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Lauren Spencer Smith Confirms 2026 North American Headline Tour
Breakout vocalist and songwriter Lauren Spencer Smith confirms the North American headline tour, produced by Live Nation, in support of her upcoming album, THE ART OF BEING A MESS. Kicking off in February 2026, Spencer Smith will embark on the 31-date tour with stops in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Nashville, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Austin and more. See below for a complete list of dates.
General and Verizon Access presale begins Monday, June 9 at 10 a.m. local time. Further Verizon Access details here. General on sale beginning Friday, June 13 at 10 a.m. local time. Tickets and more information here.
Lauren Spencer Smith has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 per ticket will be contributed by Lauren Spencer Smith to PLUS1, supporting organizations caring for young people facing housing insecurity, hunger, and addiction. www.plus1.org. No portion of the ticket purchase is tax deductible.
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Spencer Smith’s highly anticipated sophomore album, THE ART OF BEING A MESS, is set for release June 27 on Island Records/Republic Records. Pre-order/pre-save here. In anticipation, she has shared “bridesmaid” and “IF KARMA DOESN’T GET YOU (I WILL),” which landed on Spotify’s U.S. Viral Chart. Vinyl, CDs and signed product are available via her online store here.
This fall, she will tour Europe, U.K., Australia and New Zealand, beginning September 3 in Madrid and including stops in Paris, London, Berlin, Dublin, Glasgow and more—with over 50,000 tickets already sold. Newly added dates include Belfast’s Ulster Hall on September 30 and Liverpool’s Olympia on October 3. See below for a complete list of dates. Tickets and more information here.
True to its name, THE ART OF BEING A MESS captures the emotional rollercoaster Spencer Smith experienced while writing her second album. Each song taps into a feeling—anger, devastation, love, peace, confusion and everything in between, sometimes all at once. Reflecting on the chaos of being human, each song finds Spencer Smith revisiting real stories and experiences in her life. With this album, she reminds listeners to embrace and feel comfortable in their emotions, that not everything is black-and-white.
“THE ART OF BEING A MESS is about embracing the highs and lows, the chaos and the beauty in feeling everything, no matter what the emotion is,” Spencer Smith explains, “Life gets messy, and it’s okay to be angry, sad, confused—or even unsure of what you’re feeling at all. I want this album to feel like a guidebook, helping you understand your own emotions and feeling okay to embrace the journey they take you on.”
THE ART OF BEING A MESS follows her debut album, Mirror (2023), which features the RIAA Certified Platinum singles “Flowers” and “Fingers Crossed”—the latter of which peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has reached over 875 million global streams.
From a small town on Vancouver Island, Spencer Smith began her musical journey in 2019, gaining a sizeable audience online. Through her music, she explored breakups, complex feelings about school, family and friends. Spencer Smith has performed at the MTV Video Music Awards, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and the People’s Choice Awards—where she was also a Best New Artist nominee.
