{"id":2089510,"date":"2026-08-12T12:01:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T09:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2089510"},"modified":"2026-08-12T12:01:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T09:01:06","slug":"phoebe-bridgers-announces-intimate-phone-free-uk-album-launch-gigs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2089510","title":{"rendered":"Phoebe Bridgers announces intimate phone-free UK album launch gigs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Phoebe-Bridgers-Credit-Olof-Grind.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Phoebe Bridgers announces intimate phone-free UK album launch gigs<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The series of intimate shows will mark the release of her much-anticipated new album, &#8216;Lost Weekend&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Poppy Burton<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-12T13:01:06+01:00\">12th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Phoebe-Bridgers-Credit-Olof-Grind-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Phoebe Bridgers Lost Weekend Review\" title=\"Phoebe Bridgers Credit Olof Grind\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Phoebe Bridgers. Credit: Olof Grind<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Phoebe Bridgers\u2019 long-awaited third record drops this week, and she\u2019ll be playing a series of intimate shows across to the UK to celebrate \u2013 check out all the details below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Phoebe Bridgers \u2013 \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019 review: indie\u2019s poet laureate returns with a staggering, strange and stirring opus<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The indie icon and\u00a0Boygenius member is set to release the solo record next Friday (August 14) via Dead Oceans. It comes as the follow-up to 2020\u2019s \u2018Punisher\u2019, and has already been previewed by lead single\u00a0\u2018Lost Boys\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ahead of its release, she revealed the full tracklist\u00a0for the album, and\u00a0sparked rumours that it could feature guest vocals from Geese frontman Cameron Winter, who may be singing under an alias.<\/p>\n<p>She has now also announced a series of shows across the country. Kicking off with two shows at the Union Chapel on Monday (August 17) \u2013 which will mark her first solo set in London since 2022 \u2013 she\u2019ll also play Circuit in Kingston twice on Wednesday (August 19), as well as Electric Bristol twice on Friday, (21 August).<\/p>\n<p>Brighton\u2019s Resident Records, which recently hosted a surprise performance from Nick Cave, is also set to host two separate performances from Bridgers at Chalk on August 20.<\/p>\n<p>In each location, Bridgers will play a matinee show as well as an evening show, which is expected to last around 45 minutes. You can find your tickets here, and find a full list of dates below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Db7zJaygUBx\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Db7ysWJDC9J\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Db7379ZIKvH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Db7ytmlDgIM\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Db7zDT9oEfJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Phoebe Bridgers new UK intimate tour dates are:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>August<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>17 \u2013 Union Chapel, London (one matinee and one evening show)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>19 \u2013 Circuit, Kingston (one matinee and one evening show)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>20 \u2013 Chalk, Brighton (one matinee and one evening show)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>21 \u2013 Electric, Bristol (one matinee and one evening show)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In line with Bridgers\u2019 previous gigs, no phones, smartwatches, or other recording devices will be allowed.<\/p>\n<p>She also recently confirmed that fans can listen to the album in full at planetariums around the world, and each listening session will come with a specially-designed visual display.\u00a0All of the showings will be phone and camera free too, and visitors will have to place all phones, smart watches, recording and filming devices into Yondr pouches upon arrival. The number of showings and available tickets vary per venue, and you can visit here for more information.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, there will be over 300 midnight album release parties taking place worldwide tomorrow (August 13), allowing fans to listen to \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019 for the first time together. Events are scheduled for the US, Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Australia, Japan, Brazil, South Korea and more, and you can find more details here.<\/p>\n<p>The tracklist for \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019 includes contributions from Boygenius bandmates\u00a0Lucy Dacus\u00a0and\u00a0Julien Baker, as well as from\u00a0Christian Lee Hutson,\u00a0Jack Antonoff\u00a0and an unknown guest named \u2018Son-John Johnson\u2019, who many suspect to be Cameron Winter.<\/p>\n<p>Bridgers recently\u00a0performed two different versions\u00a0of the lead single on\u00a0<em>The Tonight Show<\/em>, including a\u00a0haunting acoustic rendition. Before then, the indie star\u00a0played her first solo live show in three years in Roswell, New Mexico, where she debuted three new songs.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Later this year, Bridgers will\u00a0head out for a tour across North America, the UK and Europe, celebrating \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019. Support comes from\u00a0Alex G\u00a0at the North American shows and Isaac Wood at the UK and European dates.<\/p>\n<p>As with the recently announced shows, the singer has also confirmed that there will be a \u201cno phones\u201d rule at all upcoming dates, with phones and other recording devices locked away during the performances. You can view the full list of dates here\u00a0and buy any remaining tickets in the UK\u00a0here\u00a0and US\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<p>In <em>NME\u2019s<\/em> five-star review of \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019, Erica Campbell described the record as \u201cthe opposite of emotional evasion: more a reckoning with herself and the romantic and familial love and loss that have shaped her story and storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a feat that could only be achieved by a songwriter and musician self-assured in their penmanship and musicality, someone who may have started the journey of writing her third album feeling lost, but by the end wasn\u2019t unmoored at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Boygenius<\/li>\n<li>Indie<\/li>\n<li>Live Music News<\/li>\n<li>Phoebe Bridgers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-sidebar-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_93\">\n<div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\">\n<h4 class=\"td-block-title\"><span class=\"td-pulldown-size\">TRENDING<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_93\" class=\"td_block_inner td-mc1-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Phoebe-Bridgers-Credit-Olof-Grind-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Phoebe-Bridgers-Credit-Olof-Grind-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Phoebe Bridgers \u2013 \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019 review: indie\u2019s poet laureate returns with a staggering, strange and stirring opus<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/this-is-lorelei-credit-gabe-long-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/this-is-lorelei-credit-gabe-long-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">This Is Lorelei was only meant to be a side project. 