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Lorde has electrified the music scene over the past few days, cementing this era as one of her most consequential since her debut. Riding massive momentum from the release of her fourth studio album Virgin in early 2025, she’s been commanding headlines with her Ultrasound World Tour, which sold out Madison Square Garden on October 1 and saw blistering back-to-back sellouts at The Anthem in DC. Most recently, she just played a no-holds-barred, intensely personal show at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, her first time headlining the storied venue, drawing rave reviews for both rawness and intimacy. The Independent described the October 17 Forum show as “raw singularity,” highlighting not only the new material—tracks like Current Affairs, If She Could See Me Now, and the gut-punching Clearblue—but also her willingness to reimagine classics from all eras of her career, with a fanbase described as “diehards” rivaling the passion and volume of any top-tier contemporary act.
Her just-announced return to the Kia Forum is already positioned as a centerpiece for the next leg of her tour, with tickets set to go on sale October 29. Lorde herself has visibly embraced this creative and commercial high, telling crowds—most recently in Berkeley as captured on social media and YouTube—that she feels a new openness and playfulness in these performances, reflecting on revisiting pivotal venues from the start of her career and feeling it is both a “full circle” and a new beginning at year 13. These candid asides, along with her vocal improvisations and acapella stretches—such as at her October 22 Seattle concert, widely shared on TikTok and Instagram—are being celebrated by critics and fans for their vulnerability.
A viral cultural moment came when Charli XCX joined her on stage, performing their deeply meta and much-discussed collaboration Girl So Confusing. Queering the Burbs and fans across X and TikTok immediately spotlighted the live duet as a “moment of real vulnerability and cultural resonance,” as the two explored their creative neuroses, ultimately affirming mutual support—and providing fuel for fan theories and think pieces across social feeds.
Businesswise, Lorde’s tour is projecting nearly two million in grosses per city based on current box office reports from Pollstar, with Brand Vision Insights slotting her among the year’s absolute top touring artists. Music News broke news that her next album will not take another four-year gap, telling press in interviews on October 23 that she’s found a more sustainable, prolific creative rhythm, a headline that reverberated across pop culture outlets and generated thousands of shares within hours.
In sum, Lorde isn’t just maintaining relevance—she’s charting a bold new arc, with industry insiders and passionate fans already calling this her strongest, most ambitious era since Pure Heroine.
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