LAUREN SPENCER SMITH LIVE
July 3—Calgary, AB—Calgary Stampede
September 3—Madrid, ES—Sala La Riviera
September 4—Barcelona, ES—Razzmatazz
September 6—Brussels, BE—Ancienne Belgique
September 7—Brussels, BE—Ancienne Belgique
September 9—Amsterdam, NL—AFAS Live
September 10—Hamburg, DE—Inselpark Arena
September 12—Stockholm, SE—Fållan
September 13—Copenhagen, DK—KB Hallen
September 14—Oslo, NO—Sentrum Scene
September 17—Berlin, DE—Columbiahalle
September 19—Prague, CZ—SaSaZu
September 20—Vienna, AT—Gasometer
September 22—Munich, DE—Tonhalle
September 23—Zurich, CH—X-Tra
September 25—Oberhausen, DE—Turbinenhalle 1
September 26—Paris, FR—Bataclan
September 29—Dublin, IE—National Stadium
September 30—Belfast, UK —Ulster Hall
October 2—London, UK—Eventim Apollo
October 3—Liverpool, UK—Olympia
October 5—Glasgow, UK—O2 Academy
October 6—Glasgow, UK—O2 Academy
October 8—Manchester, UK—O2 Victoria Warehouse
October 9—Leeds, UK—O2 Academy
October 10—Newcastle, UK—O2 City Hall
October 12—Birmingham, UK—O2 Academy
October 13—Bristol, UK—Beacon
November 2—Auckland, NZ—Town Hall
November 4—Sydney, AU—Hordern Pavilion
November 6—Brisbane, AU—The Fortitude Music Hall
November 7—Melbourne, AU—Festival Hall
November 8—Adelaide, AU—Hindley Street Music Hall
November 10—Perth, AU—Astor Theatre
February 4—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium
February 6—Dallas, TX—South Side Ballroom
February 7—Austin, TX—ACL Live – Moody Theater
February 9—Houston, TX—House of Blues
February 10—New Orleans, LA—The Fillmore
February 12—Orlando, FL—House of Blues
February 13—Atlanta, GA—The Tabernacle
February 14—Charlotte, NC—The Fillmore
February 17—Silver Spring, MD—The Fillmore
February 18—Philadelphia, PA—The Fillmore
February 20—Brooklyn, NY—Brooklyn Paramount
February 21—Boston, MA—Citizens House of Blues
February 22—Ottawa, ON—Bronson Centre
February 24—Montreal, QC—MTELUS
February 25—Toronto, ON—HISTORY
February 28—Detroit, MI—The Fillmore
March 2—Indianapolis, IN—Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
March 3—Chicago, IL—Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
March 4—Madison, WI—The Sylvee
March 6—Kansas City, MO—Uptown Theater
March 7—Minneapolis, MN—The Fillmore
March 10—Denver, CO—The Fillmore
March 11—Salt Lake City, UT—The Union
March 13—Phoenix, AZ—The Van Buren
March 14—Anaheim, CA—House of Blues
March 17—Los Angeles, CA—The Wiltern
March 18—San Francisco, CA—The Masonic
March 19—Sacramento, CA—Ace of Spades
March 21—Portland, OR—Roseland Theatre
March 22—Vancouver, BC—The Orpheum
March 23—Seattle, WA—Moore Theatre
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Daniel Caesar Announces 2026 North American Tour ‘Son Of Spergy’
Daniel Caesar announces his headline 2026 tour in support of his album Son Of Spergy. Launching May 16th in Singapore, the Live Nation-promoted tour will see Daniel take his lauded discography across Asia and North America for a 30-date arena run that includes 7 dates in his native Canada, including his hometown of Toronto, as well as stops in Chicago, Brooklyn, Atlanta, Dallas, San Francisco, Anaheim, and more.
TICKETS: Tickets for the North American leg will be available starting Thursday, April 2nd, at 10 am local time via artist pre-sale, and on-sale will begin Friday, April 3rd, at 10 am local time HERE. He’ll be joined by Faye Webster and 070 Shake as supporting acts on select dates of the North American leg.
VIP: The tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include premium tickets, access to the exclusive pre-show VIP soundcheck, early entry, exclusive VIP gift item & more. VIP package contents vary based on the offer selected. For more information, visit vipnation.com.
The tour announcement comes alongside new commercial milestones for several of Daniel’s records and albums. These accolades include RIAA certifications for his debut album Freudian, now 2x Platinum, “Get You,” now 7x Platinum, “Best Part feat. H.E.R,” now 7x Platinum, “Japanese Denim,” now 3x Platinum. He also received Platinum certifications for “We Find Love,” “Loose,” “Streetcar,” “Hold Me Down,” “Blessed,” “CYANIDE,” “LOVE AGAIN,” “Who Hurt You?,” Gold & Platinum certifications for “Superpowers” and “Always,” and Gold certifications for his 2023 album NEVER ENOUGH, 2021’s CASE STUDY 01, “Take Me Away feat. Syd,” “Transform feat. Charlotte Day Wilson,” and his 2014 single “Violet.”
