The Olly Alexander UK and European Tour 2025 will be held from March 19 to April 7, 2025, in venues across Luxembourg, Germany, France, Belgium, Poland, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Ireland, and the UK. The tour is in support of the singer's upcoming debut album.
The tour's presale starts on October 15, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. local time. Access to the presale requires a presale code, which can be gained by pre-ordering the singer's upcoming album from his official store before October 14, 2024, at 05:00 p.m. local time.
The album is priced at £18.99 for the CD+Cassette+Signed Card bundle, the CD + Cassette + Standard Vinyl + Signed Art Card bundle is priced at £43.99, the Standard Vinyl, Store Exclusive Vinyl + Signed Art Card bundle is priced at £45.99, the Exclusive Vinyl + T-Shirt bundle is priced at £47.99 and the Standard CD + Hoodie bundle is priced at £59.99.
The album cassette is £10.99, the CD is £11.99, the Exclusive Vinyl is £25.99, and the Standard Vinyl is £29.99. The store also sells other merchandise.
A general onsale will follow the presale on October 18, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. local time. Tickets can be found via authorized vendors such as Ticketmaster or via the singer's official website. Olly Alexander announced the new tour via a post on his official Instagram page on October 11, 2024:
Olly Alexander UK and European tour 2025 dates and venues
The dates and venues for the Olly Alexander UK and European Tour 2025 are as follows:
- March 19, 2025 – Luxembourg, Luxembourg at den Atelier
- March 20, 2025 – Frankfurt, Germany at Zoom
- March 21, 2025 – Cologne, Germany at Live Music Hall
- March 23, 2025 – Paris, France at La Cigale
- March 24, 2025 – Brussels, Belgium, at Cirque Royal
- March 26, 2025 – Berlin, Germany at Metropol
- March 27, 2025 – Warsaw, Poland at Palladium
- March 29, 2025 – Zurich, Switzerland, at Komplex 457
- March 30, 2025 – Utrecht, Netherlands at TivoliVredenburg
- April 1, 2025 – Dublin, Ireland, at 3Olympia Theatre
- April 2, 2025 – Birmingham, UK, at Town Hall
- April 3, 2025 – Glasgow, Scotland (UK) at Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom
- April 4, 2025 – Manchester UK at Manchester Factory International, Aviva Studios
- April 6, 2025 – Bristol, UK, at Bristol Beacon
- April 7, 2025 – London, UK at The London Palladium
Olly Alexander elaborated on his upcoming album, Polari, in a statement released on the tour announcement post. Parts of the statement are quoted below,
"I probably first heard of the word Polari about fifteen years ago when I was a newly out homosexual. I knew it was some kind of 'lost gay language' but I didn't take too much interest in gay history back then, looking to the past felt difficult..."
Olly Alexander added,
"Ten years later, I got to play with Ritchie in "It's A Sin" and get to grapple with my gay identity in a way that totally transformed my life. I loved learning about queer history so much, it gave me a new way to understand myself..."
Towards the end of the statement, Olly Alexander elaborated on the relation between Polari the language and his album, also titled Polari:
"Polari became my guiding light, a place where I could travel through time and create music that took reference from the past and remix it into the future. I've always written songs about love, but I found myself with a new perspective beyond my own usual fears and insecurities."
Olly Alexander continued:
"Polari came to encapsulate so many things to me, a creative practice, an artistic refuge - it was a voyage that led me to many surprises - much like the language itself . This album is a documentation of that journey and a celebration of being alive. Welcome to Polari"
Polari, the album will be released on February 7, 2025, via Polydor Records. It consists of 13 tracks, including the title track, and was produced by Danny L Harle.