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Loreen, who won Eurovision in both 2012 and 2023, has announced a UK and European tour for next year.
The artist’s biggest jaunt across the continent to date will kick off in the Netherlands on February 15 with 20 stops across Europe. She will later head to Birmingham on March 17 before playing a headline show at London’s iconic Eventim Apollo on March 19 before continuing on to Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol and Glasgow. The tour will wrap up in Dublin, Ireland at 3 Olympia on March 27.
“Last year’s tour was one of the best times of my life…this next tour is all for you,” Loreen said in a press release.
Tickets will go on sale on Friday (May 10) – you can check out the dates below and buy your tickets here.
15 – Utrecht, Netherlands TivoliVredenburg
16 – Oberhausen, Germany Turbinenhalle Oberhausen
19 – Oslo, Norway Sentrum Scene
20 – Stockholm, Sweden Annexet
22 – Vilnius, Lithuania Twinsbet Arena
23 – Warsaw, Poland Stodola
24 – Krakow, Poland Studio
25 – Berlin, Germany Huxley’s
27 – Prague, Czech Republic Roxy
28 – Vienna, Austria Gasometer
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2 – Budapest, Hungary, Akvarium Klub
4 – Munich, Germany, Muffathalle
5 – Brussels, Belgium, AB
6 – Paris, France, Olympia
8 – Barcelona, Spain, Paral-lel 62
9 -Madrid, Spain, La Riviera
11 – Zurich, Switzerland, X-Tra
12 – Milan, Italy, Fabrique
14 – Lyon, France, Transbordeur
15 – Luxembourg, Luxembourg den Atelier
17 – Birmingham, UK, O2 Institute
19 – London, UK, Eventim Apollo
21 – Liverpool, UK, O2 Academy
22 – Manchester, UK Academy
23 – Bristol, UK O2 Academy
25 – Glasgow, UK O2 Academy
27 – Dublin, Ireland 3 Olympia
Loreen will be performing her new single, ‘Forever’, in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest this Saturday (May 11). The track will be released the day before.
She will also be headlining Manchester Pride 2024 in August.
Loreen took the Eurovision crown home at last year’s Song Contest, representing Sweden with her song ‘Tattoo’. It marked her second victory after having won for the first time back in 2012.
Last summer, following her Eurovision victory, Loreen sat down with NME to discuss her plans for new music and the feeling of taking home the song contest trophy for the second time.
She also opened up about how she would categorise her style of music, and said that she agrees with a fan’s comment that it is “spiritual pop”.
“It’s exactly what it is. Of course, I do spiritual pop. The dynamics in my songs – if you look at ‘Euphoria’ and ‘Tattoo’ – there is a spiritual thing going on there. You start with this small whispery thing, then you start building energy and being stronger and stronger, until you come to the chorus where it’s full-on power,” she explained.
“This is spiritual in a way because it’s almost like watching a movie and getting to the place where you start crying and feel a release. And that release is so important. We get it from clubbing, dancing, music – and we need it, because otherwise [there’s] a lot of stagnation in the body. So there’s a purpose to why I use certain dynamics, because you can’t really just scream at somebody [from the start]. You have to really build up – almost like trust, in a way, until you come to the point of release. And [in that moment] it could be that you cry or feel happy or whatever. But it is a spiritual build-up.”
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Olivia Rodrigo has brought out Lily Allen at her London show to duet ‘Smile’ – listen to the cover down below.
On her third night playing at London’s O2 Arena yesterday (May 17), Rodrigo announced she had a special guest for the audience, who she called “the most clever songwriter. And the coolest girl in London.
“I think the best day of my whole career was when I got to sing with her at Glastonbury,” she continued. “I absolutely adore her. Will you please give it up for Miss Lily Allen!”
To wild screams from the audience, Lily Allen stepped out on stage, where she proceeded to sing her 2006 hit ‘Smile’ – with the crowd singing along.
It’s not the first time they’ve teamed up before – as Rodrigo mentioned, she enlisted the help of Allen at Glastonbury 2022 to dedicate her song ‘Fuck You’ to the US Supreme Court (who, at the time, had just overturned Roe v Wade).
Watch Rodrigo and Allen sing ‘Smile’ below:
In a four-star review of Rodrigo’s first London show, NME said: “It’s the songs that pick at the deepest wounds that resonate with tonight’s crowd. ‘Vampire’’s stunning build from a piano ballad to jaunty clap-back to the people who should know better is one of many howl-along moments.
“The raw regret of ‘Drivers Licence’ brought her to this venue a few years ago, but now, it’s sung with both the lived experience and confidence that comes only from someone who’s moved on to even bigger and better things; there’s no denying that Rodrigo has certainly done that and will continue to do so.
NME also reviewed her sophomore album ‘GUTS’ in a five-star review, writing: “‘Guts’ doesn’t just feel transitional in a musical sense. It marks the end of Rodrigo’s teenage years, a moment that has gravity given that she recently said in a statement that she felt like she grew “10 years” between the ages of 18 and 20.
“Here, she offers blunt self-analysis while reflecting on wider cultural ideas of performance and swallowing anger in order to comply with the wants and needs of others. It works as a display of real power, range and versatility – all of which Rodrigo possesses in abundance.”
Meanwhile, Lily Allen has recently announced she’s been “trying some stuff out” with country and western music, adding: “I do love country and western music. And also I feel like with my writing, it’s quite storytelling, sort of like narrative-led music.”
However, it seems like new music from the Londoner might have to wait, claiming there was no deadline for her to finish a new album: “I’m kind of left to my own devices and I haven’t got, like, a deadline… No one has any anticipation.”
Her last album was 2018’s ‘No Shame’, which NME gave four stars: “By the end, it’s hard to deny No Shame represents the woman who made it: it’s a smart, self-aware and compellingly imperfect record with a pretty unique point of view.”
In other news, Olivia Rodrigo has said she is “so disappointed” after her Manchester Co-Op Live shows were postponed.
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