Arlo Parks announces 2026 'Desire' tour in UK, Europe and North America

NewsMusic News Arlo Parks announces 2026 ‘Desire’ tour in UK, Europe and North America "Let's laugh, cry and move our bodies" By Tom Skinner 6th March 2026 Arlo Parks. CREDIT: Joshua Gordon Arlo Parks has announced headline tour dates in the UK, Europe and North America for 2026. Find all the details below. READ MORE: Arlo Parks – ‘My Soft Machine’ review: a subtle step forward The London artist will hit the road later this year in support of her third studio album, ‘Ambiguous Desire’, which is out on April 3 via Transgressive. Advertisement “So excited to announce the ‘Desire’ tour!! We’re taking it worldwide baby!!” Parks wrote on social media to confirm the forthcoming dates. She added: “Let’s laugh, cry and move our bodies.” The North American leg is set to kick off in Washington, D.C. on August 29, ahead of further stops in Boston, Toronto, Austin, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Chicago, New York and other cities throughout September and into early October. View this post on Instagram Parks will then head to the UK and Ireland for shows in Dublin, Glasgow, Bristol and Manchester, as well as a performance at the O2 Academy Brixton in London on October 20. A run of European concerts is scheduled between late October and early December. These include gigs in Berlin, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Budapest, Copenhagen and Oslo. Recommended Tickets for the tour go on general sale at 10am local time next Friday (March 13). You’ll be able to buy yours here (UK and Ireland), here (North America) and here (Europe). Alternatively, fans can access a pre-sale at the same time on Tuesday (March 10) by signing up here. Arlo Parks’ 2026 ‘Desire’ world tour dates are:  AUGUST29 – The Howard Theatre, Washington, DC31 – Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA SEPTEMBER01 – Royale, Boston, MA03 – MTELUS, Montreal, QC04 – HISTORY, Toronto, ON05 – Lincoln Factory, Detroit, MI09 – Granada Theater, Dallas, TX10 – Mohawk, Austin, TX14 – The Observatory North Park, San Diego, CA15 – Pappy & Harriet’s, Pioneertown, CA18 – The Bellwether, Los Angeles, CA19 – The Warfield, San Francisco, CA21 – Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA22 – Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, BC23 – Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR25 – Metro Music Hall, Salt Lake City, UT26 – Gothic Theatre, Denver, CO29 – Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL Advertisement OCTOBER01 – Knockdown Center, Queens, NY17 – The Ambassador, Dublin20 – O2 Academy Brixton, London24 – The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow25 – The Prospect Building, Bristol26 – Albert Hall, Manchester28 – TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht30 – Carlswerk Victoria, Cologne31 – Uber Eats Music Hall, Berlin NOVEMBER03 – Cirque Royal, Brussels08 – La Gaite Lyrique, Paris10 – Sala La Riviera, Madrid11 – LAV, Lisbon13 – Apolo, Barcelona16 – Muffathalle, Munich18 – Palladium, Warszawa19 – Arena Wien, Vienna21 – ARCHA+, Prague22 – Akvárium Klub, Budapest24 – Kaufleuten, Zürich26 – den Atelier, Luxembourg City29 – Store Vega, Copenhagen DECEMBER01 – Parkteatret, Oslo02 – Slaktkyrkan, Stockholm ‘Ambiguous Desire’ will serve as the follow-up to Parks’ 2023 album ‘My Soft Machine’. She has already previewed the project with the singles ‘2SIDED’ and ‘Heaven’. Speaking about making the LP, she explained: “I danced more than ever as I made this record, I made more friends than ever too, found myself in the weird underbelly of New York juke nights, unleashed, laughed and laughed and laughed. “This record has desire at its centre. Desire is a life force, it’s a wanting, a yearning, a momentum – we are all alive because there is something or someone we want – desire is an engine. But it is also mysterious, tangled, random, enlightening and HUMAN.” Parks will showcase the album at a string of intimate gigs across the UK – see all dates below and get your tickets here. Arlo Parks’ 2026 intimate UK tour dates are: APRIL02 – Rough Trade x fabric, London04 – Crash x Wardrobe, Leeds06 – Rough Trade Nottingham x Rescue Rooms, Nottingham08 – Banquet x Circuit, London09 – Resident x CHALK, Brighton11 – Truck x O2 Academy, Oxford12 – Vinilo x The 1865, Southampton Meanwhile, Parks has contributed to the new ‘Help(2)’ charity album for War Child with the track ‘Nothing I Could Hide’. During an interview with NME, producer James Ford said: “She was working on new material, but this song didn’t fit on Arlo’s album for whatever reason and seemed to fit better on this record.” Related TopicsArlo ParksDanceElectronicIndieLive Music News You May Also Like Advertisement TRENDING James Ford talks us through the huge new War Child ‘Help(2)’ album – track-by-track The Kooks to play The Great Escape 20th anniversary show presented by NME ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’ review: Tommy Shelby is back in business The biggest video game concerts you can’t miss in 2026 Chalk’s uncompromising dance-punk is fuelled by personal vulnerability and political questioning Advertisement More Stories Music News Interpol reveal new live drummer for upcoming tour dates Music News The Itch share shimmering “first traditional love song”, ‘Drugdealer’ – inspired by Elton John and Ultravox Film News Damon Albarn confirms he’s scoring Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI movie about the founders of ChatGPT Music News Lola Young plays first full show since touring break, says she “can’t wait to put new music out” Music News Ozzfest 2027 to take place at Birmingham’s Aston Villa before US dates, reveals Sharon Osbourne Music News Harry Styles explains why he’s playing residencies instead of a world tour