Jessie Ware has announced The Superbloom Tour, her biggest live run to date and her first ever UK arena run, in support of new album Superbloom, out April 17 via EMI Records. It is, by any measure, a genuinely exciting moment for one of British pop’s most consistently brilliant artists.
The tour kicks off in Toronto on October 6 and sweeps across North America — Radio City Music Hall in New York, The Anthem in Washington DC, the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, The Warfield in San Francisco and The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles among the highlights — before heading to Mexico City and then across Europe through November. The run culminates in a landmark UK arena stretch: The O2 in London on November 28, the OVO Hydro in Glasgow on December 4 and Co-op Live in Manchester on December 5.
Ware herself is barely containing her excitement, and frankly, nor are we. “I am so excited to be performing my biggest shows ever,” she said. “We made it to arenas!!! The Superbloom Tour will be filled with celebration, dancing, theatre, cowboys and goddesses and of course a LOT of singing. Can’t wait to step into my garden where we all shall bloom.” That description alone makes this one of the most anticipated tours of the year.
Superbloom follows the one-two punch of What’s Your Pleasure? and 2023’s That! Feels Good! — both UK Top 3 albums, both critically adored, both confirmation that Ware is operating at a level very few of her peers can match. The new record continues in that euphoric, Studio 54-inflected groove-pop direction, exploring pleasure, intimacy, connection and transformation with all the confidence of an artist who knows exactly who she is and what she’s there to do. Renownend for her live performances — Glastonbury, Primavera Sound, the British Fashion Awards — this is an artist who has always delivered on stage. An arena run feels not just deserved but overdue.
Artist presale opens Tuesday April 21 at 9am local time. General sale follows Thursday April 23 at 9am local time.