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Robyn has revealed plans for a 2026 arena tour titled ‘Sexistential’, taking the Swedish pop star across the UK, Europe, North America and Australia next year.
The announcement follows confirmation of her upcoming album ‘Sexistential’, which marks her ninth studio release and her first full-length project since 2018’s ‘Honey’.
Shared today Friday February 6, the run represents Robyn’s first large scale tour since 2019 and includes the biggest headline shows of her career so far. Highlights include a major London date at The O2 and a three night homecoming at Stockholm’s Avicii Arena.
The tour opens in Ireland on June 24 before moving through the UK with stops in Glasgow and Manchester, then continuing across mainland Europe towards the end of the month. The North American leg begins in September with a show at The Anthem in Washington D.C., followed by dates in Brooklyn, Chicago and beyond.
A special standalone appearance at Italy’s C2C Festival is booked for October 30, before the tour concludes with a short run of Australian shows in November.
A wide ranging list of support acts has also been confirmed, featuring Erika de Casier, Smerz, Saya Gray, Romy, Nourished By Time, Peaches, Grace Ives, Lykke Li, horsegiirL and more.
Tickets will be available from Friday February 13 at 10am local time, with Australian sales starting at 9am. Visit here for UK tickets, here for Australian tickets, and here for the rest of the world.
JUNE
24 – 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland
26 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom
27 – Co-op Live, Manchester, United Kingdom
30 – ING Arena, Brussels, Belgium
JULY
1 – Adidas Arena, Paris, France
3 – The O2, London, United Kingdom
8 – Uber Arena, Berlin, Germany
11 – Unity Arena, Oslo, Norway
14 – Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark
16 – Avicii Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
17 – Avicii Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
18 – Avicii Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
SEPTEMBER
8 – The Anthem, Washington, DC, USA
10 – Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
12 – United Center, Chicago, IL, USA
15 – Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON, Canada
19 – Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, MX, Mexico
23 – Kia Forum, Los Angeles, CA, USA
OCTOBER
30 – C2C Festival, Torino, Italy
NOVEMBER
21 – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia
24 – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia
Robyn’s ‘Sexistential’ album is set for release on March 27 via Young and is available to pre-order here. Fans have already heard several tracks from the record, beginning with comeback single ‘Dopamine’, followed by the title track and ‘Talk To Me’.
The title song was described by Robyn as “possibly the world’s first rap about having one-night stands while 10 weeks pregnant after IVF”. ‘Talk To Me’ was co-written with Max Martin in their first collaboration since 2010’s ‘Time Machine’, with the singer calling it “pure, unadulterated fun”.
Talk of new material began circulating last September when longtime collaborator Klas Åhlund appeared on the Nordmark Pod and revealed he had “just finished a new Robyn album”.
Momentum continued in November when Robyn performed her first full live show since 2019 at the Fonda Theater in Hollywood. She later played two nights at Brooklyn Paramount, where both ‘Sexistential’ and ‘Talk To Me’ received their live debuts.
Since releasing her 2018 album, Robyn has teamed up with Swedish duo Smile on the track ‘Call My Name’ and released a remix of Charli XCX’s ‘360’ featuring Yung Lean.
She started 2025 with a surprise appearance alongside David Byrne for a performance of ‘Dancing On My Own’ at Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary concert, before joining Gracie Abrams on stage during the latter’s set at Lollapalooza.
Back in 2019, ‘Dancing On My Own’ was named NME’s Best Song Of The Decade, and earlier this year Robyn was also announced as one of the support acts for Harry Styles’ upcoming stadium tour.
Metallica bassist Jason Newsted says he is now “free and clear” after facing throat cancer.
The 63 year old musician, who played with the Enter Sandman legends from 1986 through 2001, has shared details of his diagnosis publicly for the first time. He explained that doctors discovered it early, and on May 8, 2025 he “underwent a procedure” to treat the condition.
Speaking on the Let There Be Talk podcast, he said: “They took a bunch of s*** outta here and then they went in with lasers this way and took a bunch of s*** out.
“So the cavern inside my head is different than it was, but we got it early. And I got my ‘free and clear’ about three weeks ago. So I beat it.”
Jason contributed to several of Metallica’s most iconic releases, including 1988’s ...And Justice For All, their self titled 1991 album, 1996’s Load, the 1997 follow up Reload, and 1998’s Garage Inc.
After going through his cancer experience, the bassist made a point to slow down and actually give himself time to recover instead of constantly pushing forward.
He explained: “I promised myself I was going to rest, and that was the first time I’ve done that in my life.
"I’m usually just on or off. And so I promised myself I was gonna take the gravity off and lay down for the right amount of hours."
The health scare also led Jason to give up smoking weed and drinking alcohol, something he admits he likely would not have done otherwise.
He added: “The great spirit got my attention and said, ‘That’s not good right now, man.’ And so it pulled me off it.
"And so now I’m more clear-headed than I’ve been in my entire adult life. And so there’s blessings within everything. The lemonade I’m making this summer, bro — mm. Sweet. Ooh.”
Jason has previously said that his unexpected departure ultimately helped Metallica continue moving forward, while James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich later admitted they struggled to process his decision at the time.
Lars told Apple Music in 2021: “Jason is the only member of Metallica who has ever left willingly. And that in itself is a statistic.
"And the resentment from James and I was just so… 'You can’t do that. You can only leave if we want you to leave'.
"And then we weren’t equipped at the time to do a deep dive into why he was leaving. So of course, now you can see 20 years later, it makes complete sense.”
