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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.
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Harry Styles paid tribute to the late David Hockney and reflected on his time in One Direction last night (June 12), as he kicked off his record-breaking residency at Wembley Stadium.
Hockney – whose painting of Styles was displayed at the National Portrait Gallery in 2023 – died on June 11, aged 88, and the musician honoured him during his set by sharing a quote from the painter on the big screens.
“What an artist is trying to do for people is bring them closer to something, because of course art is about sharing,” the quote read. “You wouldn’t be an artist unless you wanted to share an experience, a thought.”
Styles’ gig last night marked the first of 12 gigs at Wembley, which will see the star break the record for the most shows at the venue in a single tour. Coldplay previously held the record, delivering 10 gigs at the stadium last year as part of their Music Of The Spheres tour.
The London residency follows the Together, Together tour beginning in Amsterdam in May, and will be followed by stops in São Paulo, Mexico City, New York, Melbourne and Sydney. He will be supported by a different artist in each city, joined by Shania Twain in London, who delivered a set of hits and new tracks from her upcoming album, ‘Little Miss Twain’.
As the sounds of Simon And Garfunkel’s ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ played over the stadium PA, Styles made his way to the stage, kicking off his set with ‘Are You Listening Yet?’, from his latest album, ‘Kiss All The Time. Disco Occasionally’. Between renditions of ‘Golden’ and ‘Adore You’, he addressed the crowd for the first time, saying: “Our job tonight is to entertain you. Your job is to have as much fun as you possibly can.
“If you want to sing, if you want to dance, please feel free. Please feel free to be whoever it is you’ve always wanted to be tonight. We’ve got each other’s backs.”
Throughout the night, Styles subtly reworked some of the songs on the setlist. He dedicated ‘Taste Back’ “to all the ravers in the house”, as a snippet of Underworld’s ‘Born Slippy’ was interpolated into the song, while a brief burst of Talking Heads’ ‘This Must Be The Place’ was introduced to ‘Treat People With Kindness’. During ‘Dance No More’, the pop star’s band played part of the groove from Happy Mondays’ ‘Step On’, while Styles sang a snatch of Gorillaz’s ‘Clint Eastwood’.
There were also nods to Styles’ days in One Direction early in the set. As the musician left the stage after ‘Fine Line’, the string section on stage played a medley featuring clips of the group’s hits ‘Night Changes’ and ‘History’, plus Styles’ own track ‘Falling’. After ‘Keep Driving’, he took the time to reflect on Wembley’s connections to his and the boyband’s journeys.
“Just outside of this building, just next door, is Wembley Arena, and 16 years ago, my sister brought me to London for the very first time for my X Factor audition,” he said. “So driving here today, and any time I come through Wembley, means so much to me, ‘cause right in that building next door, I was put into a band. We were called One Direction.
The Together, Together setlist features a different surprise song each night at the start of the encore. Last night, Styles treated the Wembley audience to ‘Little Freak’, taken from ‘Harry’s House’, for the first time since 2023. After the song, he spoke to the audience for the final time, saying: “I don’t know if you’ve been listening to me for a week, or a month, or a year, or five years, or 10 years, or 16 years, or whatever it is, but you have changed my life over and over again. Thank you so much for being here and allowing us to do these shows. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
“Finally, 16 years ago, my mother signed me up for the X Factor without my knowledge. I wouldn’t be here today if she hadn’t done that. She’s here today – thank you so much. You’ve changed my life, all of you.” Referencing a lyric in ‘Dance No More’, he added: “Remember – respect your mother.”
‘Are You Listening Yet?’
‘Golden’
‘Adore You’
‘Watermelon Sugar’
‘Music From A Sushi Restaurant’
‘Taste Back’
‘Coming Up Roses’
‘Fine Line’
‘Italian Girls’
‘American Girls’
‘Keep Driving’
‘Ready, Steady, Go!’
‘Dance No More’
‘Treat People With Kindness’
‘Pop’
‘Season 2 Weight Loss’
‘Carla’s Song’
‘Aperture’
‘Little Freak’
‘Sign Of The Times’
‘As It Was’
The Together, Together, London residency continues at Wembley Stadium tonight, with further dates on June 17, 19, 20, 23, 26, 27, 29 and July 1, 3, and 4. Visit here for any remaining UK tickets and check out doors and stage times here.
The gigs will see Styles donate £1 from every ticket sold to LIVE’s levy to help protect UK grassroots music venues and support emerging talent, and before Styles’ headline performance, the big screens at the venue encouraged fans to support Music Venues Trust.
The tour is in support of the star’s latest album, ‘Kiss All The Time. Disco Occasionally’, which was released in March. In a four-star review, NME described it as “an album that you’ll really want to spend a lot of time with, letting all its layers envelope you”. It added: “It’s the most exploratory album of his career so far, trying out new things and steering his ship in new directions.”
Meanwhile, Styles has also curated this year’s Meltdown Festival at the Southbank Centre. The line-up chosen by the star includes Stephen Fretwell, Nilüfer Yanya, Orlando Weeks, Bar Italia, Dev Hynes, Jon Hopkins, Getdown Services, LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy, Soulwax and more, as well as an intimate gig from Styles himself.
The festival kicked off earlier this week (June 11) with a performance from Los Angeles’ Warpaint, whose show was their first in nearly two years. During the gig, they shared fan favourites like ‘Love Is To Die, ‘Billie Holiday’ and ‘Disco//Very’, plus a cover of Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’.