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class=\"td-editor-date\">\n<p>                                                            <span class=\"td-author-date\"><br \/>\n                                                                                                                                                <span class=\"entry-review-stars\"><i class=\"td-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"td-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"td-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"td-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"td-icon-star\"><\/i><\/span>                                                                    <\/span>\n                                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" 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data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/morrissey_johnny_marr-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Morrissey and Johnny Marr have both worked on new rare vinyl release from The Smiths<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reading-leeds-spotify@2000x1270-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reading-leeds-spotify@2000x1270-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Spotify team up with Reading &amp; Leeds 2026 to help fans discover new favourite artists<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Phoebe Bridgers\u2019 long-awaited third record drops this week, and she\u2019ll be playing a series of intimate shows across to the UK to celebrate \u2013 check out all the details below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Phoebe Bridgers \u2013 \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019 review: indie\u2019s poet laureate returns with a staggering, strange and stirring opus<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The indie icon and\u00a0Boygenius member is set to release the solo record next Friday (August 14) via Dead Oceans. It comes as the follow-up to 2020\u2019s \u2018Punisher\u2019, and has already been previewed by lead single\u00a0\u2018Lost Boys\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ahead of its release, she revealed the full tracklist\u00a0for the album, and\u00a0sparked rumours that it could feature guest vocals from Geese frontman Cameron Winter, who may be singing under an alias.<\/p>\n<p>She has now also announced a series of shows across the country. Kicking off with two shows at the Union Chapel on Monday (August 17) \u2013 which will mark her first solo set in London since 2022 \u2013 she\u2019ll also play Circuit in Kingston twice on Wednesday (August 19), as well as Electric Bristol twice on Friday, (21 August).<\/p>\n<p>Brighton\u2019s Resident Records, which recently hosted a surprise performance from Nick Cave, is also set to host two separate performances from Bridgers at Chalk on August 20.<\/p>\n<p>In each location, Bridgers will play a matinee show as well as an evening show, which is expected to last around 45 minutes. You can find your tickets here, and find a full list of dates below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Db7zJaygUBx\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Db7ysWJDC9J\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Db7379ZIKvH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Db7ytmlDgIM\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Db7zDT9oEfJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Phoebe Bridgers new UK intimate tour dates are:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>August<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>17 \u2013 Union Chapel, London (one matinee and one evening show)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>19 \u2013 Circuit, Kingston (one matinee and one evening show)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>20 \u2013 Chalk, Brighton (one matinee and one evening show)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>21 \u2013 Electric, Bristol (one matinee and one evening show)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In line with Bridgers\u2019 previous gigs, no phones, smartwatches, or other recording devices will be allowed.<\/p>\n<p>She also recently confirmed that fans can listen to the album in full at planetariums around the world, and each listening session will come with a specially-designed visual display.\u00a0All of the showings will be phone and camera free too, and visitors will have to place all phones, smart watches, recording and filming devices into Yondr pouches upon arrival. The number of showings and available tickets vary per venue, and you can visit here for more information.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, there will be over 300 midnight album release parties taking place worldwide tomorrow (August 13), allowing fans to listen to \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019 for the first time together. Events are scheduled for the US, Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Australia, Japan, Brazil, South Korea and more, and you can find more details here.<\/p>\n<p>The tracklist for \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019 includes contributions from Boygenius bandmates\u00a0Lucy Dacus\u00a0and\u00a0Julien Baker, as well as from\u00a0Christian Lee Hutson,\u00a0Jack Antonoff\u00a0and an unknown guest named \u2018Son-John Johnson\u2019, who many suspect to be Cameron Winter.<\/p>\n<p>Bridgers recently\u00a0performed two different versions\u00a0of the lead single on\u00a0<em>The Tonight Show<\/em>, including a\u00a0haunting acoustic rendition. Before then, the indie star\u00a0played her first solo live show in three years in Roswell, New Mexico, where she debuted three new songs.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Later this year, Bridgers will\u00a0head out for a tour across North America, the UK and Europe, celebrating \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019. Support comes from\u00a0Alex G\u00a0at the North American shows and Isaac Wood at the UK and European dates.<\/p>\n<p>As with the recently announced shows, the singer has also confirmed that there will be a \u201cno phones\u201d rule at all upcoming dates, with phones and other recording devices locked away during the performances. You can view the full list of dates here\u00a0and buy any remaining tickets in the UK\u00a0here\u00a0and US\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<p>In <em>NME\u2019s<\/em> five-star review of \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019, Erica Campbell described the record as \u201cthe opposite of emotional evasion: more a reckoning with herself and the romantic and familial love and loss that have shaped her story and storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a feat that could only be achieved by a songwriter and musician self-assured in their penmanship and musicality, someone who may have started the journey of writing her third album feeling lost, but by the end wasn\u2019t unmoored at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/phoebe-bridgers-announces-intimate-phone-free-uk-album-launch-gigs-3962122&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Phoebe-Bridgers-Credit-Olof-Grind.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Phoebe Bridgers announces intimate phone-free UK album launch gigs The series of intimate shows will mark the release of her much-anticipated new album, &#8216;Lost Weekend&#8217; By Poppy Burton 12th August 2026 Phoebe Bridgers. 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