Gracie Abrams announced up and coming indie artist Dora Jar last week as the supporting act for her upcoming UK and Europe Tour ‘The Secret of Us Tour’. Abrams gave fans the news over her social media accounts, where she shared her excitement and invited fans to go listen to Jar’s music.
@dorajar_ IS COMING ON TOUR
I LOVE THIS GIRL AND HER MAGICAL BRAIN GO LISTEN TO ALL HER SONGS MEMORIZE THEM WE ARE SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/y7wXCINspl
— Gracie Abrams (@gracieabrams) January 24, 2025
Dora Jar is an American musician who has entered the music scene in 2021, releasing her first EP titled ‘3 Songs‘. She currently holds over 500.000 listeners on Spotify, a number which has grown quickly since Abrams announced her as her next opener. Jar’s latest release is her first full length album, which was released in September of 2024, is titled ‘No Way To Relax When You Are On Fire‘ and, throughout the years, she has released more singles and EPs. Jar has previously opened for Billie Eilish on her ‘Happier Than Ever Tour’ as well as for the 1975 on their ‘Still… At Their Very Best Tour’. Despite many fans of Abrams happily welcomed the news and posted themselves listening to Jar or tweeted about her songs, some fans were left disappointed. After Abrams opened for Taylor Swift on many stops of her ‘Eras Tour’, and her song ‘That’s so True‘ went viral and spent several weeks at number one in the UK, the artist has become one of the most listened to in the world and her fans excepted someone more famous or well-known to be opening for her. Despite Abrams herself had not quite reached notable levels of fame upon opening for Taylor Swift, fans were left upset at the news of Dora Jar opening for Abrams and begun criticising the pace of her songs, which some deemed “too slow” for a Gracie Abrams concert. But the disappointment didn’t stop at some remarks over social media: some of Abrams’s fans created a petition to change the opening act, a petition which received so many views on social media that it reached Gracie Abrams herself. The artist commented on the petition, writing: “Just hearing about this absolute ridiculousness. So wildly uncool and bizarre and also just does not remotely add up. I’ve only seen everyone’s total excitement and couldn’t be luckier or prouder to share a stage with this talented wonder. Stream everything she’s ever made whether or not you’re coming to the show. Dora forever and ever.” Jar commented on the petition as well, replying to fans which were expressing their disappointment towards the behaviour of other fans of Abrams. The artist then joked the she had also signed the petition, but would be rehearsing the songs anyway.
Don’t worry this doesn’t bum me out! I’m hear to perform for all the music loving open hearted fans. those who aren’t interested can go buy merch while I’m playing (but they might as well let me entertain them tho..;)) an overwhelming amount of fans have been so kind & excited — Dora Jar (@dorajar_) January 25, 2025
Gracie Abrams fans starting a gofundme to replace the opener because they don’t know her like you genuinely cannot make this up https://t.co/I71GNEsRep — lia (@beefyfridgers) January 24, 2025
‘The Secret of Us Tour’ will begin in Madrid on February 8 and conclude on March 12 in Glasgow.
