Canadian musician Valerie Anne Poxleitner, better known by her stage name Lights has announced her 2018 headline tour We Were Here. It sets out on January 30th in more than 40 cities across North America. Lights is touring in promotion of her latest album Skin&Earth–released September 22nd—bringing her music and comics to life. Her newest album proves to be Lights’ most zealous project yet, merging her love for music and comics into an immersive, multimedia experience. In the ongoing comic series, Issue 5 written and illustrated entirely by Lights is out tomorrow, November 8.
The singer and songwriter has played a number of music festivals including Coachella, Reading & Leeds, and also toured with OneRepublic, Tegan & Sara, Paramore, Kaskade, The Mowgli’s, PVRIS and many others. Skin&Earth is Lights’ fourth studio album. Tickets will be available for the We Were Here Tour 2018 starting Friday, November 10.
We Were Here tour dates:
1/30 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre
1/31 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre
2/2 – Seattle, WA – The Show Box
2/3 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
2/5 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
2/6 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater
2/7 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park
2/8 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
2/9 – Las Vegas, NV – Vinyl at Hard Rock Hotel Casino
2/10 – Pomona, CA – The Glass House
2/12 – Salt Lake City, UT – Grand at The Complex
2/13 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
2/15 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
2/16 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
2/17 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall Downstairs
2/19 – Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge
2/20 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Heaven Stage)
2/21 – Orlando, FL – The Beacham
2/22 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
2/23 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
2/25 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
2/26 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
2/27 – Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club
3/1 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
3/2 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
3/3 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
3/4 – Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club
3/6 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
3/7 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr Small’s Theatre
3/8 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
3/9 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall
3/10 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
3/12 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
3/13 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
3/14 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
3/15 – Kansas City, MO – Madrid Theatre
3/16 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room
3/17 – Minneapolis, MN – Music Hall MLPS
3/27 – Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall
3/29 – Edmonton, AB – Winspear Centre
3/30 – Saskatoon, SK – O’Brian’s Event Centre
3/31 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Centre for the Performing Arts
4/3 – North Bay, ON – Capitol Centre
4/4 – Ottawa, ON – Algonquin Commons Theatre
4/6 – Kitchener, ON – Elements Nightclub
4/7 – London, ON – London Music Hall
Photo Credit: Owen Ela