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News.com.au
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Lorde gives the Green Light to summer tour of Aussie arenas in February
Alt-pop queen Lorde has confirmed she's bringing her Ultrasound world tour to Australia with arena concerts in February, Fans Down Under who sent her fourth record Virgin straight to No. 1 on debut last week were frustrated the 28-year-old pop innovator left Australia off the run when she announced international dates in May. About 95 per cent of the shows in the US, UK and Europe have already sold out so there is going to be huge demand for tickets to her gigs at Brisbane Entertainment Centre on February 16, Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney on February 18, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne on February 21 and RAC Arena, Perth on February 25. It looks like Adelaide has again missed out on a big international tour. The Green Light superstar's promoter Frontier Touring teased the reveal of her Australian shows with posters in high-profile city locations this week. Lorde, known as Ella Yelich-O'Connor on her passport, hinted in May as she began her album campaign she would be coming back to Australia and her native New Zealand with the tour in support of the Virgin album. 'Could you imagine if I didn't? That would be bad, that would be bad,' she said. She shocked fans in May when she made an impromptu appearance at Sydney club Mary's Underground where fans were holding a Lorde-themed night, dancing with gobsmacked gig goers until the early hours. 'Lorde appearing at Mary's Underground in Sydney tonight was not on my 2025 bingo card but I fear I've won,' a fan posted on TikTok. She then officially launched Virgin with a surprise set at the Glastonbury festival on the day of its release. The What Was That? chart slayer has had a profound influence on the new wave of female pop artists including Billie Eilish and Gracie Abrams. As she prepared to release Virgin, she revealed she had battled an eating disorder during the campaign for her 2021 record Solar Power. She said the health challenge, which she began to address in 2023, stifled her ability to create music. 'This was a period where all I was thinking about was trying to weigh as little as possible, and going to sleep thinking about food, and waking up thinking about food and exercise,' she told the BBC. 'That was my creative pursuit; that's where it was all going. At the time I was like, 'I need to stop doing this, because it's blocking all of my artistry.' Once that went away, it all started coming back.' Lorde was one of the front-row celebrities showing off their love of haute couture at Paris Fashion Week shows this week. Tickets for the Australian shows open with an American Express presale on July 15 from 1pm local times. The Frontier Member presale kicks off on July 17 from 2pm local time before general tickets go on sale on July 18 at 2pm.
CNN
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Lorde crashes Lorde-themed club night, astonishing fans
Fans attending a Lorde-themed club night at a Sydney venue were left in disbelief on Sunday night when the singer herself turned up to the event. Those attending the club night, organized by Sugarush at Mary's Underground, were only expecting to 'come dance (or cry) in the club as DJ @xeimma plays all the eras,' as had been advertised. But, shortly beforehand, whispers began to circulate at the venue that Lorde herself might attend because her security had done a walkthrough, Emma Parke, the DJ at the event, told CNN. Then, 20 minutes before Lorde arrived, Parke got a heads-up that she was coming, teed up all her biggest Lorde hits, and 'just hope(d) for the best,' she said. The crowd had no such warning, however, and only realized the New Zealand star was there when she began interacting with some of them. Two of Parke's friends were the first to speak to the singer as she 'tapped them on the shoulder and was like 'Oh I heard there's a club night on tonight…,'' Parke recalled. 'And then people turned their heads and started to notice. You just saw people processing it for a second, and then all of a sudden, there was this complete shift and chaos. But good chaos.' Frenzied videos posted on Instagram show the Grammy-award winning singer on the dancefloor with her fans, dancing in the middle of a circle they formed around her. 'So many people had their own little moment with her,' Parke said. 'Her energy was just so kind and genuine … It just felt like we were all friends, and she seemed stoked to be there.' Lorde, whose real name is Ella Yelich-O'Connor, stayed around 20 minutes, at one point joining Parke on the stage where she was DJing. Then, as she turned to leave, Parke played 'Girl, so confusing,' a remix track on which Lorde collaborated with Charli XCX, and 'she ended up coming back into the mosh, and stuck around a little longer.' The club night had been scheduled to coincide with the release of Lorde's latest single, 'What Was That,' ahead of her new album, 'Virgin,' dropping on June 27. This was the second surprise appearance Lorde has made in the run-up to her album release. In April, she danced with fans in New York's Washington Square Park after police shut down her attempt to stage an impromptu concert.
