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Well chosen, Lorde
Melodrama star Lorde has invited Run The Jewels on tour with her across the United States on a whopping 30-date stretch.
They will kock off in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 1 March before winding up in Music City - Nashville - on 15 April. Tickets are on sale now.
The power that these shows back-to-back has will be something definitely worth witnessing if you're lucky enough to find yourself on the other side of the pond.
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Of Lorde's show, Gigwise's Jordan Emery, who was watching her at Alexandra Palace last week claims it was a "spectacle" that induced a "life-affirming high". Meanwhile, other critics have been unanimous in their praise of the Lorde live show, too, with not one paper itching to scorn on the David Bowie endorsed singer.
As for RTJ, adding them to the mix just makes it that much more special. The move shows Lorde determined to make her tour as essential as possible. She couldn't have opted for a more fitting, generous personalities to take on the road. RTJ's latest album, Run The Jewls 3, feels like a portal into the future sonically; it's fresh approach making it impossible to pigeonhole. Lyrically, it conjures the tension and chaos in our world in light of the putrid rise of right wing politicians.
In addition to Run the Jewels’ direct support slot, Tove Styrke will join as a special guest opener for the first half of dates and Mitski will join to support the latter half (full details below).
Elsewhere, Run The Jewels released new material last Friday. They put out a track that has been used on Fifa 18.
Lorde and Run The Jewels tour dates:
MAR 1 - MILWAUKEE, WI @ BMO HARRIS BRADLEY CENTER*
MAR 2 - ST. LOUIS, MO @ CHAIFETZ ARENA*
MAR 3 - KANSAS CITY, MO @ SPRINT CENTER*
MAR 5 - DENVER, CO @ PEPSI CENTER*
MAR 8 - VANCOUVER, BC @ ROGERS ARENA* MAR-9 - SEATLLE, WA @ KEYARENA AT THE SEATTLE CENTER*
MAR 10 - PORTLAND, OR @ MODA CENTER AT THE ROSE GARDEN*
MAR 12 - SACRAMENTO, CA @ GOLDEN1 CENTER%
MAR 13 - OAKLAND, CA @ THE ORACLE ARENA* )
MAR 14 - LOS ANGELES, CA @ STAPLES CENTER%
MAR 16 - GLENDALE, AZ @ GILA RIVER ARENA%
MAR 18 - DALLAS, TX @ AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER%
MAR 19 - HOUSTON, TX @ TOYOTA CENTER%
MAR 21 - TULSA, OK @ BOK CENTER%
MAR 23 - ST. PAUL, MN @ XCEL ENERGY CENTER%
MAR 24 - LINCOLN, NE @ PINNACLE ARENA^
MAR 25 - DES MOINES, IA @ WELLS FARGO ARENA^
MAR 27 - ROSEMONT, IL @ ALLSTATE ARENA^
MAR 28 - DETROIT, MI @ LITTLE CAESARS ARENA^
MAR 29 - TORONTO, ON @ AIR CANADA CENTRE^
MAR 31 - COLUMBUS, OH @ SCHOTTENSTEIN CENTER^
APR 2 - PHILADELPHIA, PA @ WELLS FARGO CENTER^
APR 3 - BOSTON, MA @ TD GARDEN^
APR 4 - BROOKLYN, NY @ BARCLAYS CENTER^
APR 6 - NEWARK, NJ @ PRUDENTIAL CENTER^
APR 7 - UNCASVILLE, CT @ MOHEGAN SUN ARENA^
APR 8 - WASHINGTON, D.C. @ THE ANTHEM^
APR 11 - TAMPA, FL @ AMALIE ARENA# -
APR 12 - MIAMI, FL @ AMERICAN AIRLINES ARENA^
APR 14 - DULUTH, GA @ INFINITE ENERGY CENTER^
APR 15 - NASHVILLE, TN @ BRIDGESTONE ARENA^
* RUN THE JEWELS & TOVE STYRKE
^ RUN THE JEWELS & MITSKI
% *** *** ****** & TOVE STYRKE
# *** *** ****** & MITSKI
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Photo: Chris Chadwick
