Rina Sawayama announces dates, venues for her North American tour
Japanese British artist Rina Sawayama has announced her upcoming “Hold The Girl Reloaded” tour, consisting of 12 shows across North America, including festival performances and headlining concerts.
Her tour will begin on June 9 in Massachusetts and end October 9 in New Orleans. Artists Empress Of, Magdalena Bay and Tom Rasmussen will serve as special guests throughout the tour. Sawayama’s “Reloaded” tour borrows its name from her second studio album “Hold the Girl,” released in September 2022.
The full list of dates and venues are as follows:
June 9 | North Adams, MA | MASS MoCA
June 10 | Queens, NY | Governors Ball Music Festival
June 16 | Manchester, TN | Bonnaroo Festival
August 4 | Montreal, QC | Osheaga Festival
August 6 | Chicago, IL | Lollapalooza Festival
August 9 | Toronto, ON | HISTORY
September 22 | Salt Lake City, UT | SLC Twilight
September 24 | Las Vegas, NV | Life Is Beautiful Festival
September 26 | Denver, CO | Fillmore Auditorium
September 28 | Seattle, WA | Paramount Theatre
October 6 | Bentonville, AR | The Momentary
October 9 | New Orleans, LA | House Of Blues
As noted in the tour dates, Sawayama will perform at Lollapalooza, which will feature other notable Asian acts this year like TXT, NewJeans, beabadoobee, NIKI, The Rose and DPR Ian, among others. K-pop girl group aespa will also be performing at the Governors Ball Music Festival.
Sawayama recently made her film and acting debut in “John Wick: Chapter 4.” She also contributed a song to the movie soundtrack “Eye For An Eye.”
