Kelela Announces 2026 ‘new avatar live’ Tour, New Single ‘point blank’
Kelela has announced a 2026 world tour titled “new avatar live” and released a new single, “point blank,” the third preview of her upcoming album, new avatar. The North American leg opens September 8th in Seattle, with stops including Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, Brooklyn, and Atlanta. The UK/European run begins October 21st in Lisbon, covering Paris, Cologne, Berlin, Amsterdam, and London, plus a stop at Turin’s C2C Festival. Festival appearances include San Francisco’s Portola Music Festival and Miami’s III Points. An artist pre-sale is already underway, with a Live Nation pre-sale for select dates starting Wednesday, June 3rd at 10:00 a.m. local time. The public on-sale begins Friday, June 5th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. The single “point blank,” produced by Oscar Scheller, is described by Kelela as addressing a partner who takes advantage of one’s love as a bottomless resource, with Kelela insisting on only physical engagement. The album new avatar is set for release July 10th via Warp Records.
What’s reported
Kelela announced her 2026 “new avatar live” world tour and released new single “point blank.”
“point blank” is the third single from her upcoming album, new avatar.
North American tour opens September 8th in Seattle, includes Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, Brooklyn, Atlanta.
UK/European leg opens October 21st in Lisbon, includes Paris, Cologne, Berlin, Amsterdam, London, and Turin’s C2C Festival.
Festival appearances: San Francisco’s Portola Music Festival and Miami’s III Points.
Artist pre-sale is underway; Live Nation pre-sale for select dates begins Wednesday, June 3rd at 10:00 a.m. local time.
Public on-sale begins Friday, June 5th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.
“point blank” was produced by Oscar Scheller.
The song describes a partner who takes advantage of love as a bottomless resource; Kelela insists on physical-only engagement.
Previous singles from new avatar: “idea 1” and “linknb.”
new avatar releases July 10th on Warp Records.
Key figures
Kelela (artist)
Oscar Scheller (producer of “point blank”)
Sources: consequence.net
