Solar Power Tour

The Solar Power Tour was the third concert tour by New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde, in support of her third studio album Solar Power (2021). The tour took place from April 2022 to March 2023, spanning over 70 shows in North America, Europe, Latin America and Oceania.

Solar Power Tour

Tour by Lorde
Promotional banner for the tour
Location	North America Europe Latin America Oceania
Associated album	Solar Power
Start date	3 April 2022 (2022-04-03)
End date	18 March 2023 (2023-03-18)
Legs	4
No. of shows	7 in Latin America 15 in Oceania 27 in North America 24 in Europe 73 in total
Lorde concert chronology

The show consisted of three segments and an encore, with two or three costume changes. The set list changed frequently as the tour went on, but consistently featured songs from all three of her studio albums, and occasionally included covers.

Background

The Primavera Sound setlist for their 2022 festival was revealed on 25 May 2021, which included Lorde as a headliner.^[1] The dates for the Solar Power Tour were announced alongside the tracklist and release date of Solar Power on 21 June 2021.^[2] Lorde offered presale tickets for her fans subscribed to her mailing list, with presale tickets available from 24 June 2021 in North America and Europe, and 30 June 2021 in Australia and New Zealand. The general sale opened in North America and Europe on 25 June 2021, and in Australia and New Zealand on 5 July 2021.^[3] Taranaki Daily News reported that prices for her concert in New Plymouth started from NZ$89.90 plus fees.^[4]

On 24 May 2022, shows for Mexico were added, including Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara. Lorde announced the shows via email with a presale code for fans. A second show for Mexico City was added on June 01st, at Pepsi Center WTC, scheduled for October 11 and 12. The show in Monterrey is part of the Tecate Live Out Festival. Lorde also announced plans to play a different setlist of the tour in the Mexico shows.

On 25 June 2021, after her two London shows sold out instantly, Lorde added two new dates in London, with a third show in the Roundhouse Theatre scheduled for 3 June 2022, and another performance to close out the tour on 28 June 2022 at Alexandra Palace.^[5] A second show was added in Šibenik on the same day, with Croatia Week reporting that tickets for her first show sold out in 3 seconds.^[6] Additional shows were also added in Toronto, Boston, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles.^[7] On 1 July 2021, two additional shows were added in Australia, after "overwhelming demand", with one show each added in Melbourne and Sydney.^[8]

It was announced on 10 November 2021 that the Australasian leg of the Solar Power Tour would be postponed to 2023. Lorde said of the decision that "touring internationally through a Covid outbreak has a ton of unforeseen moving parts, and I'd much rather play for you when we're all confident it will go smoothly", and promoters Frontier Touring said that the tour was initially scheduled with the expectation that there would be no restrictions on quarantine and that the borders of Australia and New Zealand would be open to non-citizens. New shows in Lower Hutt, Brisbane, and Perth were also announced.^[9][10]

Setlist

This set list is representative of the show on 20 April 2022, in Philadelphia. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.^[11]

1. “Leader of a New Regime”
2. “Homemade Dynamite”
3. “Buzzcut Season”
4. “Stoned at the Nail Salon”
5. “Fallen Fruit”
6. “The Path"
7. “California”
8. “Ribs”
9. “The Louvre”
10. “Dominoes”
11. “Loveless”
12. “Liability”
13. “Secrets from a Girl (Who’s Seen It All)”
14. “Mood Ring”
15. “Sober”
16. “Supercut”
17. “Perfect Places”
18. “Solar Power”
19. “Green Light”
20. “Oceanic Feeling”

Encore

21. "400 Lux"
22. “Royals”
23. “Team”

Shows

List of scheduled concerts, showing date, city, country, and venue and opening acts^{[5][6][7][8][9][12]}

