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The Kid LAROI Announces Global A PERFECT WORLD TOUR
GRAMMY-nominated, multi-platinum chart-topping global superstar The Kid LAROI announced dates for his global A PERFECT WORLD TOUR. Produced by Live Nation, the tour will kick off in Fort Lauderdale on April 27. The North American leg will make stops in major cities including New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Toronto, and Houston, before continuing across the UK and Europe, including stops in London, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin. American singer-rapper Tommy Richman will serve as direct support on all North American dates. Support for the European leg will be announced at a later date.
Citi is the official card of the A PERFECT WORLD TOUR. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, February 17 at 10am ET until 10pm local time on Thursday, February 19 through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.
Artist presale begins on Wednesday, February 18 at 10am local time. Additional presales will take place on Wednesday, February 18, including the Live Nation and Ticketmaster presales at 1pm local time. Venue presales will begin on Thursday, February 19 at 10am local time. All presales will conclude at 10pm local time on Thursday, February 19. General on sale begins Friday, February 20 at 10am local time. A limited number of VIP packages will also be available. Tickets HERE.
BEFORE I FORGET, released January 9, 2026 via Columbia Records, marks LAROI’s third full-length project and signals a powerful turning point for the 22-year-old artist defined by vulnerability and emotional clarity, featuring introspective storytelling across 15 tracks. BEFORE I FORGET debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200, earning 41,000 equivalent album units in its first week, including more than 30 million on-demand streams, becoming LAROI’s second top-10 entry on the chart. Steeped in introspection and showcasing LAROI’s distinctive songwriting and genre-bending prowess at new heights, each track gives an intimate insight into his world. Listen HERE.
A PERFECT WORLD TOUR dates:
April 27, 2026 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – War Memorial Auditorium +
April 29, 2026 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy +
May 1, 2026 – Tampa, FL – Yuengling Center +
May 3, 2026 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore +
May 5, 2026 – Boston, MA – Leader Bank Pavilion +
May 6, 2026 – Wallingford, CT – Toyota Oakdale Theatre +
May 8, 2026 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met +
May 11, 2026 – Washington, DC – The Anthem +
May 15, 2026 – Toronto, ON – Coca-Cola Coliseum +
May 16, 2026 – Laval, QC – Place Bell +
May 18, 2026 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount +
May 22, 2026 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed – Fairgrounds +
May 23, 2026 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill +
May 24, 2026 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady Music Center +
May 26, 2026 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works +
May 28, 2026 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center +
May 29, 2026 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory +
May 30, 2026 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheatre +
June 1, 2026 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel Entertainment Center +
June 2, 2026 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre +
June 3, 2026 – San Diego, CA – Gallagher Square +
June 5, 2026 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic +
June 6, 2026 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre +
June 10, 2026 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center +
June 11, 2026 – Las Vegas, NV – Fontainebleau Las Vegas +
October 27, 2026 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy Birmingham
October 29, 2026 – Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse
November 1, 2026 – London, UK – Hammersmith Apollo
November 4, 2026 – Brussels, BE – Forest National
November 5, 2026 – Amsterdam, NL – AFAS Live
November 8, 2026 – Paris, FR – Bataclan
November 12, 2026 – Milan, IT – Fabrique
November 14, 2026 – Berlin, DE – Uber Eats Music Hall
November 15, 2026 – Copenhagen, DK – KB Hallen
November 17, 2026 – Prague, CZ – O2 Arena
+ Support from Tommy Richman
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i-dle Announce 2026 North American Arena Tour
Internationally acclaimed, chart-topping K-pop group i-dle officially announced the North American leg of their highly anticipated 2026 i-dle WORLD TOUR [Syncopation] live on NBC’s TODAY Show this morning, where the group delivered a special performance of “Mono.” The national television reveal marks a major milestone in their rapidly expanding U.S. presence and signals the start of a bold new era, with an even bigger project arriving this May.
Kicking off August 2 in Hamilton, ON at TD Coliseum, the arena run, promoted by Live Nation, will see i-dle take over some of North America’s most iconic venues. The tour includes a stop at New Jersey’s Prudential Center, Philadelphia’s Xfinity Mobile Arena, and a major Southeast moment at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena. From there, the group heads to Orlando’s Kia Center and San Antonio’s Frost Bank Arena, before expanding further into Mexico City’s legendary Palacio de los Deportes, one of Latin America’s most celebrated arenas.
