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Kesha Announces The Freedom Tour A Global Celebration Of Survival, Liberation, And Radical Joy
Following the raw, rebellious energy of last year’s Tits Out Tour, global pop icon Kesha returns this summer with her most powerful live experience yet: The Freedom Tour.
More than a concert, The Freedom Tour is a declaration. After years of transformation, healing, and creative rebirth, Kesha is stepping into a new era—one defined by radical self-expression, spiritual resilience, and rebellious joy. The Freedom Tour will bring fans into a high-voltage world where glitter meets grit, pop anthems meet spiritual awakening, and survival becomes a celebration.
“I’ve lived through the fire,” says Kesha. “This tour is about what comes after. Freedom isn’t just leaving something behind—it’s discovering that what you have lived through has made you magnificently who you are”
Known for turning her live shows into ecstatic communal rituals, Kesha promises a spectacle that blends massive pop production with intimate moments of truth. Expect anthems, surreal visuals, cathartic sing-alongs, and the kind of emotional release that transforms arenas into spiritual safe places.
For a generation that has danced through heartbreak, fought for identity, and chosen joy, The Freedom Tour is a movement. Keshahas long been an advocate and voice for the outsiders, misfits, and survivors. With The Freedom Tour, she embraces it all—creating a space where fans can scream, cry, heal, and celebrate together. “This summer we are reclaiming our bodies, our voices, and our joy,” Kesha adds. “We have survived. Now we get to be free. Let’s be free together. I want to know what freedom feels like, with all of you”
Promoted by Live Nation, the 25-date headline run starts on May 23 at California’s North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in Chula Vista and wraps at the Ruoff Music Center on August 30 in Indiana.
Tickets will be available starting with a Citi presale (details below) beginning on Tuesday, March 24 at 10 am local time, followed by an artist presale on Wednesday, March 25 at 10 am local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning on Friday, March 27 at 10 am local time at Keshaofficial.com.
Citi is the official card of The Freedom Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, March 24 at 10 am local time until Thursday, March 26 at 10 pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com
In addition to her headline run, Kesha will be performing at All Thing Go Festival in Toronto On June 6 and Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee on June 14.
Over her career, Kesha has earned 10 top 10 singles, billions of streams, two #1 albums, four #1 songs on top 40 radio and nearly 40 million followers across social media. Unapologetic and unwavering in her beliefs and message of love and unity, Kesha is a refreshing beacon of strength and self-love for survivors all around the world. Garnering a fierce and loving diverse and socially engaged audience who passionately believe in the messages behind her music, Kesha continues to sell out shows across the world, while critics continue to champion her music. A staunch advocate for the LGBTQIA+ community and animal welfare through various organizations since the start of her career, Kesha remains one of the truest and most authentic artists around today, a true testament to her staying power and ability to lead with love and inclusion, while bringing the party everywhere she goes.
In 2025, she released “.” (Period), which marked her first new album as an independent artist, and was met by worldwide critical praise. Recent singles from this new era include “BOY CRAZY. (Ft. Jade),” “ATTENTION! (Ft. Slayyyter & Rose Gray)” and”JOYRIDE” all released via Kesha Records, where she plans to release more music later this year as an independent artist and master of her own creative endeavors.
More exciting news to come.
THE FREEDOM TOUR 2026 DATES:
Sat May 23 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre †
Sun May 24 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum †
Wed May 27 – Concord, CA – Toyota Pavilion at Concord †
Fri May 29 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena †
Sat May 30 – West Valley City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre †
Mon Jun 1 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre †
Wed Jun 3 – Kansas City, MO – Morton Amphitheater †
Fri Jun 5 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre †
Sat June 6 – Toronto, Canada – All Things Go Festival *
Mon Jun 8 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater †
Wed Jun 10 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek †
Sun June 14 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Festival *
Mon Aug 3 – Shakopee, MN – Mystic Lake Amphitheater ‡
Wed Aug 5 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP ‡
Fri Aug 7 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion ‡
Sun Aug 9 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater ‡
Wed Aug 12 – Charlotte, NC – Truliant Amphitheater ‡
Fri Aug 14 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live ‡
Sat Aug 15 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium ‡
Tue Aug 18 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Albany Med Health System at SPAC §
Wed Aug 19 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center §
Fri Aug 21 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center §
Sat Aug 22 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena ^ §
Tue Aug 25 – Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake §
Wed Aug 26 – Grand Rapids, MI – Acrisure Amphitheater §
Sat Aug 29 – Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre §
Sun Aug 30 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center §
† Chromeo & Sizzy Rocket Supporting
‡ Chromeo & MEEK Supporting
§ Chromeo & Erika Jayne Supporting
^ without Chromeo
* Festival Appearance
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Simple Plan Announce 2027 Canadian Tour
Canadian pop-punk favourites Simple Plan are heading back across the country. The Montreal band has announced the Bigger Than You’d Think! Tour, marking their first proper cross-Canada headline run in more than a decade.
