Charli XCX explains why there are only six dates on upcoming UK and European tour: “Touring is really

Charli XCX has responded to criticism of her upcoming ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ UK and Europe tour having only six dates.

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Charli recently announced the arena tour, which is set to kick off in 2027 with Audrey Hobert joining at all dates as a special guest opener. Tickets go on general sale at 9am BST next Friday (September 18) – you’ll be able to buy yours here – and you can see a full list of dates here.

The tour only has six dates, with Charli heading to Dublin, Glasgow, Manchester, London, Amsterdam and Paris next February, leading some fans to be disappointed that there were not further shows in other European countries.

The ‘365’ singer went on to say that this was also the reason she chose to do a shorter run on her current North American tour, which kicked off in Philadelphia last night (September 11).

Charli opened up about her struggles with her mental health back in June, saying she was “in the worst place mentally that I’ve been in my life” and that her “emotions are very, very volatile at the minute, I’ll be honest.”.

Last month saw Charli headline Reading & Leeds 2026 off the back of the album. In a four-star review, NME described her Reading slot as “a stylish, cinematic, but sometimes underwhelming performance”.

It reasoned that the early set time was “unfortunate” for the singer, who “thrives in the dark”. The review went on to praise the “incredibly powerful ending”, concluding: “If only the whole set could have landed quite as hard.”.

In other news, the pop star has been nominated for two MTV VMAs – Best Pop and Best Art Direction – for her recent single ‘SS26’. Earlier this summer, she joined The Strokes on stage at Outside Lands to perform ‘Take It Or Leave It’, and teamed up with Lorde at Lollapalooza.

Charli XCX “begrudgingly” released the B-sides for ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ in July, and shared the album’s accompanying live film.

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