NILÜFER YANYA ANNOUNCES 2020 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
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INCLUDING BONNAROO &
NELSONVILLE MUSIC FESTIVAL
HEADLINING DATES IN TORONTO, MONTREAL, BROOKLYN AND MORE
DEBUT ALBUM MISS UNIVERSE OUT NOW ON ATO RECORDS
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photo credit: Molly Daniel
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(Toronto, ON – March 12, 2020) – London’s Nilüfer Yanya had a triumphant 2019, releasing her distinctive debut album Miss Universe to global acclaim and selling out tour dates across Europe and North America. Nilüfer will return to the U.S. and Canada this summer, with headlining dates in June around her performances at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee and Nelsonville Music Festival in Ohio. New dates include shows at Toronto, Montreal, Brooklyn,, and Lincoln, Chicago. Nilüfer will be playing the rescheduled Coachella on October 9-11 and October 16-18. All upcoming dates are below, and tickets for the June headlining tour will go on sale this Friday, March 13 at 10 am ET HERE.
Nilüfer is also opening four UK dates for King Krule later this month, including already sold-out dates in Glasgow, Manchester, and London’s famous Brixton Academy. King Krule’s latest album Man Alive! features two tracks (“Airport Antenatal Airplane” and “(Don’t Let the Dragon) Draag On”) that sample Nilüfer’s debut single “Small Crimes.”
2020 TOUR DATES
3/21: Barrowland Ballroom w/ King Krule – Glasgow, UK – SOLD OUT
3/22: Albert Hall w/ King Krule – Manchester, UK – SOLD OUT
3/24: O2 Academy Brixton w/ King Krule – Brixton, UK – SOLD OUT
3/25: O2 Academy Brixton w/ King Krule – Brixton, UK
4/02: KK Ankara – Ankara, TR
5/22: All Points East Festival – Victoria Park – London, UK
6/04: Thunderbird Café – Pittsburgh, PA
6/05: Nelsonville Festival – Nelsonville, OH
6/06: Black Cat – Washington, DC
6/08: Elsewhere – Brooklyn, NY
6/09: Sinclair – Boston, MA
6/10: Fairmount – Montreal, QC
6/11: Mod Club – Toronto, ON
6/13: Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival – Manchester, TN
6/15: Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL
6/16: A2SF – Ann Arbor, MI
8/07: Ypsigrock – Piazza Castello – Bari, IT
10/9-11: Coachella – Indio, CA
10/16-18: Coachella – Indio, CA
Nilüfer Yanya’s Miss Universe was named one of the best albums of 2019 by Pitchfork, Billboard, Stereogum, Consequence of Sound, The Guardian, MTV, Noisey, The Independent, Paste, Under the Radar, Dazed, Clash, and more. NPR Music named her their #3 Best New Artist of 2019, behind only Billie Eilish and Maggie Rogers. Nilüfer performed her single “In Your Head” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and Later…with Jools Hollandand played an incredible Tiny Desk Concert for NPR Music that had Bob Boilen raving, “I don’t know anyone who sings like Nilüfer.”
WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEOS:
“The rapturous debut from the British singer-songwriter takes adventurous pop-rock crucibles to new heights with her illusory songwriting and stunning voice.”
– PITCHFORK (8.3, Best New Music)
“Her voice is the center of the galaxy.” -WALL STREET JOURNAL
“[Miss Universe] skates swiftly from scuzzy rock to pinprick funk, from power chords and splatting cymbals to soft, prettily multi-tracked hooks…unabashedly beautiful.”
– ROLLING STONE (Artist You Need to Know)
“On her debut album, Miss Universe, Yanya has pulled one more trick from her sleeve: crafting an entire world unto herself.” -NPR (First Listen)
“Yanya oozes starpower.” – MTV
“[Miss Universe] feels wise beyond its years, yet has a joyful abandon about it that sounds intrinsically young.” – ESQUIRE
“She packages the unknown into crisp, fluid pop songs that act like elliptical thoughts, full of not-sures and maybes and endless possibilities.”
– STEREOGUM (Album of the Week)
“Innovative and striking pop euphoria … every track sends shivers down the spine.”
– CLASH (9/10)
“Shreddy indie rock rooted in soul, totally unique and exciting.” – THE FADER
“One of 2019’s most fascinating breakouts.” – UPROXX
“Sharp, straightforward songwriting, a refreshing willingness to take on a variety of genres and a palette of distorted guitars that jostle and slice with precision.”
– BILLBOARD
“An abstract and contemplative study of the mental and physical, tackling ambitious themes.” – HARPER’S BAZAAR
“A strikingly confident record.” – UNDER THE RADAR
“An impressive collection of tough, simple pop-rock songs… it’s a debut that seems designed to showcase her range as a rising artist.” – JEZEBEL
“An emotionally multi-faceted album to luxuriate in.” – PASTE
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