This past weekend, Daniel received the 2026 JUNOs with the International Achievement Award, performed Son Of Spergy standout “Who Knows,” and took home the JUNO awards for Best Contemporary R&B Recording of the Year and Songwriter of the Year. To kick off 2026, he performed a rare, showstopping second Tiny Desk Concert and performed alongside Mustafa, Alex G, Blood Orange, Rex Orange County, Jazmine Sullivan, Geese, Ravyn Lenae, and more at the Artists for Aid benefit concert hosted by Bella Hadid and Pedro Pascal in Los Angeles, which raised $5.5 million for charities in Sudan and Palestine. This past fall, Daniel released his new album Son Of Spergy, which debuted on the Billboard 200 at #4 and Billboard R&B Album Chart at #1, his highest-charting body of work yet and first Top 10 album. Shortly after its release, he performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with a moving performance of the album track “Who Knows,” a runaway streaming hit.
Son Of Spergy serves as the follow-up to his Top 15 Billboard 200-charting album NEVER ENOUGH and includes previously released singles “Have A Baby (With Me),” “Call On Me,” and most recently, “Moon,” all of which offer windows into the album’s central theme of reconciliation, specifically with his father. From the intoxicating “Root Of All Evil,” to the Bon Iver-assisted “Moon,” Caesar spends the album interrogating himself in pursuit of purer, healthier relationships.
As a wildly successful artist at such a young age, Caesar lived much of his 20s in self-indulgence. The only people who really ever told him no, who ever truly held him accountable, were his family members. Now, at 30 years old, he uses this album to animate his thoughts on core concepts: his own purpose on this Earth, what he means in relation to his parents, and how the world will change when he eventually becomes a dad. “I have a lot of respect for my dad, and I hold him in high regard. The album is about me realizing that I am exactly like him,” he shares. “In that sense, it’s about having patience, respect, and admiration for myself.”
Mainly recorded in Jamaica, Daniel is joined by Sampha, Bon Iver, Blood Orange, Yebba, 646yf4t, and his own father, Norwill Simmonds, for an album that is both compositionally and melodically breathtaking. Ahead of the album’s release, Daniel put on a tour of pop-up, impromptu performances at parks in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Bozeman, Los Angeles, Houston, and Atlanta, performing intimate sets for massive crowds of fans. Daniel was joined by Mustafa for many of the performances, and, in Los Angeles, Turnstile’s Brendan Yates performed a solo rendition of his band’s song “NEVER ENOUGH” on the keys. Earlier that week, Caesar wrapped up the string of moving performances with a pair of shows at the Harlem Parish Church.
Son Of Spergy was first teased with a video letter shared on socials and discussed in Daniel’s Billboard cover story. In a conversation with Tyler, The Creator for Billboard, the two discuss Daniel’s career to date, their creative relationship (especially as it pertains to Daniel’s extensive work across Tyler’s 2024 album CHROMAKOPIA), what fans can expect from Son Of Spergy, and more. Earlier in 2025, Daniel joined forces with close friend and collaborator Rex Orange County for a special two-track bundle, “Rearrange My World / There’s A Field (That’s Only Yours).” Daniel was also featured on “The Field,” from Blood Orange’s new album Essex Honey, alongside Caroline Polachek, Tariq Al-Sabir, and The Durutti Column, and contributed songwriting, backing vocals, and production to “DEVOTION” featuring Dijon on Justin Bieber’s GRAMMY® nominated album, SWAG.
Listen to Son Of Spergy above and stay tuned for more from Daniel Caesar coming soon.
