Kelela has announced her 2026 “new avatar live” world tour and released a new single, “point blank,” the third preview of her upcoming album, new avatar. Stream the track below.
The North American leg opens on September 8th in Seattle, with other stops in Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, Brooklyn, and Atlanta. The UK/European run picks up on October 21st in Lisbon, and will hit Paris, Cologne, Berlin, Amsterdam, and London, with a stop at Turin’s C2C Festival along the way. Kelela will also make festival appearances at San Francisco’s Portola Music Festival and Miami’s III Points.
An artist pre-sale (sign up here) is already underway, with a Live Nation pre-sale for select dates following on Wednesday, June 3rd at 10:00 a.m. local time. Fans can sign up for Live Nation’s free All Access membership to receive access. The public on-sale begins on Friday, June 5th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.
Produced by Oscar Scheller, “point blank” describes the emotional weight of a partner who takes advantage of one’s love as a bottomless resource. On the bridge, however, Kelela insists on only engaging in the physical aspects of their relationship. ”
“I’m taking what I want, babe/ But you can’t stay, don’t start,” Kelela declares. “Ooh, you got that stroke, babe/ Yeah, I’m gonna have to see this out, out/ Keep it to the body, babe.”
“I first outline the baseline dynamic, which is that we’re expected to endure men’s inability to self-regulate,” Kelela explains in a statement. “The fantasy many of us are invested in is one where we do such a good job of holding space that it starts to rub off on our partner over time, eventually inducing some sort of revelation and building their emotional maturity. Yet the more we pour into men, the more entitled they become.”
“point blank” follows earlier new avatar singles “idea 1” and “linknb.” new avatar is out July 10th via Warp Records, and can be pre-ordered here.
Kelela 2026 Tour Dates:
09/08 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
09/09 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
09/13 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
09/15 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
09/16 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
09/17 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
09/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
09/23 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
09/24 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
09/27 – San Francisco, CA @ Portola Music Festival
10/05 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
10/06 – Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
10/07 – Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall
10/09 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
10/11 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
10/13 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
10/14 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
10/15 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
10/16–17 – Miami, FL @ III Points
10/21 – Lisbon, PT @ LAV
10/22 – Madrid, ES @ Sala Lab/Wagon
10/23 – Barcelona, ES @ La Paloma
10/27 – Paris, FR @ Élysée Montmartre
10/28 – Cologne, DE @ Stollwerk
10/29 – Berlin, DE @ Huxleys Neue Welt
10/31 – Turin, IT @ C2C Festival*
11/02 – Brussels, BE @ La Madeleine
11/03 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
11/04 – London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
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