Lizzo Presents: The Special Tour - New dates added for Sydney and Melbourne due to overwhelming demand, as existing shows sell out!
MELBOURNE, TUESDAY MARCH 28, 2023 – 4 x GRAMMY Award-winner, Emmy Award-winner, songwriter, rapper, flautist and singer Lizzo, has today announced second headline shows for Sydney and Melbourne on The Special Tour 2023 due to extraordinary demand, with existing dates selling out.
These new shows are confirmed for Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday July 18 and Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on Monday July 24.
The tour commences at Perth’s RAC Arena on July 14, followed by Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne on July 17 and 18, and concluding at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on July 23 and 24.
The Live Nation Pre-sale is currently underway for existing dates, concluding Wednesday March 29 at 10am.
General public tickets for all shows go on sale on Wednesday March 29, from 11am. All times are local.
Special guest on all shows is Tkay Maidza.
Every once in a while, an artist changes not only music, but culture as well. Lizzo has done both, shifting the sound, soul, and spirit of popular music and culture with a series of definitive history-making smashes. Along the way, she has collected numerous awards, topped the Billboard Hot 100 at #1 twice, picked up over a dozen gold and platinum certifications, sold out tours, and appeared in blockbuster films.
Lizzo’s hugely adored second full-length offering Special is her biggest, boldest, and brightest revolution thus far: bursting with chunky disco-funk beats designed to make you move. Special's spirited, charismatic anthems are her most adventurous yet. The album saw Lizzo receive 4 nominations at the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards recently, with monumental lead single About Damn Time taking out the coveted title of Record Of The Year.
Hailed by Rolling Stone as “the most unabashedly joyous, sonically diverse, and emotionally profound album put out by a major label since Beyonce’s Lemonade,” Lizzo’s SPECIAL debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 album chart, and #1 on the Pop Albums chart.
Lizzo first took over with her 2019 debut album, CUZ I LOVE YOU. It bowed at #4 on the Billboard Top 200, reached platinum status, graced countless critical year-end lists, and spawned “Tempo” [feat. Missy Elliott] (platinum), “Juice” (2x-platinum), “Good As Hell” (4x-platinum), and “Truth Hurts” (9x-platinum).
“Truth Hurts” raced to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and dominated the chart for seven weeks, making history as “the longest running #1 by a solo female rap artist ever.” Speaking to its impact, Rolling Stone even touted it among its coveted “500 Greatest Songs Of All Time.”
At the GRAMMY® Awards, “Truth Hurts” took home “Best Pop Solo Performance,” CUZ I LOVE (Deluxe) scored “Best Urban Contemporary Album,” and “Jerome” walked away with “Best Traditional R&B Performance.”
TIME Magazine and Entertainment Weekly crowned Lizzo “Entertainer of the Year” in 2019, and she adorned the covers of Rolling Stone, Billboard, Elle, British Vogue, and more as well as gracing Barack Obama’s Playlist. CBS Sunday Morning chronicled her career in a special. Turning heads, she notably lit up the American Music Awards, MTV VMA, BET Awards, and SNL with unforgettable performances. She maintained this momentum on 2021’s gold-certified “Rumors” [feat. Cardi B].
Expanding her imprint and influence across media, Lizzo lent her voice to the animated UglyDolls and accompanied Jennifer Lopez on the big screen in Hustlers. She joined forces with Amazon Prime to launch #1 Prime Reality TV show Watch Out For the Big Grrrls. Championing diversity, the show follows her search for new backup dancers, inviting 10 plus-sized talents to compete for a place on her world tour. She has also linked up with Fabletics for her own activewear line, Yitty, inclusive of plus-sized body types.
LIZZO
THE SPECIAL TOUR 2023
WITH SPECIAL GUEST TKAY MAIDZA
RAC ARENA, PERTH
FRIDAY JULY 14
ROD LAVER ARENA, MELBOURNE
MONDAY JULY 17 – SOLD OUT
TUESDAY JULY 18 – NEW DATE
QUDOS BANK ARENA, SYDNEY
SUNDAY JULY 23 – SOLD OUT
MONDAY JULY 24 – NEW DATE
SPARK ARENA, AUCKLAND
WEDNESDAY JULY 26
Live Nation Presale runs Tuesday March 28, 12pm – Wednesday March 29, 10am
General Public Onsale: Wednesday March 29, from 11am
ALL TIMES LOCAL
For complete tour, ticket and VIP Experience information, go to www.livenation.com.au / www.livenation.co.nz
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For all AUS tour-related enquiries, contact:
Revolutions Per Minute PR Pty Ltd
nicole@revoltuions.com.au
+61 418 324 312
For all NZ tour-related enquiries, contact:
818 Publicity
Cynthia Monardez
cynthia@818.co.nz
+64 27 212 0717
For all Live Nation related enquiries, contact:
Live Nation Australia
Nathan Thompson
nathan.thompson@livenation.com.au
Michael Edney
michael.edney@livenation.com.au
Live Nation New Zealand
Ciara Pratt
ciara.pratt@livenation.co.nz