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Naomi Watanabe Announces 2026 North American Tour

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Comedian, actor, and creator Naomi Watanabe announces her 2026 North American tour, marking her most ambitious run of shows in the region to date. The tour begins April 17 in Los Angeles and will make stops across the U.S. and Canada. The announcement follows a major milestone back at home where Watanabe’s upcoming February 11, 2026 performance at Tokyo Dome sold out over 40,000 tickets.

Comedy lovers and Naomi Watanabe fans alike can expect a night of start-to-finish laughter from one of the world’s greatest comedic talents. In her first fully English tour, Naomi will share her unmatched perspective into life’s mysteries and idiosyncrasies.

“The last few years have been full of big changes for both myself as a person and my comedy, and I can’t wait to share what I’ve been up to with audiences all around North America,” says Watanabe. “This tour would not be possible without the love and support of my fans from the U.S., Canada, Japan, and beyond. Thank you, and I can’t wait to meet friends – old and new – on the road this spring.”

Watanabe first rose to prominence in Japan in 2007, where she became widely known for her sketch comedy and original characters. In recent years, she has been steadily expanding her presence in North America through a combination of live performances, podcasting, and acting opportunities.

In recent years, Watanabe’s profile has continued to grow following her move to New York City. In 2023, she launched the podcast Naomi Takes America and took it on a seven-city live tour, blending improv, stand-up, and audience Q&A. In 2024, she made her English-language stand-up debut with Stand Up with Naomi Watanabe, selling out two shows at the Gramercy Theatre within an hour, and in 2026 she will also headline a solo sketch comedy show in Japan.

Outside of her comedy, Watanabe has used her platform to become one of the most disruptive forces in the fashion and beauty space, by consistently shattering traditional industry standards through global partnerships and ambassadorships with top brands such as Adidas x Ivy Park, Gap, Marc Jacobs, Fendi, and Hugo Boss, and her very own streetwear clothing line, Punyus. She has been recognized as one of BBC’s “100 Women” and received the Global Groundbreaker Award at Character Media’s Unforgettable Gala. She also appeared on Netflix’s Queer Eye, where she and Karamo Brown shared advice on confidence and self-expression, and lent her voice to the 2025 Disney/Pixar film Elio.

TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting with a Citi presale (details below) beginning Wednesday, December 3. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on sale beginning Friday, December 5 at 10AM ET. For further ticketing information, please visit NaomiWatanabe.com.

CITI PRESALE: Citi is the official card for the U.S. Live Nation dates of the Naomi Watanabe 2026 Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday, December 3 at 10AM local time until Thursday, December 4 at 10PM local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For full details, visit www.citientertainment.com.

TOUR DATES:

Friday, April 17 | Los Angeles, CA | The Wiltern
Saturday, April 18 | San Diego, CA | Observatory SD
Thursday, April 23 | San Francisco, CA | The Castro Theatre
Saturday, April 25 | Las Vegas, NV | Palazzo Theatre
Friday, May 1 | Honolulu, HI | Hawaii Theatre
Thursday, May 7 | Detroit, MI | Majestic Theatre
Friday, May 8 | Chicago, IL | The Vic
Saturday, May 9 | Atlanta, GA | Buckhead Theatre
Thursday, May 14 | Boulder, CO | Boulder Theater
Friday, May 15 | Dallas, TX | House of Blues
Saturday,  May 16 | Houston, TX | House of Blues
Wednesday, May 27 | Washington, DC | The Howard Theatre
Thursday, May 28 | Toronto, ON | Danforth Music Hall
Friday, May 29 | Boston, MA | The Wilbur
Saturday, June 6 | New York, NY | Town Hall
Thursday, June 11 | Portland, OR | Aladdin Theater
Friday, June 12 | Seattle, WA | Neptune Theatre
Saturday, June 13 | Vancouver, BC | Vogue Theatre

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Steve Lacy Announces 27-Date Fall Tour Behind Oh Yeah?

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Steve Lacy is hitting the road this fall with a 27-date tour in support of his upcoming album, Oh Yeah?

The tour kicks off September 27 in Minneapolis and will take Lacy across North America, with stops planned in Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago and New York. The run will wrap up in Vancouver.

