Following the release of her critically acclaimed fourth studio album ‘Young Heart’ earlier this year, which NME hailed “a beautiful, poetic journey through heartbreak…a gorgeous album”, and ahead of an intimate special performance at Kentish Town Forum on 21st November, Birdy announces a huge 2022 European tour. Kicking off on May 3rd in London, where she will play two back-to-back dates at the Hammersmith Apollo, Birdy will bring her first headline tour since 2016 across Europe with stops in Paris, Berlin and Madrid.
Tickets are on sale now, and can be purchased HERE
Tour Dates
04 May 2022 London, Eventim Apollo
06 May 2022 Luxembourg, Den Atelier
07 May 2022 Paris, Le Trianon
09 May 2022 Brussels, Cirque Royal
10 May 2022 Rotterdam, Theatre Rotterdam
11 May 2022 Cologne, E-Werk
13 May 2022 Berlin, Tempodrom
14 May 2022 Wiesbaden, Schlachthof
15 May 2022 Hamburg, Fabrik
16 May 2022 Amsterdam, Royal Theatre Carré
18 May 2022 Stuttgart, Wagenhallen
19 May 2022 Munich, Tonhalle
20 May 2022 Vienna, Gasometer
22 May 2022 Zurich, Volkhaus
23 May 2022 Lausanne, Les Docks
25 May 2022 Barcelona, Razzmatazz
26 May 2022 Madrid, La Riviera
29 May 2022 Milan, Fabrique
This headline tour follows the release of Birdy’s UK Top 5 album ‘Young Heart’ and features singles like the rousing piano ballad ‘Second Hand News’, ‘Deepest Lonely’ and the enchanting first single ‘Surrender. ‘Young Heart’ is quite the departure from Birdy’s previous album, 2015’s dramatic Beautiful Lies. Where Beautiful Lies was a fairy tale, Young Heart is a gritty realist portrait of the artist in pain, looking for the light. The songs on the album tussle between light and dark, between that vastness of space and the interior of home. The conflict between wanting to hide away and being compelled to go away, to new places and new experiences play out across the record. The album opener Voyager is a beautifully written song about the knowledge and pain that you need to end a relationship, but the no-mans land where your partner doesn’t know yet. From there, the record speaks of the fallout - the loneliness, the pain of missing the person she still loves, the acceptance of grief being central to love and loss, longing for travel but the pull of the familiarity of home.
Speaking of Young Heart, Birdy says: I’m so proud of this album, my last record was a lot more theatrical – there was a lot going on, it was a big production. Whereas this is quite stripped back - anything that didn’t need to be there, isn’t. There’s no decoration. This album just feels very personal – I’ve grown up a lot over the past five years and have experienced new things that have shaped my understanding of the world, but also of who I am as an artist. This album means a lot to me - I want to protect it.”
Buy and Stream ‘Young Heart’ here: https://birdy.lnk.to/young-heart/
Birdy, discovered at the age of just 12 years old, has amassed over 3.3 billion streams worldwide, 1 billion YouTube views, 8.7 million monthly Spotify listeners and 4.7 million album sales to date. She has achieved 21 platinum singles worldwide, been nominated for a Brit Award and achieved number 1 albums all around the world, including UK, U.S, Australia, Belgium, Netherlands and more. Her passionate fanbase exceeds 8.1 million on social media and has seen her sell out venues such as The Roundhouse London, Hammersmith Apollo (twice), Sydney Opera House, Albert Hall Manchester and Shepherd’s Bush Empire and perform at the world’s largest award ceremonies including British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ BAFTA Awards and Paralympic London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony. Her brand work has seen Birdy announced as the face of REDValentino S/S 2017 and GAP’s ‘Lived In’ campaign in the US, photographed by David Sims. A highly syncable artist, Birdy has written songs for film and TV soundtracks, including The Hunger Games (2012), Disney PIXAR’s Brave (2012), The Fault in Our Stars (2014), and The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
