Tour News - Lauren Spencer Smith confirms global headline tour will arrive Down Under this November
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Breakout vocalist and songwriter Lauren Spencer Smith will set out on THE ART OF BEING A MESS headline tour this September. Kicking off on September 3 in Madrid, she will embark on a 29-date tour, spanning Europe, U.K., Australia and New Zealand, including stops in Paris, London, Auckland, Sydney and more.
Her highly anticipated sophomore album, THE ART OF BEING A MESS, is out June 27 on Island Records/Republic Records. Pre-order/pre-save HERE.
Presales will run throughout the week starting Tuesday 6th May ahead of the general on sale beginning Friday, 9th May at 9AM local time at https://www.laurenspencersmith.com/.
Mastercard cardholders have special access to presale tickets in Australia and New Zealand. Mastercard Presale starts Wednesday, May 7 at 9am (local) and ends Friday, May 9 at 8am (local). Plus, Preferred ticket access to some of the best tickets are available from Friday, May 9 at 9am (local). Check out priceless.com/music for details.
Live Nation presale will commence Thursday, May 8 at 9am (local), concluding Friday, May 9 at 8am (local). Fans can register for access at livenation.com.au in Australia and livenation.co.nz in New Zealand.
General public tickets go sale on Friday, May 9 at 9am (local).
LAUREN SPENCER SMITH
THE ART OF BEING A MESS TOUR
NEW ZEALAND & AUSTRALIA 2025
AUCKLAND TOWN HALL, AUCKLAND
SUN 2 NOVEMBER
HORDERN PAVILION, SYDNEY
TUE 4 NOVEMBER
FORTITUDE MUSIC HALL, BRISBANE
THU 6 NOVEMBER
FESTIVAL HALL, MELBOURNE
FRI 7 NOVEMBER
HINDLEY STREET MUSIC HALL, ADELAIDE
SAT 8 NOVEMBER
ASTOR THEATRE, PERTH
MON 10 NOVEMBER
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 09 MAY, 9AM (LOCAL)
Live Nation Presale: Thu 8 May, 9am - Fri 9 May, 8am (local)
Head to livenation.com.au and livenation.co.nz for more information.
Lauren Spencer Smith has partnered with PLUS1 so that a portion of proceeds from each ticket will support organizations caring for young people facing housing insecurity, hunger, and addiction.
ABOUT LAUREN SPENCER SMITH
Spencer Smith recently released “IF KARMA DOESN’T GET YOU (I WILL)” from the LP—Listen/share HERE and watch/share the official lyric video HERE.
"‘IF KARMA DOESN’T GET YOU (I WILL)’ taps into a sound that’s edgier, darker, and more honest than anything I’ve released before,” Spencer Smith explains, “It’s a reflection of the anger, power, and fire I’ve felt—and a sign of how much I’ve grown, both personally and musically. This song is just the beginning of exploring deeper, more unapologetically angry emotions and being honest about the sides of ourselves we don’t always show.”
True to its name, THE ART OF BEING A MESS captures the emotional rollercoaster Spencer Smith experienced while writing her second album. Each song taps into a feeling—anger, devastation, love, peace, confusion and everything in between, sometimes all at once. Reflecting on the chaos of being human, each song finds Spencer Smith revisiting real stories and experiences in her life. With this album, she reminds listeners to embrace and feel comfortable in their emotions, that not everything is black-and-white.
“THE ART OF BEING A MESS is about embracing the highs and lows, the chaos and the beauty in feeling everything, no matter what the emotion is,” Spencer Smith explains, “Life gets messy, and it’s okay to be angry, sad, confused—or even unsure of what you’re feeling at all. I want this album to feel like a guidebook, helping you understand your own emotions and feeling okay to embrace the journey they take you on.”
THE ART OF BEING A MESS follows her debut album, Mirror (2023), which features the RIAA Certified Platinum singles “Flowers” and “Fingers Crossed”—the latter of which peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has reached over 875 million global streams.
From a small town on Vancouver Island, Spencer Smith began her musical journey in 2019, gaining a sizeable audience online. Through her music, she explored breakups, complex feelings about school, family and friends. Spencer Smith has performed at the MTV Video Music Awards, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and the People’s Choice Awards—where she was also a Best New Artist nominee.
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