Upcoming Live Dates
* = support from Faye Webster
+ = support from 070 Shake
^ = non-Live Nation date
5/16 – Singapore @ Singapore Indoor Stadium
5/19 – Manila @ SM Mall of Asia Arena
5/24 – Kuala Lumpur @ Idea Live Arena
5/29 – Seoul @ KINTEX Hall 10
5/31 – Jakarta @ Java Jazz Festival ^
6/2 – Hong Kong @ AsiaWorld-Expo, Hall 10
6/4 – Tokyo @ Tokyo International Forum
6/6 – Taipei @ Messe Taoyuan
6/9 – Bangkok @ Impact Arena
7/14 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena *
7/16 – Phoenix, AZ @ Mortgage Matchup Center *
7/19 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center *
7/20 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center *
7/23 – Tampa, FL @ Benchmark International Arena *
7/24 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena *
7/25 – Eau Claire, WI @ Eaux Claires Festival ^
7/26 – Chicago, IL @ United Center *
7/28 – Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena *
7/30 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center *
7/31 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden *
8/2 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena *
8/5 – Ottawa, ON @ Canada Tire Centre +
8/6 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre +
8/10 – Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Centre +
8/13 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place +
8/14 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome +
8/16 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena +
8/18 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center +
8/20 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center +
8/23 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center +
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Yeat Announce The LOVE/LYFE 2026 Tour
Today, chart-topping rapper and cultural disruptor Yeat announced his upcoming The LOVE/LYFE Tour, a North American run in support of his blockbuster new double album ADL (A Dangerous Lyfe / A Dangerous Love), out now via Field Trip Recordings / Capitol Records. Slayr, BNYX will join the tour as special guests in select cities.
Produced by Live Nation, the tour will kick off on July 17 in Minneapolis and make stops across major cities including Chicago, Toronto, New York, Boston, Atlanta, Houston, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, before wrapping on August 18 in San Diego. Tickets will be available starting with an artist presale beginning Tuesday, March 31 at 10AM local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginningFriday, April 3 at 10AM local time at LiveNation.com and yeatofficial.com.
Building on the world of ADL, The LOVE/LYFE Tour is set to translate Yeat’s most cinematic era yet into a one-of-a-kind live experience. The project released just last week following months of anticipation fueled by a non-stop rollout, capped off by Yeat’s first sit-down interview in five years withApple Music’s Zane Lowe. In February, commuters in New York City were met with a prosthetic version of Yeat’s arm hanging out of the back of a taxi with a bumper sticker beside it reading “LYFE IS DANGEROUS”. Following that, Yeat hosted Twizz City Night at the Portland Trail Blazers game and released the first visual look into ADL, reimagining Yeat as ‘The Most Dangerous Man Alive’.
With appearances from new contributors including Elton John,Grimes, andNBA YoungBoy, alongside returning collaborators likeDon Toliver,Joji,and Julia Wolf,ADLspans genres, sonic influences, and eight years of musical evolution–ushering in Yeat’s boldest and most cinematic era yet.
THE LOVE/LYFE TOUR DATES:
Fri, Jul 17 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory #
Sun, Jul 19 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island ~
Tue, Jul 21 – Toronto, ON – Coca-Cola Coliseum #
Wednesday, July 22 – Montreal, QC – Place Bell #
Thu, Jul 23 – New York, NY – SummerStage in Central Park ^ #
Sat, Jul 25 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway ^ #
Mon, Jul 27 – Charlotte, NC – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre ^
Tue, Jul 28 – Virginia Beach, VA – The Dome by Rutter Mills ^
Thu, Jul 30 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy #
Sat, Aug 1 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – War Memorial Auditorium ^
Tue, Aug 4 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall *
Wed, Aug 5 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory ^
Fri, Aug 7 – Denver, CO – Junkyard #
Mon, Aug 10 – Seattle, WA – WAMU Theater @ Lumen Field #
Tue, Aug 11 – Vancouver, BC – PNE Forum #
Thu, Aug 13 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium #
Sat, Aug 15 – Los Angeles, CA – Intuit Dome @
Tue, Aug 18 – San Diego, CA – Gallagher Square at Petco Park #
# with BNYX
^ with SLAYR
* support TBD
~ with Lyrical Lemonade All Stars
@ with Yeat & Friends