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening act
North America
3 April 2022	Nashville	United States	Grand Ole Opry House	Remi Wolf
5 April 2022	Detroit		Masonic Temple Theatre
7 April 2022	Montreal	Canada	Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
8 April 2022	Toronto		Meridian Hall
9 April 2022
12 April 2022	Boston	United States	Wang Theatre
13 April 2022
18 April 2022	New York City		Radio City Music Hall
19 April 2022
20 April 2022	Philadelphia		The Met Philadelphia
22 April 2022	Chicago		Chicago Theatre
23 April 2022
25 April 2022	Minneapolis		The Armory
27 April 2022	Denver		Mission Ballroom
30 April 2022	Seattle		WaMu Theater
1 May 2022	Portland		Theater of the Clouds
3 May 2022	San Francisco		Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
5 May 2022	Los Angeles		Shrine Auditorium
6 May 2022
7 May 2022	Santa Barbara		Santa Barbara Bowl
Europe
25 May 2022	Leeds	United Kingdom	O2 Academy Leeds	Marlon Williams
26 May 2022	Edinburgh		Usher Hall
28 May 2022	Manchester		O2 Victoria Warehouse
29 May 2022[a]	Coventry		Memorial Park	—
30 May 2022	Birmingham		O2 Academy Birmingham	Marlon Williams
1 June 2022	London		Roundhouse
2 June 2022
3 June 2022
5 June 2022[b]	Dublin	Ireland	Royal Hospital Kilmainham	—
7 June 2022	Paris	France	Casino de Paris	Marlon Williams
8 June 2022	Amsterdam	Netherlands	AFAS Live
10 June 2022[c]	Barcelona	Spain	Parc del Fòrum	—
13 June 2022	Zürich	Switzerland	Halle 622	Marlon Williams
14 June 2022	Munich	Germany	Zenith
16 June 2022[d]	Rome	Italy	Cavea Amphitheater	—
17 June 2022	Villafranca di Verona		Castello Scaligero	Marlon Williams
18 June 2022	Šibenik	Croatia	St. Michael's Fortress
19 June 2022
21 June 2022	Cologne	Germany	Open-Air-Gelände
23 June 2022	Berlin		Verti Music Hall
26 June 2022[e]	Pilton	United Kingdom	Worthy Farm	—
28 June 2022	London		Alexandra Palace	Marlon Williams
1 July 2022	Oslo	Norway	Sentrum Scene	Emilie Adams
3 July 2022[f]	Stockholm	Sweden	Gärdet	-
North America
25 August 2022[g]	Uncasville	United States	Mohegan Sun Arena	Jim-E Stack
27 August 2022[h]	Columbus		The Lawn at CAS	—
29 August 2022[i]	Washington, D.C.		The Anthem	Jim-E Stack
16 September 2022[j]	Los Angeles		LA State Historic Park	—
17 September 2022[k]	Las Vegas		Downtown Las Vegas
18 September 2022[l]	Victoria	Canada	Royal Athletic Park
1 October 2022[m]	Columbia	United States	Merriweather Post Pavilion
Latin America
11 October 2022	Mexico City	Mexico	Pepsi Center WTC	Cautious Clay Elsa y Elmar
12 October 2022
14 October 2022	Zapopan		Telmex Auditorium
15 October 2022[n]	Monterrey		Fundidora Park	—
6 November 2022[o]	São Paulo	Brazil	Anhembi Convention Center	—
8 November 2022	Rio de Janeiro		Vivo Rio	Japanese Breakfast
12 November 2022[p]	Santiago	Chile	Parque Bicentenario Cerrillos	—
13 November 2022[q]	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Costanera Sur
Oceania
21 February 2023[r]	Lower Hutt	New Zealand	TSB Bank Arena	Fazerdaze and Riiki Reid[16]
22 February 2023
24 February 2023[s]	Christchurch		Christchurch Town Hall	—
25 February 2023[t]			Hagley Park
27 February 2023[u]	Upper Moutere		Neudorf Vineyards	Fazerdaze and Riiki Reid
4 March 2023[v]	Auckland		The Outer Fields at Western Springs	Marlon Williams, Fazerdaze, and Riiki Reid
8 March 2023[w]	Brisbane	Australia	Riverstage	MUNA
10 March 2023[x]	Melbourne		Sidney Myer Music Bowl
11 March 2023[x]
13 March 2023[y]	Sydney		Aware Super Theatre
14 March 2023[y]
16 March 2023[z]	Adelaide		Adelaide Entertainment Centre	MUNA and Stellie
18 March 2023[aa]	Perth		Belvoir Amphitheatre	Laura Jean
20 April 2023[ab]	Hastings	New Zealand	Black Barn Amphitheatre	Riiki Reid, BROODS, Fazerdaze
21 April 2023[ab]

Notes

1. This concert is part of BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend.^[13]
2. This concert is part of the Forbidden Fruit Festival.
3. This concert is a part of Primavera Sound.^[14]
4. This concert is a part of Roma Summer Fest.^[15]
5. This concert is a part of Glastonbury Festival.
6. This concert is a part of Lollapalooza Stockholm.
7. The concert in Uncasville on 25 August 2022 was originally scheduled to be on 15 April 2022, however due to illness the show was postponed.
8. This concert is a part of Wonderbus Music & Arts Festival.
9. The concert in Washington, D.C. on 29 August 2022 was originally scheduled to be on 16 April 2022, however due to illness the show was postponed.
10. This concert is a part of Primavera Sound Los Angeles.^[14]
11. This concert is a part of Life Is Beautiful.
12. This concert is a part of Rifflandia Music Festival.
13. This concert is a part of All Things Go Music Festival.
14. This concert is a part of Tecate Live Out.
15. This concert is a part of Primavera Sound Sao Paulo.
16. This concert is a part of Primavera Sound Santiago.
17. This concert is a part of Primavera Sound Buenos Aires
18. The concert in Lower Hutt on 21 February 2023 was originally scheduled to be on 1 March 2022, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic the show was postponed.
19. Relief concert held in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle^[17]
20. This concert is a part of the Electric Avenue Festival.^[18]
21. The concert in Upper Moutere on 27 February 2023 was originally scheduled to be on 27 February 2022, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic the show was postponed.
22. The concert in Auckland on 4 March 2023 was originally scheduled to be on 5 March 2022, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic the show was postponed.
23. The concert in Brisbane on 8 March 2023 was originally scheduled to be on 10 March 2022, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic the show was postponed.
24. The concerts in Melbourne on 10 March and 11 March 2023 were originally scheduled to be on 13 March and 12 March 2022, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic the show was postponed.
25. The concerts in Sydney on 13 March and 14 March 2023 were originally scheduled to be on 16 March and 15 March 2022, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic the show was postponed.
26. This concert is a part of the Adelaide Festival.^[19]
27. The concert in Perth on 18 March 2023 was originally scheduled to be on 19 March 2022, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic the show was postponed.
28. The concerts in Hastings on 20 and 21 April 2023 were originally scheduled to be on 1 and 2 March 2022, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic the shows were postponed.

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