Mercurial London artist Nilüfer Yanya has announced her 2022 North American and European tour dates to celebrate the release of her sophomore album, PAINLESS, due out March 4, 2022 via ATO Records.
The 20-date North American leg of the tour follows the European dates and begins in April with stops in Austin, DC, New York, Toronto, Chicago and Salt Lake City before finishing in Portland on May 22. The European dates run through the month of March beginning in Glasgow with stops in London, Paris, Berlin and Amsterdam. Artist pre-sale begins tomorrow at 10am local time HERE and general on-sale begins Friday, Dec 3. Full tour routing is listed below.
The announcement of these tour dates follows the first offering from PAINLESS, “stabilise,” which Paste Magazine noted, “augurs great things to come on Yanya’s new record” and which Stereogum depicted as, “feather-light but which leaves a lasting impression.”
Over a fast-paced, nimble guitar line on the lead single, Yanya sings “There’s nothing out there / For you and me / I’m going nowhere.” It is a song about the mundanity of the city where dog fights, small flats, and endless high-rise buildings can induce claustrophobia. Nilüfer shared about the concept behind the single and video, “I was really thinking about your surroundings and how much they influence or change your perception of things. A lot of the city is just grey and concrete, there’s no escape.” She adds, “The video plays on the central theme in the song of no one coming to save you ever. It’s set in depths of reality in every day life where we are the only one’s truly capable of salvaging or losing ourselves. Nothing is out there -both a depressing and reassuring statement (depending on how you look at it). Sometimes you have to dress up as a spy or a rock star and just hope for the best.”
Visit Nilüfer Yanya’s official website for ticket packages and tour information.
Nilüfer Yanya Tour Dates:
03/10 – Glasgow, UK @ St Lukes
03/12 – Dublin, IE @ Whelans
03/14 – Manchester, UK @ Band On The Wall
03/15 – Bristol, UK @ Trinity
03/16 – London, UK @ Brixton Electric
03/20 – Paris, FR @ Trabendo
03/22 – Zurich, CH @ Bogen F
03/23 – Munich, DE @ Ampere
03/24 – Vienna, AT @ Grelle Forelle
03/26 – Berlin, DE @ Säälchen
03/27 – Hamburg, DE @ Nochtspeicher
03/28 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Noord
03/30 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique Orangerie
04/26 – Austin, TX @ Antones
04/28 – Nashville, TN @ Basement East
04/29 – Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees
04/30 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
05/01 – Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle
05/03 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
05/04 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
05/06 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
05/07 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
05/09 – Montreal, QUE @ L’Astral
05/10 – Toronto, ONT @ The Axis Club
05/12 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
05/13 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
05/14 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
05/17 – Boulder, CO @ The Fox Theatre
05/18 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Commonwealth
05/20 – Vancouver, BC @ Fortune
05/21 – Seattle, WA @ Crocodile
05/22 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
