New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Lily Allen - one of the U.K.'s most influential songwriters and cultural commentators - will launch her first North American tour in four years on October 5 at The Observatory in
Santa Ana, CA. The run also includes a show at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles (October 8) and a concert at New York City's Terminal 5 (October 20). Lily will also headline a number of UK and European festivals this summer. See below for itinerary.
Fans who pre-order Lily's upcoming album, No Shame, from her official store by midnight on June 4 will qualify for priority access to tickets for the fall tour via a pre-sale that launches on Wednesday, June 6. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, June 8.
Today, Lily shared another song from the album, the poignant "Lost My Mind." Fans who pre-order No Shamedigitally will instantly receive "Lost My Mind," "Higher," "
Three" and "
Trigger Bang" featuring Giggs. Earlier this week, she performed "
Three" on "Later... with Jools Holland," with Jools accompanying her on piano.
No Shame, which will be released via Warner Bros. Records on June 8, is a frank and confessional album filled with songs that address the end of Lily's marriage, her feelings about being a mother, stories of partying too hard, making friends, losing friends, and, crucially, ultimately, a sense of catharsis, that she's coming out on the other side. "There's no shame in anything I'm saying," she explains, of the candor that led to the title.
In a four-star review, NME said, "[No Shame] contains some of her most candid songwriting. It's also consistently gripping and very affecting." MOJO also awarded the album four stars and observed, "Allen pulls off a high-stakes comeback with aplomb." Office noted, "The new music feels like
Lily Allen 2.0-refined, matured, and streamlined. It's lo-fi and bass heavy...in an age where internet warriors are relentless in trying to tear down idiosyncrasy-to shame you into being tame-it's a blessing that
Lily Allen still finds a way to come out on top."
"The album...feels far more personal and raw than her previous work," said InStyle in this recent Q&A. GQ hailed
No Shame as "a tightly-plotted, brutally honest 14-song effort" and noted, "It's Allen's opportunity to grab her story back from those who've tried to own it...Much of
No Shame tackles the hardest shit life can throw at you."The Guardian praised "
Trigger Bang" as "a return to the melancholic pop that made her so intriguing."
Lily was nominated for a GRAMMY® for "Best Alternative Album" for her full-length debut, Alright, Still which was certified Gold in the U.S. She has had three U.K. number 1 singles, two number 1 albums and has sold more than 5 million albums worldwide. Lily was recently featured on "Cigarettes and Cush" from Stormzy's acclaimed Gang Signs and Prayer.
Tour Dates:
June
3 - London, UK @ Mighty Hoopla*
14 - Neuchâtel, Switzerland @ Festi'neuch*
16- Ruoms, FR @ Ardeche Aluna Festival*
July
27 - Oulu, Finland @ Qstock*
August
5 - Ronquieres, BE @ Ronquieres Festival
11 - Cornwall, UK @ Boardmasters
October
5 -
Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
6 - Oakland, CA @ The Fox Theatre
8 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
10 - Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee
12 - 14 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
Music Festival
16 - New Orleans, CA @ House of Blues
17 - Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
18 - Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom
20 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
21 - Washington, DC @ The Fillmore
23 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
24 - Boston, MA @ Paradise
27 - Montreal, QC @
Corona Theatre
28 - Toronto, ON @ The
Phoenix Theatre
30 - Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
31 - Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
November
1 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre
3 - Denver, CO @ Venue TBD
4 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Complex (Grand Ballroom)
6 - Portland, OR @ Roseland
8 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox
9 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
December
2 - Milan, IT @ Fabrique
4 - Berlin, DE @ Astra
5 - Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
6 - Cologne, DE @ Live
Music Hall
8 - Paris, FR @ Le Trianon
9 - Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli Vredenburg Ronda Hall
11 - Dublin, IE @ Olympia Theatre
13 - Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland
14 - Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute
16 - Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
17 - London, UK @ The Roundhouse
*Festival headline performance
