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Alessia Cara Is That Girl
The new dates run from Sept. 29 to Oct. 29, starting in Silver Spring, Md., running west and then back eastward, ending in in Orlando. Some notable venues Cara will be headlining include Nashville’s
Prior to the headline tour Cara will be opening for Coldplay through July and August. The songstress just finished the European leg with Chris Martin and the guys and she is set to perform at
The new video is for the track “Scars To Your Beautiful” off her 2015 LP Know-It- All.
“Scars” will be at the center of a campaign with I Am That Girl, a nonprofit organization focused on the national conversation around body-image. Cara and IATG will collaborate on live events and an educational curriculum dealing with body image and self-esteem. Alessia will also be visiting and performing at pediatric hospitals during her headline tour.
Cara burst onto the music scene in 2015 with her single “Here,” released through Def Jam. She is of Italian descent, speaks the language fluently, and grew up in Canada.
Here is the plan for Cara in the U.S.:
Sept. 29 – Silver Spring, Md., The Fillmore Silver Spring
Sept. 30 – Philadelphia, Pa., The Fillmore Philadelphia
Oct. 1 – Boston, Mass., Orpheum Theatre
Oct. 4 – New York, N.Y., Radio City Music Hall
Oct. 6 – Detroit, Mich., The Fillmore Detroit
Oct. 7 – Chicago, Ill., Chicago Theatre
Oct. 8 – Minneapolis, Minn., Orpheum Theatre
Oct. 10 – Denver, Colo., Paramount Theatre
Oct. 11 – Salt Lake City, Utah, The Depot
Oct. 13 – Los Angeles, Calif., The Wiltern
Oct. 15 – Las Vegas, Nev., The Foundry
Oct. 17 – San Francisco, Calif., SF Masonic
Oct. 18 – San Diego, Calif., Jacobs Music Center At Copley Symphony Hall
Oct. 19 – Phoenix, Ariz., Comerica Theatre
Oct. 21 – Grand Prairie, Texas, Verizon Theatre At Grand Prairie
Oct. 22 – Houston, Texas, White Oak Music Hall
Oct. 24 – Nashville, Tenn., Ryman Auditorium
Oct. 25 – Atlanta, Ga., The Tabernacle
Oct. 27 – Clearwater, Fla., Ruth Eckerd Hall
Oct. 28 – Miami Beach, Fla., Fillmore Miami Beach At Jackie Gleason Theater
Oct. 29 – Orlando, Fla., Hard Rock Cafe / Hard Rock Live
Citi cardholders get access to a presale, which is going on now. The general onsale begins July 15 at 10 a.m. local time. Check out alessiacara.com for more on Alessia, or wish her a happy birthday on her Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.