Charli XCX announces new album and tour dates

Charli XCX has just announced a new album, 'Crash', which is set for release in March 2022, alongside new European and North American tour dates. Get tickets here.

The news came after she dropped the first single from the album, 'New Shapes', featuring Christine and the Queens and Caroline Polachek.

Charli XCX announced a release date for 'Crash', on social media. She captioned her posts on Twitter and Instagram: "CRASH . the new album . march 18th . pre order now ".

Her new track 'New Shapes' follows her September single 'Good Ones'. In 2021, Charli XCX collaborated with Joel Corry and Jax Jones ('Out Out'), Elio (the 'Charger' remix), the 1975 and No Rome ('Spinning'), and Bladee and Mechatok ('Drama' remix).

For her album 'Crash', she collaborated with an array of high profile producers and artists, including Rina Sawayama, Oneohtrix Point Never, A. G. Cook, the 1975’s George Daniel, and Ariel Rechtshaid.

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In a statement, Charli XCX claimed that she “possessed and persuaded” her extensive list of collaborators using her “femme fatale powers and a multitude of dark spells and curses".

“They will all remain locked in my basement forever.”

Charli XCX confirmed in a press statement that this is the fifth and final album in her current record deal.

Pre-order 'CRASH' here.

Tour tickets go on sale next Friday at 10:AM, buy them here.

Check the full list of tour dates below:

03-26 Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre

03-29 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom

04-01 San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park

04-03 Los Angeles, CA - The Greek Theatre

04-06 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre

04-08 Austin, TX - ACL Live at The Moody Theater

04-09 Houston, TX - House of Blues Houston

04-10 Dallas, TX - House of Blues Dallas

04-12 New Orleans, LA - Orpheum Theater

04-13 Atlanta, GA - The Eastern

04-15 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel

04-16 Norfolk, VA - The NorVa

04-18 Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore Philadelphia

04-20 Boston, MA - House of Blues Boston

04-22 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom

04-23 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom

04-25 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall

04-26 Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre

04-28 Saint Paul, MN - Palace Theatre

04-29 Chicago, IL - Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom

05-13 Dublin, Ireland - Olympia Theatre

05-15 Glasgow, Scotland - O2 Academy

05-17 Manchester, England - Victoria Warehouse

05-18 Birmingham, England - O2 Academy

05-19 London, England - Alexandra Palace

05-21 Norwich, England - UEA

05-22 Sheffield, England - O2 Academy

05-23 Nottingham, England - Rock City

05-25 Paris, France - Trianon

05-27 Brussels, Belgium - La Madeleine

05-28 Utrecht, Netherlands - Ronda Hall

05-30 Berlin, Germany - Astra

05-31 Cologne, Germany - Carlswerk Victoria

06-02 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound

06-04 Milan, Italy - Fabrique

06-07 Madrid, Spain - La Riviera

06-09 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound

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