Oh Yeah? marks Lacy’s first album since 2022’s Gemini Rights, the record that helped further establish him as one of R&B and alternative music’s most distinctive voices. The new album features appearances from SZA, Erykah Badu and Cecile Believe.

The upcoming tour will be Lacy’s first major run since the 2022 Give You the World Tour, which supported Gemini Rights. Four years later, he is set to return to the stage with new material and a string of dates across North America.

Steve Lacy Oh Yeah? Tour Dates:
09-27 Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
09-30 Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
10-03 Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
10-05 Toronto, Ontario – Coca-Cola Coliseum
10-06 Laval, Quebec – Place Bell
10-10 New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
10-13 Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
10-15 Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
10-18 Washington, DC – The Anthem
10-20 Virginia Beach, VA – The Dome by Rutter Mills
10-22 Charlotte, NC – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
10-23 Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
10-26 Miami, FL – FPL Solar Amphitheatre
10-28 Tampa, FL – Yuengling Center
10-30 Atlanta, GA – Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park
11-02 Nashville, TN – Nashville Municipal Auditorium
11-05 Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
11-07 Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park
11-08 Houston, TX – Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
11-11 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
11-13 Las Vegas, NV – The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
11-17 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
11-19 San Diego, CA – Gallagher Square at Petco Park
11-21 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
11-24 San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
11-28 Seattle, WA – WAMU Theater
11-30 Vancouver, British Columbia – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre

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Tyla Announces 34-Date Global Tour in Support of New Album APOP*

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Fresh off the release of her new album APOP*, South African singer-songwriter Tyla has announced a 34-date global tour that will take her across Europe, North America, and Africa.

The tour kicks off in Paris, France, in October before moving through the UK and Europe. Tyla will then begin the North American leg in San Francisco on November 13, followed by a stop at Vancouver’s Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre on November 15.

The singer will return to Canada later in the run for a November 26 performance at Toronto’s Coca-Cola Coliseum. From there, she’ll continue through the United States before heading back to Africa for shows in Lagos, Cape Town, and her hometown of Johannesburg, where the tour will wrap up.

The run marks Tyla‘s longest stretch of North American shows to date. She had originally planned a world tour in support of her 2024 self-titled debut album, but the trek was cancelled after she suffered an injury.

Tyla‘s breakout single “Water” became a global hit and earned her the inaugural Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance in 2024. The song later received a remix featuring Travis Scott.

The upcoming tour follows the July 24 release of APOP*, Tyla‘s latest full-length project and the follow-up to her self-titled debut.

Presales for the tour begin Wednesday, July 29, at 10 a.m. local time, with tickets going on general sale Friday, July 31, at 10 a.m. local time.

Tyla 2026–2027 Tour Dates:
10-12 Paris, France – Zenith Paris
10-13 Amsterdam, Netherlands – AFAS Live
10-15 London, England – O2 Academy Brixton
10-18 Glasgow, England – O2 Academy Glasgow
10-19 Manchester, England – O2 Apollo Manchester
10-22 Brussels, Belgium – Forest National
10-24 Dusseldorf, Germany – Mitsubishi Electric HALLE
10-25 Frankfurt, Germany – Stadthalle Offenbach
10-27 Berlin, Germany – Uber Eats Music Hall
10-29 Stockholm, Sweden – Annexet
10-30 Oslo, Norway – Oslo Spektrum
11-01 Copenhagen, Denmark – K.B. Hallen
11-12 Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live
11-13 San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
11-15 Vancouver, British Columbia – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
11-17 Seattle, WA – WAMU Theater @ Lumen Field
11-20 Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
11-22 Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
11-25 Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
11-26 Toronto, ON – Coca-Cola Coliseum
11-28 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
12-02 Washington, DC – The Anthem
12-05 Tampa, FL – Yuengling Center
12-06 Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
12-09 Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
12-10 Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
12-11 Austin, TX – Moody Center
12-14 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
12-15 San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena
12-16 Los Angeles, CA – YouTube Theater
12-19 Las Vegas, NV – Fontainebleau Las Vegas
12-22 Lagos, Nigeria – TBA
01-04 Cape Town, South Africa – Green Point Track
01-09 Johannesburg, South Africa – Expo Centre, Nasrec

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