Kehlani Announces 33-Date North American Tour, Chicago Aug. 9

Kehlani's 33-date North American tour kicks off August 6 in Minneapolis with a Chicago stop August 9 at Northerly Island, supporting her new self-titled album.

Kehlani’s 33-date North American tour kicks off August 6 in Minneapolis with a Chicago stop August 9 at Northerly Island, supporting her new self-titled album.

Kehlani has announced the 2026 Kehlani World Tour, a 33-date North American run in support of her recently released self-titled album. The tour kicks off August 6 at The Armory in Minneapolis and concludes October 3 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California.

The Chicago date lands August 9 at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island. The route also hits Detroit, Toronto, Boston, New York, Atlanta, Nashville, Miami, Houston, Austin, Dallas, Phoenix, San Diego, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver.

Support comes from a four-act lineup. Durand Bernarr, Isaia Huron, TheARTI$t, and WASEEL open on most dates. The Milwaukee stop on August 7 skips Bernarr but keeps the other three.

Consequence’s full breakdown of the 33-date itinerary, support acts, and ticket window includes the complete city-by-city schedule. Tickets follow the standard three-tier rollout: artist presale Wednesday, May 27 at 10 a.m. local; Live Nation All Access presale Thursday, May 28 at 10 a.m.; general on-sale Friday, May 29 at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster.

The album driving the tour is also self-titled. Kehlani dropped last month and debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200. It’s the R&B singer’s first full-length studio release since her 2024 mixtape While We Wait 2.

VICE’s coverage of the tour announcement and the album that anchors it notes that the tour name (Kehlani World Tour) suggests additional international dates will follow. Kehlani has confirmed UK and other international legs are coming.

The pre-tour festival run is itself heavy. Kehlani plays Roots Picnic in Philadelphia on May 31, Liv Nightclub in Las Vegas on June 19, the St. Kitts Music Festival on June 25, the Essence Festival in New Orleans on July 3, and Afro Nation in Portugal on July 5. A Montréal stop at Parc Jean-Drapeau follows on July 31, six days before the tour proper begins.

The new tour eclipses her last in route. Wikipedia’s record of the 2024-25 Crash World Tour, which ran 54 shows across four continents shows Kehlani’s previous run included 32 North American dates across September through November 2024. The 2026 plan is similar in domestic scale but earlier in the calendar year.

The artist presale signup is open now. Fans can register at the link in the official announcement before tickets release Wednesday.

The Chicago show falls on Sunday, August 9 at the Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island.

Tickets go to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. local. The route, by route, runs through fall.

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Priya Anand is The Glenview Lantern's film and streaming critic. She has reviewed more than 400 feature releases since 2020 and serves on the Chicago Film Critics Association ballot. Her byline has appeared in IndieWire, Polygon, and The Ringer. A graduate of NYU Tisch (2018), Priya is based in Chicago and writes a weekly streaming column for The Lantern.

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