Birdy announces 2022 UK and Europe tour, with tickets on sale here now. Her fourth studio album – Young Heart – is out now.
Following the release of ‘Young Heart’ earlier this year, Birdy has announced 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 now on sale.
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 ‘Young Heart’ and features singles like the rousing piano ballad ‘Second Hand News’, ‘Deepest Lonely’ and the enchanting first single ‘Surrender – a departure from her 2015 album Beautiful Lies. 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. Voyager – the opener – 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.”
