Lorde has revealed that her anticipated debut LP, Pure Heroine, will be released in Australia on 27 September 2013 via Universal Music. She will be performing a handful of shows in support of the release this October.
The 16 year old New Zealander was widely anointed as the highlight of this year’s Splendour in the Grass after she was called in to replace Frank Ocean at the 11th hour. An estimated 10,000 fans crammed into the Super Top to catch Lorde’s ten song set, which comprised favourites from her debut EP and 5 brand new tracks. It was truly a magic moment, made all the more special by the fact that it was only her eighth ever show.
The stats on Lorde are impressive. Her debut EP, The Love Club, was released on the internet and downloaded 60,000 times before being made available for sale, is now double platinum and sitting pretty at #2 on the ARIA Chart. Lead single ‘Royals’ continues its assault on the airwaves and charts, last week reaching #2 on the ARIA Singles Chart.
It’s not just Australia that Lorde is winning over. Last week, she mesmerised US audiences and her new mate Diplo with two sold-out, jam-packed performances in LA and New York. This week, ‘Royals’ reached the number one spot on the Billboard Alternative Songs Chart, making her the first female solo artist to do so since Tracey Bonham’s ‘Mother Mother’, in 1996 (i.e., before Lorde was even born).
These shows will sell out.
LORDE TOUR DATES
Presented by the Laneway Festival in association with the Harbour Agency
With special guest Oliver Tank
Wed 16 Oct – The Zoo, Brisbane QLD
Tickets through 1300 762 545 / www.oztix.com.au
Thurs 17 Oct – Metro Theatre, Sydney NSW
Tickets through (02) 9550 3666 / www.metrotheatre.com.au
Sat 19 Oct – Zierholz @ UC, Canberra ACT
Tickets through 1300 762 545 / www.oztix.com.au
Mon 21 Oct – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne VIC
Tickets through (03) 9427 9198 / www.cornerhotel.com
Tour On Sale: Monday 19 August
Tickets:
$30.00 + BF (presales)
$46.95 + BF (presales with digital album)
$35.00 (door sales)
PURE HEROINE TRACKLISTING
1. Tennis Court
2. 400 Lux
3. Royals
4. Ribs
5. Buzzcut Season
6. Team
7. Glory And Gore
8. Still Sane
9. White Teeth Teens
10. A World Alone
Pre-order Pure Heroine from www.lorde.com.au