After much anticipation, breakout star Tory Lanez is coming to New Zealand for the very first time in September 2017. This trip down-under follows a number of headlining festival gigs worldwide, including Coachella, Bonnaroo, Wireless Festival and Reading & Leeds; as well as tour support on Future’s “Nobody Safe Tour”, alongside Migos, Young Thug, Kodak Black and A$AP Ferg.
Tory Lanez will make his debut appearance in Auckland on September 6, with tickets on sale Friday April 7 2017 at 9.00am via www.ticketmaster.co.nz
TORY LANEZ IN NEW ZEALAND
Wednesday 6 September, Auckland, Town Hall
www.ticketmaster.co.nz – all ages
Press Release:
Lanez’s critically-acclaimed album I TOLD YOU debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 with 52,000 album units – 32,000 pure album sales and nearly 25 million streams – marking the highest sales of a debut urban artist in 2016. With debuts in the top 10 iTunes charts for both Australia and New Zealand,
I TOLD YOU is out now on Benny Blanco’s Mad Love imprint on Interscope Records and features Platinum-certified Grammy nominated smash, ‘Luv’.
Lanez’s massively successful debut single ‘Say It’, also featured on I TOLD YOU, is now certified RIAA Platinum after peaking at #1 on both the Rhythmic and Urban radio charts and hit #23 on the Billboard Hot 100.
I TOLD YOU continues to receive critical acclaim:
“… an intoxicating brew of atmosphere-warping R&B and pop zip…Tory Lanez is a promising talent.”
– Pitchfork
“Tory is a heartthrob on the rise. It’s not rare to hear his pleading vocals floating out of cars and bleeding from strangers’ headphones on the subway.”
– The Fader
“Most likely to break out”
– USA Today
“…one of the hip-hop world’s buzziest names.”
– Billboard
“One of the defining albums of the late summer.”
– The Guardian
“He’s built a reputation for having an honest, upfront personality that shines through in his emotive lyricism and willingness to experiment with everything from dancehall pop to reggae and R&B.”
– NYLON
“He’s achieved, but he’s only getting started.”
– Complex