FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 3, 2023

 

Contact: Kelsey Coary (813.301.6651, kcoary@viniksportsgroup.com)

 

MELANIE MARTINEZ ANNOUNCES 2023 NORTH AMERICAN PORTALS TOUR

 

For approved artist images and hi-res tour art, please download HERE.

 

Tickets go on sale Friday, April 7 at 10:00 a.m.

 

TAMPA, FL – Off the heels of the release of her latest album, PORTALS, Melanie Martinez today announced a 29-city tour of the same name. Produced by Live Nation, the highly anticipated run will come to Tampa’s Yuengling Center on Tuesday, June 20 at 7:30 p.m.

 

The 13-track PORTALS is highlighted by new single “VOID,” written and produced by Martinez, available now HERE. Martinez first unveiled PORTALS last month with an instantly viral TikTok video causing pandemonium among fans around the globe, with teasers surpassing 115 million views across socials. Hugely anticipated festival appearances this past month at Lollapalooza Argentina, Lollapalooza Chile, Bogota, Columbia’s Estéreo Picnic and Lollapalooza Brazil saw Martinez debuting new songs for the very first time, performing as an otherworldly new creature which is a rebirth of her alter ego “Cry Baby.” The PORTALS Tour will find Martinez exclusively performing as Cry Baby at every show, where fans can enjoy hearing songs from her latest album.

 

Fans can take part in the Melanie Martinez mailing list presale by joining her email list HERE by Tuesday, April 4 at 8:00 p.m. to receive the presale code to their inbox.

 

About Melanie Martinez

Melanie Martinez is a multi-Platinum, 12 billion-streaming alt-pop phenomenon. PORTALS marks the 27-year-old NYC-born singer-songwriter-filmmaker’s first full-length release in nearly four years following her two billion-streaming RIAA Gold-certified second album K-12. K-12 proved a sensation upon its release, entering the Billboard 200 at No. 3 with further debuts at No. 1 on the Alternative album chart, and No. 1 on the Soundtrack album chart. Hailed by Forbes as “a perfect conceptual album in the streaming age,” K-12 also serves as a soundtrack companion to an eerily enchanting musical film written, directed and starring Martinez.

 

K-12 the film debuted as the sixth highest grossing film in the U.S. on the day of its September 3, 2019 theatrical release, with one-night-only screenings in over 425 cinemas in 32 countries. Martinez truly set forth on what has proven a remarkable creative journey with her 2015 debut album, CRY BABY. CRY BABY, which took on a stunning second life in 2020 when the longtime fan-favorite “Play Date“ exploded into a true alt-pop sensation with millions of user-generated videos across TikTok. Now boasting over one billion worldwide streams along with two-time RIAA Platinum certification, “Play Date” propelled CRY BABY back onto the upper half of the Billboard 200 more than five years after its initial release. Named to Forbes’ “30 Under 30 2021,” thanks in part to the renewed success of “Play Date,” Martinez has brought her idiosyncratic vision to an array of diverse enterprises, including last year’s instantly sold-out collaboration with footwear brand Koi. In addition to her myriad musical and visual efforts, Martinez has also shown herself to be an unforgettable live performer via sold-out headline shows and festival performances around the planet.

 

About Live Nation Entertainment

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts and Live Nation Sponsorship. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.

 

MEDIA CONTACTS:

 

Melanie Martinez

Christina Kotsamanidis | Christina.Kotsamanidis@atlanticrecords.com

Gabrielle Reese | Gabrielle.Reese@atlanticrecords.com

 

Live Nation Concerts

Monique Sowinski | moniquesowinski@livenation.com

Nadine Peña | nadinepena@llivenation.com

 

TICKETS: Tickets for this event go on sale Friday, April 7 at 10:00 a.m. at Ticketmaster.com. Ticket prices are $35.75, $45.75 and $65.75. Prices do not include facility fee or service charges. Advanced parking passes are available at ParkWhiz.com.

 

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