Lorde summer is upon us, and we’re not talking about the new pope.
Lorde’s rare public appearance at the 2025 Met Gala was a clear indicator that the 28-year-old singer would be hitting the road. After all, the last time the New Zealand native attended the star-studded event was in 2021, just ahead of the release of her third studio album, Solar Power, and its supplementary tour of the same name.
Now, as Lorde gears up for the release of Virgin on June 27, the “What Was That” singer has officially announced the highly anticipated news: The Ultrasound tour kicks off in September 2025. While the name of the tour does not mirror the album’s, the poster art features a similar blue X-ray as the one from her album announcement on April 30.
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“I am going on tour in support of my new album, Virgin,” Lorde wrote in an email to fans on May 8, per Pitchfork. “Every show I play is a collaboration between you and me. We meet in a room and we make music together, our bodies and the machines in search of something bigger together. 12 years of meeting up and making sound that’s just for us. Since last time I’ve been stripping away unnecessary layers, finding us more room to move. I think that Ultrasound could be our masterpiece.”
Start texting your group chat, because your Ticketmaster battle begins now. Here’s everything we know about the tour — from how to buy tickets to openers, hidden meanings and hospitality packages.
First of all, what do we know about Virgin?
Lorde hasn’t shared too much since posting the album announcement at the end of April, though the first single, “What Was That?,” is a synth-pop banger. In a message on her website, Lorde said the album was “100% WRITTEN IN BLOOD.”
“THE COLOUR OF THE ALBUM IS CLEAR,” Lorde wrote at the time, per Billboard. “LIKE BATHWATER, WINDOWS, ICE, SPIT. FULL TRANSPARENCY. THE LANGUAGE IS PLAIN AND UNSENTIMENTAL. THE SOUNDS ARE THE SAME WHEREVER POSSIBLE. I WAS TRYING TO SEE MYSELF, ALL THE WAY THROUGH. I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A DOCUMENT THAT REFLECTED MY FEMININITY: RAW, PRIMAL, INNOCENT, ELEGANT, OPENHEARTED, SPIRITUAL, MASC.”
At the 2025 Met Gala, Lorde told Vogue that her custom Thom Browne skirt suit and floating cummerbund bra was a Virgin “Easter egg,” adding, “more will be revealed. I just love the open back. To me it represents where I’m at gender-wise. I feel like a man and a woman, you know?”
When and where are Lorde’s Ultrasound tour dates?
Here’s the complete list of Ultrasound tour dates and locations, including UK dates highlighted in bold.
September 17: Austin - Moody Center
September 19: Chicago - United Center
September 20: Nashville - The Pinnacle
September 23: Columbus, Ohio - Schottenstein Center
September 24: Toronto - Scotiabank Arena
September 26: Boston - TD Garden
September 27: Montreal - Bell Centre
September 30: Philadelphia - Wells Fargo Center
October 1: New York - Madison Square Garden
October 3: Pittsburgh - Petersen Events Center
October 4: Washington, DC - The Anthem
October 7: Duluth - Gas South Arena
October 9: St. Louis - Chaifetz Arena
October 10: Milwaukee - UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
October 11: Minneapolis - Armory
October 14: Morrison, Colorado - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
October 17: Las Vegas - MGM Grand Garden Arena
October 18: Inglewood, California - Kia Forum
October 19: Berkeley, California - Greek Theatre
October 21: Portland, Oregon - Moda Center
October 22: Seattle - Climate Pledge Arena
November 9: Luxembourg - Rockhal
November 10: Paris - Zénith de Paris - La Villette
November 15: Manchester, England - AO Arena
November 16: London - O2 Arena
November 19: Glasgow - OVO Hydro
November 20: Birmingham - Utilitia Arena
November 22: Dublin - RDS Simmonscourt
November 24: Amsterdam - AFAS Live
November 27: Brussels - Forest National
November 29: Bologna, Italy - Unipol Arena
November 30: Zurich - Halle 622
December 1: Munich - Zenith
December 3: Cologne, Germany - Palladium
December 5: Berlin - Max-Schmeling-Halle
December 6: Lodz, Poland - Atlas Arena
December 8: Copenhagen - K.B. Hallen
December 9: Stockholm - Annexet
Who are Lorde’s support acts?
As Lorde said on Instagram, she’s bringing along her “most talented friends” to play select dates, including Virgin coproducers Jim-E Stack and Dev Hynes of Blood Orange. Other openers include Japanese House, Nilüfer Yanya, Chanel Beads, Empress Of, Jim-E Stack, and Oklou.
How can you get tickets?
Tickets go on sale today, on May 16, while pre-sale started on May 14th. As Lorde wrote on Instagram, “Come see what’s under the skin.”
You can buy tickets on Ticketmaster – for Manchester, Glasgow, London, Birmingham and Dublin dates. At the time of publishing, we could only see prices for the Glasgow OVO Hydro show confirmed – and these range from £47.90 to £126.25. We can expect other venues to have similar costs, but refresh this page for further updates.
Are there VIP packages available for the Lorde tour?
Yes! Seat Unique is our go-to for hospitality packages and VIP tickets. For those not in-the-know, Seat Unique sells hospitality and VIP tickets online. Packages include features like premium seats and luxury dining experiences, to really make your night out one to remember. Plus, we love that they send physical tickets to the event you're attending, by post, free of charge.
Hospitality tickets for the Lorde tour go on sale at the same time as general release: 10am on Friday 16th May. Included in the Lorde VIP Experience? Fast-track VIP entry into the venue, premium, padded seating with unrivalled views and access to a private lounge with refreshments available to purchase.
