THIS IS NOT A DRILL. NEW LORDE MUSIC IS HERE!
Lorde has officially dropped her highly anticipated sophomore album, Melodrama today and we are SHOOK!
To celebrate the release, LORDE has announced her 2018 North American tour dates promoted by AEG Presents, on sale Friday, June 23, 2017 at 10am local. Fans can sign up for Lorde’s email list for first access to pre-sale tickets and find more info on tour dates here: https://lorde.co.nz/melodrama-
In just nine hours since its midnight release, Melodrama has already garnered widespread critical acclaim from fans, artists, and music critics combined.
Lorde album is so wonderfully FULL of that furtive exhilaration of being young & lucky & knowing that you're always barely averting disaster
— Jia Tolentino (@jiatolentino) June 16, 2017
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— tyler oakley // schedule pinned (@tyleroakley) June 16, 2017
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Ahead of the release, LORDE gave fans a preview of her second studio album, dropping four songs off Melodrama beginning with the release of lead single “Green Light†in March and follow-up tracks “Liability,†“Sober,†and current single “Perfect Places.â€
Listen to Melodrama below…Â
In addition to the previously announced tour dates across Europe – featuring support from Khalid – and in Australia and New Zealand, LORDE announces her 2018 North American tour dates, with support to be announced. The singer’s North American dates are set for March 2018, kicking off in Milwaukee before heading to 30 dates and concluding in Nashville, TN.
Lorde has been heating up festival stages all season with acclaimed performances at Coachella, Governors Ball and most recently, Bonnaroo. She continues to headline marquee festivals across the globe this year including anticipated performances at Glastonbury, Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, Life Is Beautiful, and more.
Check out the full list of tour dates below…Â
| Date | City | Venue |
| March 1, 2018 | Milwaukee, WI | BMO Harris Bradley Center |
| March 2, 2018 | St. Louis, MO | Chaifetz Arena |
| March 3, 2018 | Kansas City, MO | Sprint Center |
| March 5, 2018 | Denver, CO | Pepsi Center |
| March 8, 2018 | Vancouver, BC | Rogers Arena |
| March 10, 2018 | Portland, OR | Moda Center at the Rose Garden |
| March 12, 2018 | Sacramento, CA | Golden1 Center |
| March 13, 2018 | Oakland, CA | Oracle Arena |
| March 14, 2018 | Los Angeles, CA | STAPLES Center |
| March 16, 2018 | Glendale, CA | Gila River Arena |
| March 18, 2018 | Dallas, TX | American Airlines Center |
| March 19, 2018 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center |
| March 21, 2018 | Tulsa, OK | BOK Center |
| March 23, 2018 | St. Paul, MN | Xcel Energy Center |
| March 24, 2018 | Lincoln, NE | Pinnacle Arena |
| March 25, 2018 | Des Moines, IA | Wells Fargo Arena |
| March 27, 2018 | Rosemont, IL | Allstate Arena |
| March 28, 2018 | Detroit, MI | Little Ceasars Arena |
| March 29, 2018 | Toronto, ON | Air Canada Centre |
| March 31, 2018 | Columbus, OH | Schottenstein Center |
| April 2, 2018 | Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo Center |
| April 3, 2018 | Boston, MA | TD Garden |
| April 4, 2018 | Brooklyn, NY | Barclays Center |
| April 6, 2018 | Newark, NJ | Prudential Center |
| April 7, 2018 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| April 8, 2018 | Washington D.C. | The Anthem |
| April 11, 2018 | Tampa, FL | Amalie Arena |
| April 12, 2018 | Miami, FL | AmericanAirlines Arena |
| April 14, 2018 | Duluth, GA | Infinite Energy Center |
| April 15, 2018 | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena |
International tour dates can be found at https://lorde.co.nz/.
