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 started on April 3, 2022, at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, and concluded on August 19, 2023, at the Praia Fluvial do Taboão in Paredes de Coura, spanning over 70 shows in North America, Europe, Latin America and Oceania.
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. The dates for the Solar Power Tour were announced alongside the tracklist and release date of Solar Power on 21 June 2021. 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. Taranaki Daily News reported that prices for her concert in New Plymouth started from NZ$89.90 plus fees.
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 1, 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. 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. Additional shows were also added in Toronto, Boston, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. On 1 July 2021, two additional shows were added in Australia, after "overwhelming demand", with one show each added in Melbourne and Sydney.
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.
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.
"Leader of a New Regime" "Homemade Dynamite" "Buzzcut Season" "Stoned at the Nail Salon" "Fallen Fruit" "The Path" "California" "Ribs" "The Louvre" "Dominoes" "Loveless" "Liability" "Secrets from a Girl (Who’s Seen It All)" "Mood Ring" "Sober" "Supercut" "Perfect Places" "Solar Power" "Green Light" "Oceanic Feeling"
Encore "400 Lux" "Royals" "Team"
Tour dates + List of scheduled concerts, showing date, city, country, and venue and opening acts Date City Country Venue Opening actNorth America3 April 2022NashvilleUnited StatesGrand Ole Opry House Remi Wolf5 April 2022DetroitMasonic Temple Theatre7 April 2022MontrealCanadaSalle Wilfrid-Pelletier8 April 2022TorontoMeridian Hall9 April 202212 April 2022BostonUnited StatesWang Theatre13 April 202218 April 2022New York CityRadio City Music Hall19 April 202220 April 2022PhiladelphiaThe Met Philadelphia22 April 2022ChicagoChicago Theatre23 April 202225 April 2022MinneapolisThe Armory27 April 2022DenverMission Ballroom30 April 2022SeattleWaMu Theater1 May 2022PortlandTheater of the Clouds3 May 2022San FranciscoBill Graham Civic Auditorium5 May 2022Los AngelesShrine Auditorium6 May 20227 May 2022Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara BowlEurope25 May 2022LeedsUnited KingdomO2 Academy Leeds Marlon Williams26 May 2022EdinburghUsher Hall28 May 2022ManchesterO Victoria Warehouse29 May 2022CoventryMemorial Park 30 May 2022BirminghamO2 Academy Birmingham Marlon Williams1 June 2022LondonRoundhouse2 June 20223 June 20225 June 2022DublinIrelandRoyal Hospital Kilmainham 7 June 2022ParisFranceCasino de Paris Marlon Williams8 June 2022AmsterdamNetherlandsAFAS Live10 June 2022BarcelonaSpainParc del Fòrum13 June 2022ZürichSwitzerlandHalle 622 Marlon Williams14 June 2022MunichGermanyZenith16 June 2022RomeItalyCavea Amphitheater17 June 2022Villafranca di VeronaCastello Scaligero Marlon Williams18 June 2022ŠibenikCroatiaSt. Michael's Fortress19 June 202221 June 2022CologneGermanyOpen-Air-Gelände23 June 2022BerlinVerti Music Hall26 June 2022PiltonUnited KingdomWorthy Farm 28 June 2022LondonAlexandra PalaceMarlon Williams1 July 2022OsloNorway Sentrum SceneEmilie Adams 3 July 2022StockholmSwedenGärdet -North America25 August 2022UncasvilleUnited StatesMohegan Sun Arena Jim-E Stack27 August 2022Columbus The Lawn at CAS 29 August 2022Washington, D.C.The Anthem Jim-E Stack16 September 2022Los AngelesLA State Historic Park rowspan="4" 17 September 2022Las Vegas Downtown Las Vegas18 September 2022VictoriaCanada Royal Athletic Park1 October 2022ColumbiaUnited States Merriweather Post PavilionLatin America11 October 2022Mexico City MexicoPepsi Center WTCCautious ClayElsa y Elmar12 October 202214 October 2022ZapopanTelmex Auditorium15 October 2022MonterreyFundidora Park 6 November 2022São PauloBrazilAnhembi Convention Center8 November 2022Rio de JaneiroVivo RioJapanese Breakfast12 November 2022SantiagoChileParque Bicentenario Cerrillosrowspan="2" 13 November 2022Buenos AiresArgentinaCostanera SurOceania21 February 2023WellingtonNew ZealandTSB Bank ArenaFazerdaze and Riiki Reid22 February 202324 February 2023ChristchurchChristchurch Town Hallrowspan="2" 25 February 2023Hagley Park27 February 2023Upper MoutereNeudorf VineyardsFazerdaze and Riiki Reid4 March 2023AucklandThe Outer Fields at Western SpringsMarlon Williams, Fazerdaze, and Riiki Reid8 March 2023BrisbaneAustraliaRiverstageMUNA10 March 2023MelbourneSidney Myer Music Bowl11 March 202313 March 2023SydneyAware Super Theatre14 March 202316 March 2023AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment CentreMUNA and Stellie18 March 2023PerthBelvoir AmphitheatreLaura Jean20 April 2023HastingsNew ZealandBlack Barn AmphitheatreRiiki Reid, BROODS, Fazerdaze21 April 2023
Night Vision extension
The Night Vision was an extension of the Solar Power Tour based on festivals through Europe, marking Lorde's first festival-only tour. It began in County Waterford, Ireland, on August 6, 2023, and concluded on August 19 of the same year in Paredes de Coura, Portugal, with a total of 6 festival stops. + List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and festival Date (2023) City Country Venue Festival6 AugustCounty WaterfordIrelandCurraghmoreAll Together Now9 AugustOsloNorwayTøyen ParkØya11 AugustNewquayEnglandWatergate BayBoardmasters12 AugustHelsinkiFinlandSuvilahtiFlow14 AugustBudapestHungaryÓbudai-SzigetSziget19 AugustParedes de CouraPortugalPraia Fluvial do TaboãoParedes de Coura
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