Arlo Parks is about to circle the globe. The twice Grammy-nominated, Mercury Prize and BRIT Award-winning artist has announced her 2026 “Desire” global headlining tour, a sprawling run that stretches from August into December and takes in venues across North America, the UK, and Europe, including London’s O2 Academy Brixton. The dates support her new album ‘Ambiguous Desire,’ which is out now.
The album finds Parks at her most confident and experimental. It references everything from the queer hedonism of NYC’s Paradise Garage to the moody nocturnal British beats of The Streets and Burial, the glittering synth catharsis of LCD Soundsystem, and the rooted house grooves of Theo Parrish. A soundtrack to unguarded self-expression, it’s a life-affirming new piece of work from one of music’s most irrepressible voices.
London-born Parks has built a remarkable run in a short time. She won the Mercury Music Prize for her 2021 debut ‘Collapsed in Sunbeams,’ took Breakthrough Artist at the 2021 Brit Awards, and earned two Grammy and Ivor Novello nominations. Her follow-up ‘My Soft Machine’ featured the likes of Phoebe Bridgers and kept her touring globally, and in 2025 she became the youngest ever appointed UNICEF Ambassador as she continues her humanitarian work.
The tour also folds in a special support performance with David Byrne in Ireland, plus a series of sold-out intimate UK record store shows celebrating the album’s release, giving fans a rare up-close setting. Tickets for the headline run are on sale now.
Arlo Parks 2026 Desire Tour Dates:
Aug 29 – Washington, DC @ The Howard Theatre
Aug 31 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Sep 01 – Boston, MA @ Royale
Sep 03 – Montreal, QC @ MTELUS
Sep 04 – Toronto, ON @ HISTORY
Sep 05 – Detroit, MI @ Lincoln Factory
Sep 09 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
Sep 10 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk
Sep 14 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
Sep 15 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s
Sep 18 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether
Sep 19 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
Sep 21 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
Sep 22 – Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theatre
Sep 23 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
Sep 25 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
Sep 26 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
Sep 29 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
Oct 01 – Queens, NY @ Knockdown Center
Oct 17 – Dublin, Ireland @ The Ambassador Theatre
Oct 20 – London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
Oct 24 – Glasgow, UK @ Old Fruitmarket
Oct 25 – Bristol, UK @ The Prospect Building
Oct 26 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
Oct 28 – Utrecht, Netherlands @ TivoliVredenburg
Oct 30 – Cologne, Germany @ Carlswerk Victoria
Oct 31 – Berlin, Germany @ Uber Eats Music Hall
Nov 03 – Brussels, Belgium @ Cirque Royal
Nov 08 – Paris, France @ La Gaite Lyrique
Nov 10 – Madrid, Spain @ La Riviera
Nov 11 – Lisbon, Portugal @ Lisboa ao Vivo
Nov 13 – Barcelona, Spain @ Sala Apolo
Nov 16 – Munich, Germany @ Muffathalle
Nov 18 – Warsaw, Poland @ Palladium
Nov 19 – Vienna, Austria @ Arena Wien
Nov 21 – Prague, Czech Republic @ ARCHA+
Nov 22 – Budapest, Hungary @ Akvárium Klub
Nov 24 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Kaufleuten
Nov 26 – Luxembourg City, Luxembourg @ den Atelier
Nov 29 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Store Vega
Dec 01 – Oslo, Norway @ Parkteatret
Dec 02 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Slaktkyrkan