The 15-date tour will hit eight provinces in January and February 2027, starting in Victoria on January 26 before making stops across the country and wrapping up in Halifax on February 16.
The tour opens at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, followed by a Vancouver show on January 27. From there, Simple Plan will head to Edmonton on January 29, Calgary on January 31, Saskatoon on February 1 and Winnipeg on February 2.
The band will then make its way through Ontario, with shows in Toronto on February 5, Kitchener on February 6, London on February 7, Kingston on February 9 and Ottawa on February 11. The tour continues to Montreal for a hometown performance at Bell Centre on February 12 before heading east for shows in Moncton on February 14, Sydney on February 15 and Halifax on February 16.
The Canadian run comes during a milestone period for Simple Plan. The band celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2026 with performances across the U.S., U.K., Europe, Asia and Australia. They also returned to Montreal this summer for the city’s first Warped Tour in five years, closing out the festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau.
Simple Plan recently played a sold-out headline show at Toronto’s RBC Amphitheatre, giving Canadian fans an early taste of what is coming next year.
Bowling For Soup will support Simple Plan throughout the entire tour. Yellowcard will join the lineup for all dates except the two British Columbia shows, where Vancouver’s own Marianas Trench will take their place.
The band says the chance to return to Canadian arenas after such a long gap is something they have been looking forward to.
“It’s been more than 10 years since the last time we did a proper cross-Canadian tour in our home and native land and we absolutely cannot wait for these shows,” Simple Plan said in a statement.
The band added that playing some of Canada’s biggest arenas more than 25 years into their career is something they do not take for granted, crediting their Canadian fans for sticking with them throughout the years.
Presales begin October 6 at noon local time, with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday, October 9 at 10 a.m. local time.
Simple Plan – Bigger Than You’d Think! Tour Dates:
01/25 Victoria, BC – Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre *
01/27 Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena *
01/29 Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place ~
01/31 Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome ~
02/01 Saskatoon, SK – SaskTel Centre ~
02/02 Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre ~
02/05 Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena ~
02/06 Kitchener, ON – The Aud ~
02/07 London, ON – Canada Life Place ~
02/09 Kingston, ON – Slush Puppie Palace ~
02/11 Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre ~
02/12 Montreal, QC – Bell Centre ~
02/14 Moncton, NB – Avenir Centre ~
02/15 Sydney, NS – Centre 200 ~
02/16 Halifax, NS – Scotiabank Centre ~
*with Marianas Trench
~ with Yellowcard
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FLO Announces 2027 ‘Therapy At The Club’ North America, UK & EU Tour
Fresh off their first headline tour across Asia and a remix project with acclaimed DJ and producer Honey Dijon, GRAMMY-nominated trio FLO have today announced their 2027 ‘Therapy At The Club’ North America, UK and EU tour, promoted by Live Nation. This will be the biggest US headline tour by a British girl group in nearly two decades, with FLO playing their first headline arena show.
Artist Pre-sale: Wednesday 7th October @ 10AM local – Friday 9th October @ 9AM local
EU/UK Contractual Pre-Sales*: Wednesday 7th October @ 10AM local – Friday 9th October @ 9AM local
North America and UK/EU Local Pre-Sales: Thursday 8th October @ 10AM local – Friday 9th October @ 9AM local
UK/EU Spotify Pre-sales: Thursday 8th October @ 12PM local – Friday 9th October @ 9AM local
General On-sale: Friday 9th October @ 10AM local
*EU/UK Contractual Partner Pre-Sales:
- Germany: Telekom/PayPal
- Netherlands: Mastercard
- France: Mastercard
- UK: O2 Priority
Kicking off in Seattle, WA on January 22nd, the ‘Therapy At The Club’ tour will see FLO headline their biggest venues across North America, including New York’s iconic Radio City Music Hall, LA’s YouTube Theater and Washington DC’s The Anthem, across 17 dates. The tour will then head to Europe in March, with major shows in Cologne, Amsterdam and Paris, before the trio return to the UK to play Manchester’s O2 Apollo and their biggest headline show to date at London’s OVO Arena Wembley on March 12th.
