Laufey – A Matter Of Time Tour
On the heels of announcing her highly anticipated forthcoming album A Matter of Time, coming August 22, and its lead single “Tough Luck,”
GRAMMY®-winning Icelandic-Chinese artist, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Laufey has confirmed the “A Matter of Time Tour” in partnership with AEG Presents. Starting in September, the tour will see Laufey bringing her enchanting and theatrical live show to her largest North American venues to date including Madison Square Garden in New York City, Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Capital One Arena in Washington DC, TD Garden in Boston, among others, as well as the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado. Suki Waterhouse (Memoir of a Sparklemuffin, I Can’t Let Go) will support on all dates. The Artist Presale along with VIP Package sales begin Tuesday, June 3 at 10AM local time with General Onsale starting Friday, June 6 at 10AM local time.
Additionally, Laufey recently announced The Laufey Foundation, with the primary mission of supporting young musicians with the resources they need, especially through youth orchestras, to reach their full potential. $1 of each ticket sold on the “A Matter of Time Tour’ will go towards The Laufey Foundation.
As Laufey began to craft A Matter of Time, she felt freer than ever. “Every new album for me is a blank book of stories to write,” she says, and it’s true. An artist who pours her life experiences into her work, she infused 2022’s Everything I Know About Love with coming-of-age tales revolving around leaving home, and for 2023’s GRAMMY®-winning Bewitched she dove headlong into young love. Brought to life with sweeping orchestral arrangements, interwoven strains of bossa nova and jazz, and Laufey’s honeyed alto, those albums cemented Laufey as a star who can make sounds from bygone eras feel timeless.
Now on A Matter of Time, Laufey further crystalizes her singular sound—one still rooted in her beloved influences, but which forgoes any strict standards or rules. “I’m constantly thinking about classical and jazz, how to properly preserve them and pay homage.” For this album she continues to do so while also noting, “I just wanted to let my heart wander.” To that end, she teamed with a pair of co-producers, one comforting and familiar—Spencer Stewart who worked with Laufey on her first two albums —and one new to her but deeply attuned to artists looking to open up: Aaron Dessner (Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran). Feeling sonically unrestrained gave Laufey the space to share new sides of herself while exploring sometimes heavier themes. “People expect a pretty façade of girly clothes, fantastical stories, and romantic music,” she says. “This time, I was interested in seeing how I could draw out the most flawed parts of myself and look at them directly in the mirror.” A Matter of Time finds Laufey at her most daring—and also playful—as she captures the experience of “real love” in its many forms and what it means to observe as it strips you down to your most vulnerable and anxious.
LAUFEY LIVE
May 31—Popload Festival—Sao Paolo, Brazil
July 30—Virginia Arts Festival at Chartway Arena—Norfolk, VA*
July 31—Virginia Arts Festival at Chartway Arena—Norfolk, VA*
August 2—Chautauqua Institution—Chautauqua, NY†
August 3—Chautauqua Institution—Chautauqua, NY†
August 7—Blossom Music Center—Cuyahoga Falls, OH‡
August 9—Saratoga Performing Arts Center—Saratoga Springs, NY§
September 15—Kia Center—Orlando, FL**
September 16—State Farm Arena—Atlanta, GA**
September 18—Dickies Arena—Fort Worth, TX**
September 20—Toyota Center—Houston, TX**
September 21—Moody Center—Austin, TX**
September 23—Desert Diamond Arena—Phoenix, AZ**
September 24—Pechanga Arena—San Diego, CA**
September 26—Crypto.com Arena—Los Angeles, CA**
September 30—Chase Center—San Francisco, CA**
October 2—Rogers Arena—Vancouver, BC**
October 4—Climate Pledge Arena—Seattle, WA**
October 6—Delta Center—Salt Lake City, UT**
October 8—Red Rocks Amphitheatre—Morrison, CO**
October 10—United Center—Chicago, IL**
October 11—Target Center—Minneapolis, MN**
October 13—Bridgestone Arena—Nashville, TN**
October 15—Madison Square Garden—New York, NY**
October 19—Scotiabank Arena—Toronto, ON**
October 21—Place Bell—Laval, QC**
October 23—Capital One Arena—Washington, DC**
October 24—Wells Fargo Center—Philadelphia, PA**
October 27—TD Garden—Boston MA**
*with The Virginia Symphony Orchestra
†with The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
‡with The Cleveland Orchestra
§with The Philadelphia Orchestra
**with support from Suki Waterhouse
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