The West Coast leg underscores the group’s explosive U.S. growth, with performances at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum, the Bay Area’s Oakland Arena, and Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, venues that regularly host the world’s biggest touring artists. Altogether, the run represents i-dle’s most expansive North American headline tour to date, solidifying their evolution from breakthrough global act to full-fledged arena powerhouse.
General on-sale starts Wednesday, March 11 at 3pm local time. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit ticketmaster.com
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 pre-show i-dle soundcheck, access to the post-show send-off event, early entry into the venue & more. VIP package contents vary based on the offer selected. For more information, visit vipnation.com
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
08/02 – TD Coliseum – Hamilton, ON
08/04 – Prudential Center – Newark, NJ
08/06 – Xfinity Mobile Arena – Philadelphia, PA
08/08 – State Farm Arena – Atlanta, GA
08/11 – Kia Center – Orlando, FL
08/13 – Frost Bank Arena – San Antonio, TX
08/16 – Palacio de los Deportes – Mexico City, MX
08/19 – The Kia Forum – Los Angeles, CA
08/21 – Oakland Arena – Oakland, CA
08/23 – Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle, WA
The announcement arrives on the heels of their latest single, “Mono (feat. skaiwater),” the group’s first new music in eight months and a striking creative evolution. “Mono” embraces restraint and introspection, built on a minimalist yet sophisticated beat. Featuring British rapper skaiwater, the accompanying black-and-white music video blends intimate moments with large-scale choreography to symbolize individuality within unity.
With a major new project arriving in May, [Syncopation] sets the stage for what promises to be i-dle’s most ambitious global chapter yet, pairing artistic reinvention with their largest-scale live production to date.
More exciting news to come.
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+LIVE+ Announce ‘Like A Rolling Thunder Tour’ 2026
In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the album Mental Jewelry, iconic multi-platinum rock band +LIVE+ will be making their grand return to the Great White North. The legendary band fronted by Ed Kowalczyk are headlining their first cross country tour of Canada in over 20 years. Bringing Canadian icons Big Wreck with them, the tour kicked off February 23 in Abbotsford and runs through March 14 where it wraps in Halifax. Along the way, the tour will stop in Calgary (February 26), Winnipeg (March 2), London (March 7), Laval (March 10), and Quebec City (March 11) to name a few. Econoline Crush will be opening the first 10 shows of the tour while The Damn Truth will open the final 4 performances. +LIVE+ will be performing all their big hits from throughout their career such as “Lightning Crashes,” “I Alone,” “All Over You,” “Lakini’s Juice,” “The Dolphin’s Cry,” “Pain Lies on the Riverside,” and more!
FEB 23 – ABBOTSFORD – ABBOTSFORD CENTRE +
FEB 24 – KELOWNA – PROSPERA PLACE +
FEB 26 – CALGARY – GREY EAGLE +
FEB 27 – EDMONTON – ROGERS PLACE +
MAR 1 – SASKATOON – SASKTEL CENTRE +
MAR 2 – WINNIPEG – CANADA LIFE CENTRE +
MAR 5 – HAMILTON – TD COLISEUM +
MAR 6 – OTTAWA – CANADIAN TIRE CENTRE +
MAR 7 – LONDON – CANADA LIFE PLACE +
MAR 9 – OSHAWA – TRIBUTE COMMUNITIES CENTRE +
MAR 10 – LAVAL – PLACE BELL *
MAR 11 – QUEBEC CITY – VIDEOTRON CENTRE *
MAR 13 – MONCTON – AVENIR CENTRE *
MAR 14 – HALIFAX – SCOTIABANK CENTRE *
+ – LIVE/BIG WRECK/ECONOLINE CRUSH
* – LIVE/BIG WRECK/THE DAMN TRUTH
+LIVE+ broke onto the scene in 1991 with the release of their major label debut, Mental Jewelry. Produced by Talking Heads’ Jerry Harrison, the album not only introduced a bold new voice in alternative rock, but moved more than 1 million copies in the United States—earning Platinum certification, With searing tracks like “Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)” (Top 10 on U.S. Modern Rock), “Pain Lies on the Riverside,” and “Beauty of Grey,” +LIVE+ delivered raw emotion, spiritual depth, and virtuosic funk-inflected elements that would become their signature sound. More than three decades on, Mental Jewelry remains a foundational work still stirring hearts and garnering a whole new generation of fans for the band.