Talking about the tour, FLO said: “We are so happy to finally announce the Therapy at the Club tour! We’ve been keeping this secret for so long and it’s been killing us. This time we get to enjoy the tour with more of you than ever! Every city on this tour has shown us so much love, so now we’re coming to give it back. We’ve put our whole hearts into this album and show, so we can’t wait to share it with you.”
Mastercard cardholders have special access to presale tickets in France and the Netherlands. Mastercard Presale starts Wednesday, October 7 at 10am local time. Plus, Preferred ticket access to some of the best tickets are available in the countries listed and the UK from Friday, October 9 at 10am local time. Check out priceless.com/music for details.
Full dates below and more ticket information can be found at https://www.flolikethis.com/
2027 North America/UK/EU Therapy At The Club Tour Dates:
22 Jan – Moore Theatre – Seattle, WA
24 Jan – Channel 24 – Sacramento, CA
26 Jan – The Masonic – San Francisco, CA
27 Jan – YouTube Theater – Los Angeles, CA
29 Jan – SOMA – San Diego, CA
30 Jan – The Van Buren – Phoenix, AZ
2 Feb – Bayou Music Center – Houston, TX
3 Feb – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory – Dallas, TX
5 Feb – Alabama Theater – Birmingham, AL
9 Feb – House of Blues – Orlando, FL
10 Feb – Coca-Cola Roxy – Atlanta, GA
12 Feb – MGM Music Hall at Fenway – Boston, MA
13 Feb – Radio City Music Hall – New York, NY
16 Feb – The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark – Philadelphia, PA
17 Feb – The Anthem – Washington, DC
19 Feb – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL
21 Feb – Rebel – Toronto, ON
5 Mar – Palladium – Cologne, Germany
7 Mar – AFAS Live – Amsterdam, Netherlands
8 Mar – Zénith – Paris, France
10 Mar – O2 Apollo – Manchester, UK
12 Mar – OVO Arena Wembley – London, UK
The tour announcement follows the release of their critically acclaimed sophomore album ‘Therapy At The Club’, and subsequent remix project ‘THERAPY AT THE CLUB: Club Therapy with Honey Dijon’. The album secured FLO their second consecutive UK Top 5 album, following their debut ‘Access All Areas’ landing at #3 in 2024. The trio also earnt their biggest first week sales in the UK, making history as the first British R&B girl group to debut in the Top 5 with their first two albums. Globally, the album has also earned FLO career best chart placements and first week sales in the US, France and Belgium, alongside first ever entries in Australia, New Zealand and Japan.
Listen to ‘Therapy At The Club’ here: https://flo.lnk.to/TherapyAtTheClub
Listen to ‘THERAPY AT THE CLUB: Club Therapy with Honey Dijon’ here: https://flo.lnk.to/TATC-HoneyDijon
FLO’s second album ‘Therapy At The Club’ reimagines the club not just as a place of nightlife, but as a site of confession, release and self-possession across the emotional arc of a night out, from pre-game to morning after. Leaning into dark, euphoric R&B and pop with diaristic storytelling, the record explores desire, heartbreak, confidence, and healing in real time, together. Written alongside Amy Allen (Olivia Dean), Steph Jones (Sabrina Carpenter, JADE), Julian Bunetta (Teddy Swims, Gracie Abrams), and Boy Matthews (TWICE, Zayn), and featuring contributions from previous collaborators Skippz, Oak Felder and Sevyn Streeter, ‘Therapy At The Club’ is a bold showcase of FLO’s artistry, with extensive songwriting and production credits from the trio across the album. The 16-track album includes lead single ‘Leak It’, which earnt FLO their highest charting solo single in the UK, title track ‘Therapy At The Club’, which was first performed on their acclaimed NPR’s Tiny Desk performance, alongside fan favourite singles ‘Cry Ugly’, ‘Remedied’ and ‘Don’t Break Her Heart’.
Photo Credit: Alex J Piper