Wrapping up an electrifying festival season with her magnetic West Stage headline slot at All Points East last Friday and surprise guest appearance for Jorja Smith’s closing set that night, today the darling of jungle Nia Archives announces the 19-date emotional world tour of her critically acclaimed, Mercury Prize shortlisted album ‘Emotional Junglist’. Kicking off in September with two dates in Japan, November and December will see her take her high energy, immersive and conceptual new emotional live show across North America, Europe and London where she’ll play Alexandra Palace on the 26th November with Cannelle, New York and Trickpony on the bill. January will see her return down under for two shows in Melbourne and Sydney. Pre-sale tickets available Tuesday 25th @ 10:00am BST, with general sale live Thursday 27th @ 10:00am. See full dates below.
Earlier this year, Nia took her debut live show on a run of exclusive, sold-out intimate show dates in Leeds, London and NYC. This Summer, crowds at Forbidden Fruit Festival in Dublin, Parklife in Manchester, Sonar Barcelona and Boardmasters in Cornwall caught a glimpse of the new set up. These shows received a raucous reception from fans new and old, as the ‘Emotional Junglist‘ new era continues to unfold.
Released on the 17th July via Island Records, ‘Emotional Junglist’ marked her biggest sonic leap to date. Shortlisted for the 2026 Mercury Prize, the album earned her her first #1 on the Official Dance Chart and has received huge critical acclaim with four and five stars from everyone from The Observer to The Guardian, The Times, Pitchfork, NME, The Fader, Dazed, Rolling Stone UK and more. Written throughout 2025 with Ethan P. Flynn (FKA Twigs, David Byrne), Julia Michaels (Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter) and James Ford (Arctic Monkeys) – the album is a record of dualities, and heartbreak scorches throughout. Alongside features from Sampha on ‘Tender’ and Jorja Smith on ‘Get Me Down’, singles ‘Vertical’, ‘Danger’, ‘Boys In Blue’ and ‘There Goes Ma Head’ saw her perfect her alt-jungle sound, and hone into something utterly original, exciting and unequivocally Nia Archives.
Upcoming tour dates:
September 9th – Yogibo META VALLEY – Osaka
September 10th – Zepp Shinjuku – Tokyo
November 6th – The Fonda Theatre – LA
November 8th – The Regency Ballroom – San Francisco
November 10th – SAT – Montreal
November 11th – Opera House – Toronto
November 13th – Webster Hall – New York
November 22nd – Barrowland Ballroom – Glasgow
November 24th – Rock City – Nottingham
November 25th – The Prospect Building – Bristol
November 26th – Alexandra Palace – London
November 28th – Aviva Studios – Manchester
December 1st – Uber Eats Music Hall – Berlin
December 2nd – Gashouder – Amsterdam
December 4th – Les Halles de Schaerbeek – Brussels
December 5th – The Centquatre – Paris
December 8th – Vicar Street – Dublin
January 6th – The Forum – Melbourne
January 7th – Metro Theatre – Sydney