Sweden has given the music world a great collection of gifts, of which include the incredible Lykke Li. Li released her debut album Youth Novels in 2008 via LL Recordings and performed her single “Little Bit” on Later with Jools Holland. The album was later praised on a slew of Best Of lists across the world wide web and earned her spots on festivals across the United States and Europe. Most recently, Li released her studio album so sad so sexy which acted as the follow up to her 2014 record I Never Learn. so sad so sexy includes a brilliant collection of artists that worked on the album such as Amine, Rostam, Jeff Bhasker, and T-Minus among others.
According to Pitchfork, Lykke Li has announced a handful of tour dates that will begin after her performances at summer music festivals wherever they may be. The tour is set to run from North America to Europe and will begin on October 5th at the Lincoln Theatre at our nation’s capital Washington D.C. See below for her entire tour and plan accordingly!
Aside from her recent album release, Li has also formed a music supergroup LIV that is comprised of the greats such as Andrew Wyatt (of Miike Snow), Pontus Winnberg, Bjorn Yttling (from Peter Bjorn and John), and producer legen Jeff Bhasker. Some of LIV’s songs include “Wings of Love,” Wings of Love (Tantric Version),” “Dream Awake,” “Heaven,” and “Hurts the Liv.” Check out the song “Wings of Love” here.
Lykke Li:
10-05 Washington, D.C. – Lincoln Theatre
10-07 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
10-08 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
10-09 New York, NY – Terminal 5
10-11 Toronto, Ontario – Danforth Music Hall
10-12 Montreal, Quebec – Corona Theatre
10-16 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
10-17 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
10-18 Sonoma, CA – Gundlach Bundschu Winery
10-20 Seattle, WA – Showbox at the Market
10-21 Portland, OR – Roseland Theatre
11-04 London, England – O2 Academy Brixton
11-05 Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Melkweg
11-06 Paris, France – Le Bataclan
11-08 Berlin, Germany – Astra Kuturhau
Photo Credit: Alyssa Fried