The Independent
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Watch: Lorde secretly gatecrashes her own fan event in Sydney
Lorde surprised fans by sneaking into a club night held in her honour in Australia on Sunday evening (25 May). Video from Sydney venue Mary's Underground shows the New Zealand -born pop star dancing with fans to her track Supercut, before sneaking behind the DJ decks with Emma Parke to play her recent single What Was That. DJ of the event, Emma Parke, posted to Instagram saying: 'Still in disbelief. Feeling unbelievably grateful to @lorde for making this a night we'll talk about for years.' 'After years of throwing events, this was one of the most rewarding nights of my life. Completely unmatched,' she continued.
CNN
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Lorde crashes Lorde-themed club night, astonishing fans
Fans attending a Lorde-themed club night at a Sydney venue were left in disbelief on Sunday night when the singer herself turned up to the event. Those attending the club night, organized by Sugarush at Mary's Underground, were only expecting to 'come dance (or cry) in the club as DJ @xeimma plays all the eras,' as had been advertised. But, shortly beforehand, whispers began to circulate at the venue that Lorde herself might attend because her security had done a walkthrough, Emma Parke, the DJ at the event, told CNN. Then, 20 minutes before Lorde arrived, Parke got a heads-up that she was coming, teed up all her biggest Lorde hits, and 'just hope(d) for the best,' she said. The crowd had no such warning, however, and only realized the New Zealand star was there when she began interacting with some of them. Two of Parke's friends were the first to speak to the singer as she 'tapped them on the shoulder and was like 'Oh I heard there's a club night on tonight…,'' Parke recalled. 'And then people turned their heads and started to notice. You just saw people processing it for a second, and then all of a sudden, there was this complete shift and chaos. But good chaos.' Frenzied videos posted on Instagram show the Grammy-award winning singer on the dancefloor with her fans, dancing in the middle of a circle they formed around her. 'So many people had their own little moment with her,' Parke said. 'Her energy was just so kind and genuine … It just felt like we were all friends, and she seemed stoked to be there.' Lorde, whose real name is Ella Yelich-O'Connor, stayed around 20 minutes, at one point joining Parke on the stage where she was DJing. Then, as she turned to leave, Parke played 'Girl, so confusing,' a remix track on which Lorde collaborated with Charli XCX, and 'she ended up coming back into the mosh, and stuck around a little longer.' The club night had been scheduled to coincide with the release of Lorde's latest single, 'What Was That,' ahead of her new album, 'Virgin,' dropping on June 27. This was the second surprise appearance Lorde has made in the run-up to her album release. In April, she danced with fans in New York's Washington Square Park after police shut down her attempt to stage an impromptu concert.
CNN
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Lorde crashes Lorde-themed club night, astonishing fans
Fans attending a Lorde-themed club night at a Sydney venue were left in disbelief on Sunday night when the singer herself turned up to the event. Those attending the club night, organized by Sugarush at Mary's Underground, were only expecting to 'come dance (or cry) in the club as DJ @xeimma plays all the eras,' as had been advertised. But, shortly beforehand, whispers began to circulate at the venue that Lorde herself might attend because her security had done a walkthrough, Emma Parke, the DJ at the event, told CNN. Then, 20 minutes before Lorde arrived, Parke got a heads-up that she was coming, teed up all her biggest Lorde hits, and 'just hope(d) for the best,' she said. The crowd had no such warning, however, and only realized the New Zealand star was there when she began interacting with some of them. Two of Parke's friends were the first to speak to the singer as she 'tapped them on the shoulder and was like 'Oh I heard there's a club night on tonight…,'' Parke recalled. 'And then people turned their heads and started to notice. You just saw people processing it for a second, and then all of a sudden, there was this complete shift and chaos. But good chaos.' Frenzied videos posted on Instagram show the Grammy-award winning singer on the dancefloor with her fans, dancing in the middle of a circle they formed around her. 'So many people had their own little moment with her,' Parke said. 'Her energy was just so kind and genuine … It just felt like we were all friends, and she seemed stoked to be there.' Lorde, whose real name is Ella Yelich-O'Connor, stayed around 20 minutes, at one point joining Parke on the stage where she was DJing. Then, as she turned to leave, Parke played 'Girl, so confusing,' a remix track on which Lorde collaborated with Charli XCX, and 'she ended up coming back into the mosh, and stuck around a little longer.' The club night had been scheduled to coincide with the release of Lorde's latest single, 'What Was That,' ahead of her new album, 'Virgin,' dropping on June 27. This was the second surprise appearance Lorde has made in the run-up to her album release. In April, she danced with fans in New York's Washington Square Park after police shut down her attempt to stage an impromptu concert.
