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Lorde is making headlines again this week with what critics are calling a “show-stopping” return to touring as she officially launched her 2025 Ultrasound World Tour in North America just days ago. The launch took place at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas on September 17, where a sold-out crowd of 15,000 witnessed Lorde deliver a raw, confessional performance, opening with songs from her just-released fourth album, Virgin, which critics and fans have described as the centerpiece of her most ambitious tour yet. The Ultrasound tour moves through major arenas including Chicago’s United Center on September 19, Los Angeles’ Kia Forum, New York’s Madison Square Garden, and will close with a massive December 9 show in Stockholm, marking her biggest world tour to date according to Variety and RNZ.
Virgin, her new album out since June, has quickly established itself as a defining work, with tracks like Hammer, What Was That, and the intensely intimate Current Affairs getting rave reviews for their emotional immediacy. The tour’s setlist is a power-move, artfully balancing new material with hits like Royals, Liability, Ribs, and the euphoric Supercut, which, by the way, saw a special extended remix trend as audio for highlight reels and compilation videos on Instagram in January, as reported by Later.com, highlighting Lorde’s enduring influence across social media culture. Her show in Austin even featured the first live performance of No Better since 2014, sending longtime fans into a frenzy, as covered by Secret Chicago and Reality Tea.
Lorde has also generated buzz with a series of signature surprise appearances over the last few months, including debuting unreleased tracks at a club night in Sydney and even organizing a midnight bathroom performance at a YMCA in Auckland, making headlines in Rolling Stone and the Aotearoa press. Her personal newsletter teased fans with confessional updates about stripping away any excess—she wrote Ultrasound could be her “masterpiece” and invited fans to join her in “finding what’s under the skin.” Instagram has also lit up with fans posting rapturous reviews and behind-the-scenes moments, with the Austin show’s energy and raw emotion dominating Reels, and her stage presence being called “otherworldly.”
No recent business ventures or brand partnerships have been publicly announced in the last few days, nor has there been any major controversy or sustained speculation around her personal life. At 28, Lorde’s remarkable comeback is commanding both mainstream media attention and niche fan devotion, with the Ultrasound tour and album already being framed as long-term defining moments in her career.
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