Young heads overseas
The shows kick off in Oslo, Norway on May 8 and end May 24 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Young will make stops in Sweden, Germany, Netherlands and seven dates in the United Kingdom, including headlining the second night of Highways 2024 at Royal Albert Hall in London on May 18, marking the second outing for the country and Americana festival that debuted in 2023.
"We love getting to play for the fans in Europe and these are some of my favorite places to visit," says Young. "I'm especially honored to get to take the stage at the legendary Royal Albert Hall for Highways 2024. Performing at that historic venue is definitely a bucket list moment."
Tour dates are:
May 8, 2024 Rockefeller Music Hall Oslo, Norway
May 9, 2024 Debaser Stockholm, Sweden
May 11, 2024 Carlswerk Victoria Cologne, Germany
May 12, 2024 Docks Hamburg, Germany
May 13, 2024 TivoliVredenburg – Ronda Utrecht, Netherlands
May 15, 2024 Albert Hall Manchester, United Kingdom
May 17, 2024 O2 Academy Birmingham Birmingham, United Kingdom
May 18, 2024 Royal Albert Hall London, United Kingdom
May 19, 2024 O2 Academy Bristol Bristol, United Kingdom
May 21, 2024 SEC Armadillo Glasgow, United Kingdom
May 22, 2024 O2 Academy Leeds Leeds, United Kingdom
May 24, 2024 Botanic Gardens Belfast, United Kingdom
Presales - excluding Highways 2024 - begin Tuesday at 10 a.m. local time. General on-sale is Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
Young previously toured Europe in November 2022 and March 2020.
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- 06/26/23: Young spreads out "Across the Sheets"
- 11/28/22: Young plans '23 tour
- 06/30/22: Young goes 8x Platinum
- 02/18/22: Young's "You Didn't" video drops
- 06/04/21: Young, Jannakos, Louris offer new sounds
- 04/23/21: "Weekends Look a Little Different These Days" for Young
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