Lorde’s tour dates for 2026 are down to the last two. She headlines Austin City Limits in Texas on the Saturday of both festival weekends, 3 and 10 October (Austin time), and no tour dates for 2027 have been announced. Her Ultrasound World Tour played its final headline show at the Rockhal in Luxembourg on 1 September, after a year that began at home with Spark Arena and Christchurch in February.
Between those bookends sat a 24-festival summer across North America and Europe, a new show built for the festival run, and two Tui awards back home. Here is where the tour went, what is still to come, and what is known about what happens next.
Lorde headlines Austin City Limits on both Saturdays
Austin City Limits runs at Zilker Park over two weekends, 2–4 October and 9–11 October 2026. Lorde closes the Saturday bill on both weekends, after Bleachers and Levity. Saturday night in Austin is Sunday afternoon in New Zealand, so the first of the two sets lands on Sunday 4 October NZ time and the second on Sunday 11 October.
These are the only dates still listed for her in 2026.
Is there a Lorde tour in 2027?
Not yet. As of October 2026 no 2027 tour dates have been announced by Lorde or her promoters, including any return to New Zealand or Australia. Ticket resale pages and websites with “tour 2027” in their names do not reflect announced shows.
What she has said points to more music rather than a long break. In an interview with Variety in October 2025 she said “It’s not going to be four years” until her next album, and added that she was “feeling kind of insatiable”. She is now an independent artist after her contract with Universal Music Group expired in 2025.
Lorde tour dates 2026, leg by leg
New Zealand and Australia in February
- Wednesday 11 February, Spark Arena, Auckland
- Friday 13 February, Wolfbrook Arena, Christchurch
- Monday 16 February, Brisbane Entertainment Centre
- 18 and 19 February, Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
- 21 and 22 February, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
- Wednesday 25 February, RAC Arena, Perth
US rapper, singer and producer Kevin Abstract was the special guest on all of the New Zealand and Australian shows, promoter Frontier Touring announced. No further New Zealand concerts have been listed since.
Mexico and Los Angeles in April and May
- 28 April, Auditorio Banamex, Monterrey
- 29 April, Auditorio Telmex, Zapopan
- 1 May, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City
- 14 May, Kia Forum, Inglewood (Los Angeles)
North American festivals
- 5 June, Governors Ball, New York
- 7 June, All Things Go, Toronto
- 30 July, Lollapalooza, Chicago
- 31 July, Hinterland Music Festival, Saint Charles, Iowa
- 2 August, Osheaga, Montreal
European festivals and headline shows
- 9 July, Mad Cool, Madrid
- 11 July, NOS Alive, Algés (Lisbon)
- 13 July, Festival de Nîmes, France
- 15 July, Les Nuits de Fourvière, Lyon
- 16 July, Gurtenfestival, Bern
- 18 July, Colours of Ostrava, Czech Republic
- 19 July, Lollapalooza Berlin
- 21 July, Paléo Festival, Nyon
- 23 July, Unaltrofestival, Milan
- 13 August, BitterSweet Festival, Poznań
- 14 August, Syd for Solen, Copenhagen
- 15 August, Way Out West, Gothenburg
- 18 August, Pula Arena, Croatia (headline show)
- 20 August, Frequency Festival, St. Pölten, Austria
- 22 August, All Points East, London
- 23 August, Lowlands, Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
- 25 August, Edinburgh Summer Sessions
- 27 August, Rock en Seine, Paris
- 28 August, Forwards Festival, Bristol
- 31 August, Superbloom, Munich
- 1 September, Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (final headline show)
The Luxembourg show had originally been set for 9 November 2025 and was postponed to 1 September 2026.
Lorde’s UK shows in London, Edinburgh and Bristol
Her UK run came in one week at the end of August. She played All Points East in London’s Victoria Park on 22 August, then headlined Edinburgh Summer Sessions at the Royal Highland Showgrounds on 25 August, with Zara Larsson and Audrey Hobert in support, as Ticketmaster announced. Bristol’s Forwards Festival followed on 28 August. No UK dates are listed after that.
Lorde’s 2026 setlist and the new festival show
The setlist changed mid-year. From her Governors Ball set in New York on 5 June 2026, Lorde switched to a newly designed show with an altered setlist for the festival summer, rather than the arena production she toured through the Oceania and Mexico legs. That festival version is the show Austin City Limits gets in October.
Virgin, the album behind the tour
The Ultrasound World Tour was built around Virgin, her fourth studio album, released on 27 June 2025 after Pure Heroine (2013), Melodrama (2017) and Solar Power (2021). Its singles were “What Was That”, “Man of the Year” and “Hammer”. The album debuted at number one in Aotearoa, Australia and the UK, the first of her albums to do that, and reached number two in the US.
That run was recognised at home. At the Aotearoa Music Awards at The Civic in Auckland on 28 May 2026, Lorde won Best Pop Artist and the International Achievement award. Her song “David” also made the Top 20 for the 2026 APRA Silver Scroll but not the final five.
Frequently asked questions
When is Lorde performing next?
At Austin City Limits in Texas on Saturday 3 October and Saturday 10 October 2026 (Austin time), which is Sunday afternoon in New Zealand.
Is Lorde coming to Australia again?
No new Australian dates have been announced. She played Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in February 2026.
Is Lorde touring Asia in 2026?
No Asian dates were part of the 2026 schedule.
When did Lorde play Lollapalooza in 2026?
She played Lollapalooza Berlin on 19 July and Lollapalooza in Chicago on 30 July 2026.
Is Lorde from New Zealand?
Yes. She was born in Auckland and grew up on the North Shore. Her full name, age and family are covered in our guide to Lorde’s age and background.
