Lily Allen is exchanging arena dates for theaters for most of her upcoming extended U.S. leg for her West End Girl tour, the singer announced on social media on Monday.
While her Sept. 3 show at Madison Square Garden in New York City is going on as planned, Allen said in her post that “we’ve had to make some adjustments” for the shows in Philadelphia, Chicago, L.A., San Francisco and Vancouver. Those shows were originally going to take place at the XFinity Mobile Arena, the United Center, Kia Forum, Chase Center and Rogers Arena, but now, those dates are going to the Greek Theatre, the Paramount Theatre, the Chicago Theatre, the TD Pavilion and the Orpheum. Allen’s Montreal show at the Bell Centre was canceled entirely without a smaller show to replace it.
Allen didn’t give any reason for the switch, though the smaller venues plus the Montreal cancellation had some fans online speculating if ticket sales were strong enough for the larger arena setting. Before this U.S. leg, Allen brought West End Girl mainly to theaters and concert halls in the U.K., Europe and the U.S. The British singer did, however, play arenas in the U.K. for most of the past month, including a date at London’s famed O2 Arena last week.
Along with the venue shifts, she also added a date in Seattle at the Paramount Theatre as well. The Boston, Toronto, Detroit, Minneapolis and Red Rocks shows, all taking place at theater or amphitheater-sized venues, will go on as planned.
Those who purchased tickets for the impacted shows will get a refund within the next five to seven business days, and they’ll be automatically entered into a pre-sale for the new show dates. The new general on-sale will take place July 24.
Allen released West End Girl to widespread critical and commercial acclaim late last year, with Allen’s fifth album drawing significant discussion as it detailed her separation from ex-husband David Harbour.
“It’s viscerally like going through the motions,” Allen previously said of the album. “At the time, I was really trying to process things and that’s great in terms of the album, but I don’t feel confused or angry now. I don’t need revenge.”
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