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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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Trevor Noah Announces New An Evening Of Stand Up With Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah, best known for being the Emmy Award-winning host of “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central and for hosting the Grammy Awards for six consecutive years, has announced a special performance in New York City on Tuesday, December 15, 2026. Taking place at The Beacon Theatre, the show will feature all new material.
The announcement comes as Noah is about to kick off his sold-out Asia tour, with stops in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur, as well as a four-night run in Dubai next month.
TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting with the Artist presale on Thursday, October 22 at 10 am local time on Trevornoah.com. Additional presales will run ahead of the general on sale beginning Friday, Oct. 23 at 10 am ET at Ticketmaster.com
ABOUT TREVOR NOAH
Trevor Noah is one of the most successful comedians in the world and was the host of the Emmy® Award-winning “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central for seven years. Under Trevor, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” broke free from the restraints of a 30-minute linear show, producing engaging social content, award-winning digital series, podcasts and more for its global audience. In January of 2024, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” won an Emmy for “Outstanding Talk Series.” Trevor has also notably served as the Grammy Awards host for six years in a row, with the 2024 show bringing in 16.9 million viewers, a 34% increase from 2023.
Trevor currently hosts a SiriusXM weekly podcast titled What Now? With Trevor Noah. In this podcast, listeners get a chance to hear Trevor like never before. Trevor is joined each episode by celebrities, thought leaders, athletes, and friends to chat about the contemporary topics on everyone’s minds. He brings the kinds of conversations that happen behind the scenes to light – full of radical candor, authentic back-and-forths, and honest reactions, with Trevor bringing to bear his classic, effortlessly playful and equally probing style.
Trevor is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller “Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood” and its young readers adaptation, released in 2019, titled “It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood,” which also debuted as a New York Times bestseller. The Audible edition of “Born a Crime,” performed by Trevor, remains one of the top-selling, highest-rated, and most-commented-on Audible performances of all time. To date, “Born a Crime” has sold over 3 million copies across all formats.
Following the extraordinary success of “Born a Crime,” Trevor’s most recent book titled “Into the Uncut Grass” was released in October 2024 and is a #1 New York Times bestseller. It is a gorgeously illustrated and moving modern fable for readers of all ages about forgiveness, acceptance, and the secret to solidarity.
Trevor’s success has also spanned to sold out stand-up comedy shows across 5 continents. His “Off The Record” World Tour stopped in 28 cities across the US before heading to international destinations, and a set from “Off the Record” became available as his fourth Netflix stand-up special titled Where Was I in 2023. Where Was I has recently scored a 2025 Grammy nomination for ‘Best Comedy Album,’ two 2024 Emmy nominations for ‘Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) and ‘Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special’ as well as Golden Globe and Critic’s Choice Association nominations, sold out Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl, enjoyed a 10-consecutive-show run at the Beacon Theatre, sold out three O2 shows (50K tickets total) in London, and set a record for the most tickets sold by a non-German comedian in history in Berlin.
Trevor has written, produced, and starred in 12 comedy specials total, including Grammy and Emmy-nominated “I Wish You Would” for Netflix, which premiered globally in November 2022. True to form, Trevor hilariously shares revelations about learning to speak German, modern communication, and his love for curry. His previous special for Netflix, “Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia” received a NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Variety Show,” as well as a Grammy Award nomination for “Best Comedy Album”.
Emmy Nominated Day Zero Productions, a joint venture between Trevor Noah and Paramount Global, develops and produces diverse, high-quality creative content for a global audience. With projects set up both within the Paramount Global family, as well as at other studios, streamers, and live platforms, Day Zero focuses on entertaining and impactful content with an eye toward authentic stories from diverse points of view. Current feature film projects include a reimagining of the classic Paramount feature President’s Analyst, a biopic centered on 8-year-old Nigerian chess champion Tanitoluwa Adewumi, a feature adaptation of Kiese Laymon’s novel Long Division, and an untitled animated feature based on an original idea from Noah.
On the television side, Day Zero is producing several scripted and documentary series including an adaptation of Noah’s best-selling and award-winning autobiography Born A Crime, with Lupita Nyong’o starring; partnering with Time Studios and Sugar23 on MSNBC/Peacock’s The Turning Point, which features standalone documentaries on voting rights, climate change, and the global refugee crisis; Showtime’s The World According to Football in partnership with Religion of Sports; Amazon Prime Video’s first South African original LOL: Last One Laughing; two seasons of Nickelodeon’s Kid of the Year TV special alongside TIME Studios; and the Discovery+/ HBOMax special For All Humankind. Day Zero also produced Trevor Noah’s most recent stand-up specials I Wish You Would and Where Was I for Netflix, and produces his hit podcast What Now? With Trevor Noah.
In 2018, Trevor launched the Trevor Noah Foundation to improve equitable access to quality education for underserved youth in South Africa. Trevor’s vision is a world where education enables youth to dream, see and build the impossible.
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Cleo Sol Announces The Gentlewoman Tour
Acclaimed British singer-songwriter Cleo Sol has announced the Gentlewoman Tour, her long-awaited first-ever tour and first North American arena headline run. The tour follows the August 20, 2026 release of her fifth studio album, Gentlewoman.
Promoted by Live Nation, the North American arena run begins Tuesday, April 13, at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY, before traveling to Baltimore, Toronto, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Oakland. Cleo will make her New York arena debut following three sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall last March. The North American leg concludes Saturday, May 1, at Oakland Arena in Oakland, CA, and includes a Los Angeles date at The Kia Forum, marking her second LA headline show following a sold-out show at the Hollywood Bowl in April 2025.
Cleo’s live shows earned widespread acclaim, with her first North American appearances selling out in record time and prompting multiple added dates in New York. The Gentlewoman Tour will also feature her debut performances in several key markets, including Baltimore, Toronto, Chicago, Atlanta, Oakland.
TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting Thursday, October 22 at 10am local time at ticketmaster.com.
CLEO SOL 2027 TOUR DATES:
Tue, Apr 13 — New York, NY — Madison Square Garden Arena
Fri, Apr 16 — Baltimore, MD — CFG Bank Arena
Mon, Apr 19 — Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena
Wed, Apr 21 — Chicago, IL — United Center
Sun, Apr 25 — Atlanta, GA — State Farm Arena
Wed, Apr 28 — Los Angeles, CA — Kia Forum
Sat, May 1 — Oakland, CA — Oakland Arena
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