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Melanie Martinez announces expansive arena tour – Hades: The Sacrifice

Today, multi-platinum artist and creative polymath Melanie Martinez announces Hades:The Sacrifice, her new North American and European tour in support of Hades, her fourth studio album. Produced by Live Nation, the global run will begin with a first leg across North America and Mexico this summer before heading overseas for a series of arena dates across the United Kingdom and Europe. See full tour routing and ticketing info below.

On the tour, Melanie shares: “When writing HADES, I knew the tour for this album had to be immersive and cinematic. Creating a new character and thinking of how she’ll be performing in this new world is so exciting. This tour is very different to anything I’ve done before and involves more practical elements and camera illusions that I’m really excited about. We’re working on making sure each song gets their moment. I hope it can bring people together under these strange dystopian times we’re living in.”

Hades debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, marking her fourth consecutive Top 10 debut and third consecutive Top 5 debut. The album also opened at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Alternative Albums chart and Rock & Alternative chart as well. A brooding, maximalist 18-track journey into the fractured psyche of modern life, HADES cements Martinez as one of the most daring voices of her generation. In a recent review of the record, Rolling Stone calls Melanie “a prolific visionary with no shortage of imagination…”

Tonight, Melanie will perform the track “POSSESSION” on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (11:35pm EST/10:35pm CST /11:35pm PST on ABC). Make sure to tune in!

The announcement follows a fan-driven rollout for HADES, which Melanie unveiled through a series of sold-out listening experiences in London, Amsterdam, and Toronto. Conceived as immersive previews of the album’s world, the events brought fans closer than ever to the music, a vision Melanie then expanded with intimate performances in New York City, Mexico City, and Los Angeles, where she debuted the album live with a full band and string section. HADES: THE SACRIFICE marks her first major tour since 2024, when she played and sold out the largest venues of her career, including two nights at Madison Square Garden in New York City, and The O2 in London, while also headlining marquee festivals such as Lollapalooza and Corona Capital.

TICKET INFO: General on sale will begin Fri, Apr 24 at 12:00pmlocal time. The most secure way to purchase tickets for the presale and general on sale is via the official ticket links at https://www.melaniemartinezmusic.com/tour

PRESALE: Fans will have first access to tickets via the artist presale, which starts on Wed, Apr 22 at 12:00pm local time in each city. To have a chance to access the artist presale, fans must sign up HERE by Mon, Apr 20 at 11:59pm PST in North America/Mexico and by 11:59pm GMT in Europe/United Kingdom. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on sale.

Fans in Europe and the UK who pre-ordered Hades from Melanie’s official webstore before April 1 will also have a special presale window for those dates and will be emailed directly with more information.

– HADES: THE SACRIFICE
July 15, 2026 — St Paul, MN — Grand Casino Arena
July 17, 2026 — Rosemont, IL — Allstate Arena
July 18, 2026 — Detroit, MI — Little Caesars Arena
July 20, 2026 — Hamilton, ON — TD Coliseum
July 21, 2026 — Boston, MA — TD Garden
July 23, 2026 — Brooklyn, NY — Barclays Center
July 25, 2026 — Baltimore, MD — CFG Bank Arena
July 27, 2026 — Charlotte, NC — Spectrum Center
July 28, 2026 — Duluth, GA — Gas South Arena
July 30, 2026 — Orlando, FL — Kia Center
August 2, 2026 — Dallas, TX — American Airlines Center
August 3, 2026 — Austin, TX — Moody Center
August 6, 2026 — Monterrey, MX — Arena Monterrey
August 8, 2026 — Mexico City, MX — Palacio de los Deportes
August 12, 2026 — Phoenix, AZ — Mortgage Matchup Center
August 14, 2026 — Los Angeles, CA — Kia Forum

EUROPE:
September 9, 2026 — Amsterdam, NL — Ziggo Dome
September 11, 2026 — London, UK — The O2
September 12, 2026 — Manchester, UK — Co-op Live
September 15, 2026 — Paris, FR — Accor Arena
September 17, 2026 — Milan, IT — Unipol Forum
September 18, 2026 — Frankfurt, DE — Festhalle
September 20, 2026 — Brussels, BE — Forest National
September 23, 2026 — Krakow, PL — Tauron Arena
September 24, 2026 — Prague, CZ — O2 Arena
September 26, 2026 — Hamburg, DE — Barclays Arena

MORE ON MELANIE MARTINEZ:
With 30 billion+ global streams, 5.54 billion official YouTube views and 62.2 million+ followers across platforms, Melanie Martinez has stretched, shaped, and molded alternative pop into an immersive, innovative, and inimitable world of her own design. Since emerging in 2012, the New York-born Latin-American singer, songwriter, director, and visionary has not only blurred the lines between genres, but also between reality and fantasy, beckoning audiences into the warm embrace of her singular artistry. Martinez broke ground with her iconic 2015 debut LP, CRY BABY. The 2x-Platinum album celebrated its 10th anniversary last year and is mother to the 3x-Platinum “Dollhouse,” 2x-Platinum staples “Pity Party,” “Play Date,” “Pacify Her,” “Carousel,” “Mad Hatter,” and “Soap,” and Platinum favorites “Training Wheels,” “Sippy Cup,” “Alphabet Boy,” and “Tag, You’re It.” After vaulting to #6 on the Billboard 200, this debut has gone on to log 208 non-consecutive weeks on the chart. In its wake, she notched two consecutive Top 3 debuts on the Billboard 200 with the Platinum-certified K-12 (2019) and PORTALS (2023). All three albums debuted #1 on the Billboard Alternative chart.

Upon the release of K-12, Melanie also made her film debut with an accompanying musical of the same name which upon its release was #6 at the box office worldwide. On her tour for this record, she donated a dollar of every ticket to The Trevor Project. PORTALS debuted on the Billboard 200 at #2 and spawned “VOID” and “DEATH,” her first original songs to debut on the Billboard Hot 100. 2023 also saw Melanie release a perfume line in partnership with Flower Shop Perfumes. This is after her original perfume, CRY BABY, which was self-released in 2016 and was a sold-out success. The collection has since expanded to include candles, body sprays, and perfume pendants. Her fragrances have quickly emerged as a standout in the category, ranking among the top five best sellers at ScentBar, the nation’s leading indie fragrance retailer. In 2024, Martinez embarked on her first-ever global arena headline tour, The Trilogy Tour, packing legendary venues on multiple continents, including sold-out successive nights at NYC’s Madison Square Garden. 2024 also saw the artist headline the world-famous Lollapalooza Festival in Chicago and the Corona Capital Festival in Mexico City.