Lorde at the AO Arena - everything you need to know
Grammy Award-winning superstar Lorde will return to the UK and Ireland this week for the latest legs of the Ultrasound World Tour – here’s everything you need to know.
The Ultrasound World Tour, which got underway at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, back in September, marks the singer’s first tour since the ‘Solar Power Tour’, which culminated in 2023. Earlier this year, Lorde released her first album in four years, ‘Virgin’, which saw the 29-year-old return to her synth-pop roots following the release of her folk-influenced record ‘Solar Power’ in 2021.
Starting off with a date at Manchester’s AO Arena, the UK and Ireland leg of Lorde’s tour will see the singer head to Manchester, London, Glasgow and Birmingham before culminating in a set at Dublin’s RDS Simmonscourt.
Ahead of the tour kicking off in Manchester on Saturday evening, we’ve put together a list of everything you need to know ahead of time.
Who will be supporting Lorde?
Throughout her tour, the New Zealand-born singer will be accompanied by indie-pop and electronic artist Jim E Stack, who co-produced and co-wrote on the singer’s ‘Virgin’ album and previously collaborated with the likes of Dominic Fike, Haim, Diplo and Caroline Polachek. Additionally, Lorde will be joined by multi-instrumentalist Blood Orange, who blends elements of R&B, synth-funk, electronic, and indie into his sound, in Manchester.
For the shows in Glasgow, Birmingham, Dublin and the first date in London, the 29-year-old will also be supported by Nilüfer Yanya, whose guitar-driven sound draws on a wide range of influences from indie rock, jazz, psychedelia, new wave, post-punk, and trip-hop. Finally, for the second show in London, Lorde will be supported by The Japanese House, who supported the ‘Royals’ singer in North America.
Potential setlist
According to setlist, this is what Lorde performed during her show at Le Zénith in Paris on November 10th.
- Hammer
- Royals
- Broken Glass
- Buzzcut Season
- Favourite Daughter
- Perfect Places
- Shapeshifter
- Clearblue
- Current Affairs
- Supercut
- No Better
- GRWM
- The Louvre
- Oceanic Feeling
- Big Star
- Liability
- Man of the Year
- If She Could See Me Now
- Team
- What Was That
- Green Light
- David
- Ribs
Tour dates in the UK and Ireland
- 15th November - Manchester’s AO Arena
- 16th November - London’s O2 Arena
- 17th November - London’s O2 Arena
- 19th November - Glasgow’s OVO Hydro
- 20th November - Birmingham’s Utilita Arena
- 22nd November - Dublin’s RDS Simmonscourt
Tickets
Most of the tickets for Lorde’s tour across the UK and Ireland have sold out, with low availability for the shows in Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham and the second show in London listed on Ticketmaster. However, there’s limited availability for the first show in London and for the performance in Dublin. You can buy tickets online at Ticketmaster here.