HAYLA is stepping into new territory, and she’s bringing a full North American tour with her. The Liverpool-born, GRAMMY-nominated, gold-certified vocalist has announced “The Dark Tour,” a 17-date run launching August 6 in Chicago and closing September 4 with a special night at the Fonda in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale May 1, with fan presale beginning April 29 and a Spotify presale April 30. Listen here.
The tour follows her latest single “Heal,” a departure from the dancefloor productions that made her name. Set against a spare piano and strings arrangement, the track showcases her mesmerizing alto in its most unguarded form. “I want you to heal the parts of me that no one loved, the things that I have never felt, it’s nice to feel I’m not alone,” she sings. It’s emotionally precise, and it signals exactly where this next chapter is headed.
Earlier this year, HAYLA performed entirely new music at St Pancras Church in London for an exclusive audience, previewing an upcoming album she describes as “sad bitch music,” emotionally heavy yet hopeful, melancholic but empowering, built around themes of loss, love, grief, and resilience. “The Dark Tour” is that album coming to life on stage.
The shift is deliberate. While her previous tour leaned into EDM-rooted dancefloor hits, including the iHeartRadio Music Award-nominated “In My Arms” with Illenium, “FADED” with Nelly Furtado, and “Where You Are” and “Shiver” with John Summit, this run is a full reinvention. For an artist who went from teaching singing lessons in Liverpool to headlining sold-out venues across North America and performing at Coachella, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and Ushuaïa Ibiza, the evolution feels earned.
“The Dark Tour” Dates:
Aug 6 — Chicago, IL @ Concord
Aug 8 — Toronto, ON @ Cabana
Aug 9 — Montreal, QC @ Ilesoniq
Aug 12 — Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
Aug 13 — Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
Aug 14 — Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
Aug 16 — Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Aug 18 — Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
Aug 21 — Dallas, TX @ Studio
Aug 22 — Austin, TX @ Emo’s
Aug 23 — Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
Aug 26 — Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
Aug 28 — Denver, CO @ Ogden
Aug 29 — Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
Sep 2 — Sacramento, CA @ Ace Of Spades
Sep 3 — San Francisco, CA @ The Regency
Sep 4 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda