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Tyla is coming home in January 2027. Photo: Russ Fraser

Tyla announces A*POP World Tour with Cape Town and Joburg shows


Two-time Grammy-winning Tyla has revealed details of her A*POP World Tour, a 34-date global run that will bring the Johannesburg-born singer back home for two performances in early 2027.

The South African leg opens at Green Point Track in Cape Town on Monday 4 January, followed by Expo Centre, Nasrec in Johannesburg on Saturday 9 January. The shows are presented locally by Showtime Management and Anything Goes.

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Tickets for Tyla’s previous South African show in the Grand Arena at GrandWest in December 2024 sold out well in advance. Photo: Carina Roux

Global tour kicks off in Paris

The tour begins on 12 October at Zenith in Paris, before travelling across Europe and the UK with stops in Amsterdam, London, Brussels and Stockholm. The North American leg starts on 12 November at Hard Rock Live in Wheatland, California and includes dates in Vancouver, Chicago, Boston, Brooklyn and San Diego, wrapping up on 19 December at Fontainebleau, Las Vegas.

Tyla will then head to Africa for a performance in Lagos in December, with the venue still to be confirmed, before returning to South Africa for the two closing shows.

This marks her first full headline tour across North America, Europe, the UK and Africa, following her 2025 We Wanna Party Tour, which saw sold-out performances in Japan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well as a sold-out run in South Africa.

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Tyla concert at GrandWest, December 2024. Photo: Carina Roux

New album A*POP out now

The tour supports Tyla’s second studio album, A*POP, released on 24 July through FAX and Epic Records. The 14-track record features the singles “Chanel”, “Is it”, “She did it again” and “Is it love”. Stream it HERE.

Fresh off the album’s release Tyla performed live on the Today Show’s Citi Summerstage at Rockefeller Plaza, treating fans to renditions of “Water”, “Is it love”, “That girl” and “Chanel”. She also sat down with the show’s hosts to discuss the album and its global rollout, and gave viewers a first look at her newly released Bratz doll.

Historic WNBA halftime show

In a career first Tyla took to centre court for the halftime show at the 2026 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game in Chicago, performing “Chanel”, “Water” and “She did it again”. She made history as the first international artist to headline the WNBA All-Star Game halftime show in its 30-year run.

Tyla has also partnered with Vevo for an official live performance of “Is it love”, with further performances from the series expected to roll out soon.

A Vevo music video for “She did it again”, featuring Zara Larsson, has also been released.

Ticket details

An artist presale opens on Wednesday 29 July at 10:00 via Laylo. Fans can register at Laylo.com/tyla/m/A-POPWORLDTOUR.

General tickets go on sale on Friday 31 July at 10:00 through tyla.howler.co.za. Hospitality enquiries can be directed to tables@anythinggoes.co.za.

The event has an age restriction of 6+ years, and no unaccompanied minors will be permitted.

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