Lola Young has announced a UK tour for later in 2025.
Following her standout performance at Glastonbury last weekend, the singer will play three shows in October in support of her forthcoming album ‘I’m Only Fucking Myself’. The record will drop on September 19 via Island/Day One – pre-save/pre-order here
Kicking off in Manchester on October 6, Young will head to Birmingham on October 9 before rounding off the leg with a hometown show at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on October 15.
Tickets will go on sale on Thursday, July 10 at 10am UK time – see the full list of dates below and buy your tickets here.
OCTOBER
6 – Manchester, O2 Victoria Warehouse
9 – Birmingham, O2 Academy
15 – London, O2 Academy Brixton
Young performed to a packed out Woodsies tent at Glastonbury on Friday (June 27). In a round-up of the best sets from the weekend, NME wrote: “A lot has changed for Lola Young since she first performed at Glasto back in 2022. Returning now having played at the BRITs, graced the NME Cover and having her song ‘Messy’ reach over 700million streams on Spotify, there is no doubt that this moment on the Woodsies stage was a powerful one for the London singer.
“Alongside some of the first live renditions of new tracks ‘One Thing’ and ‘Not Like That Any More’, the most magical moment of her set came with the emotional ballad, ‘You Noticed’, Young looking visibly moved by the huge response from the packed crowd.”
NME caught up with Young on the red carpet of the Ivors in London in May, where she was nominated for Best Album and Best Song Musically And Lyrically, but went home with the coveted Rising Star Award.
Her win comes in the midst of a huge year, with her single ‘Messy’ ranking as one of the biggest songs of 2025 so far, after attracting millions of streams and going viral due to its lyrics about self-worth in the face of doubt.
“I think it’s just a relatable song. A lot of people don’t feel like they’re enough for somebody; they don’t feel like they’ll ever win.”
Asked about having connected with so many people, she replied: “It feels incredible – a feeling I’m blessed to be feeling. There are so many incredible artists across the world, and artists who don’t even know they’re artists yet: just pure singer-songwriters who write songs.
“I’m lucky to move people with my work in a public way, because there are so many other incredible artists that deserve that. I’m standing tonight for singer-songwriters, especially women songwriters.”
NEWS
Brad Paisley has called Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding “one of the least pretentious weddings he’s ever seen”.
The country star attended the ceremony alongside his actress wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley. They joined around 1,000 guests at New York City’s Madison Square Garden earlier this month as the global pop icon married the American football star.
Although the celebration attracted enormous attention and involved tight security and a stunning makeover of the famous arena, Paisley said the occasion never came across as excessive.
“Ironically, (it) was one of the least pretentious weddings that I've ever seen or ever will see,” Paisley told The Associated Press during an interview. “It meant a lot to be (invited). It was, kind of, a big thank you from her to invite us.”
Paisley, who chose Swift as an opening performer for his tour when she was a teenager in 2007, said he was delighted to be included in what many considered the biggest celebrity wedding of the year.
“They were very clear with the invite, and I took this personally when I got the invite, because in the invite, it said, ‘If you're getting this, you mean a lot to us,’” he revealed.
The musician also explained that guests were not told the wedding’s exact location until the date drew nearer.
“It was really fun to watch the cat and mouse game of, like, ‘We can tell you roughly where it's going to be, we're not gonna say what building... and here's the date. If you're in, we'll tell you more,’” he continued. “I went to my wife, I said, ‘Want to go?’ and she said, ‘Absolutely, we gotta be there!’ So, we did it, it was RSVP yes.”
Other famous attendees included Brad Pitt, Gigi Hadid, Bradley Cooper, Ed Sheeran, Sabrina Carpenter, Hugh Grant, Haim and Tom Hanks.
