious summer energy that takes hold of us all, come June…” This infectiousness has clearly made its way into her music, hence it’s worldwide reception and sell-out shows.
Not only did the single drop alongside Lorde’s announcement of her highly awaited third studio album, also titled “Solar Power”, which is out August 20th – but it even dropped in time with the only solar eclipse of the year. Explaining the album, Lorde stated that it “is a celebration of the natural world, an attempt at immortalizing the deep, transcendent feelings I have when I’m outdoors. In times of heartache, grief, deep love, or confusion, I look to the natural world for answers…This is what came through.” This answer, provided through Lorde’s memorable and enchanting quality music is what makes her a sell-out success.
The single “Solar Power” has already earnt itself five star reviews from the likes of NME and Pitchfork, as well as trending #1 worldwide across social media. Not only this, but it gained over 30 million streams in it’s first five days, and was #1 on Spotify’s Global and US Song Debut. In discussing the song, The Gaudian called it, “… a distinct reinvention, one that gleefully puts a gap between Lorde and everyone else in terms of her creativity” and added that “Lorde’s comeback single is a lesson in letting pop stars take their time.”
“Solar Power” certainly is a comeback single. But could we have expected anything less? Lorde has taken the pop world by storm since she was 16-years-old. Back then, in 2013, she became the voice of a generation in her debut album “Pure Heroine” which went not only triple platinum but which won her two GRAMMY Awards. The album also gave life to the record breaking single “Royals”. “Pure Heroine” was a catalyst in the artists success on the music scene. Time Magazine even placed her amongst the “Most Influential Teenagers in the World“.
You can Pre-Order/ Pre-Save/ Pre-Add Solar Power here.
“Solar Power” UK Tour Dates:
May 25 – 02 Academy- Leeds, UK
May 26 – Usher Hall- Edinburgh, UK
May 28 – 02 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester, UK
May 30 – 02 Academy – Birmingham UK
June 1 – Roundhouse – London, UK
June 2 – Roundhouse – London, UK
June 3- Roundhouse – London, UK
June 28 – Alexandra Palace – London UK (new date)
You can listen to “Solar Power” here.
