Canadian pop-punk icon Avril Lavigne has announced a new tour that will showcase her most popular songs from all seven of her albums. The Avril Lavigne: The Greatest Hits tour will kick off on May 22 in Vancouver and end on September 16 in Edmonton, with several stops in Canada, the U.S., and Europe.
A trip down memory lane
Fans of Avril Lavigne will be delighted to hear her perform her classic hits such as Sk8er Boi, Girlfriend, Here’s to Never Growing Up, and Complicated, as well as some of her newer songs from her latest album Head Above Water, released in 2019. The tour will also mark the 20th anniversary of her sophomore album, Under My Skin, which featured the singles Don’t Tell Me and My Happy Ending.
Lavigne, who was inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame in 2023, has sold over 40 million albums and 50 million singles worldwide, making her one of the best-selling Canadian artists of all time. She has also won eight Juno Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, and received eight Grammy Award nominations.
A star-studded lineup
Lavigne will not be alone on her Greatest Hits tour, as she will be joined by some of her friends and fellow musicians. Canadian band Simple Plan, who toured with Lavigne on her first tour in 2002, will support her on select Canadian dates, along with American bands All Time Low, Royal and the Serpent, and Girlfriends on other dates.
Lavigne expressed her excitement for the tour on her Instagram account, where she wrote: “This is going to be too much stupid fun celebrating my career with my friends and fans. Who’s coming??? What songs do you want to hear???”
How do I get tickets?
Tickets for the Avril Lavigne: The Greatest Hits tour will go on sale on Friday, January 26 at 10 a.m. local time. Fans who follow Lavigne on TikTok or sign up for her email list will get first access to tickets. The tour dates and venues are listed below:
- May 22, Vancouver, B.C.: Rogers Arena
- May 25, Auburn, Wash.: White River Amphitheatre
- May 26, Ridgefield, Wash.: RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
- May 28, Mountain View, Calif.: Shoreline Amphitheatre
- May 30, Inglewood, Calif.: Kia Forum
- June 1, Las Vegas, Nev.: MGM Grand Garden Arena
- June 2, Phoenix, Ariz.: Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
- June 14, Hradec, Czechia: Rock For People
- June 15, Nickelsdorf, Austria: Novarock
- June 17, Pula, Croatia: Pula Arena
- June 21, Landgraaf, Netherlands: Pinkpop
- June 22, Schnee, Germany: Hurricane Festival
- June 23, Neuhausen Ob Eck, Germany: Southside Festival
- June 27, Odense, Denmark: Tinderbox
- July 2, Cardiff, U.K.: Cardiff Castle
- July 3, Manchester, U.K.: Castlefield Bowl
- July 6, Werchter, Belgium: Rock Werchter
- July 9, Milano, Italy: I-Days Festival
- July 10, Nîmes, France: Festival de Nîmes
- July 12, Sant Adrià De Besòs, Spain: Festival Cruïlla
- July 13, Madrid, Spain: Mad Cool Festival
- Aug. 14, Ottawa, Ont.: Canadian Tire Centre
- Aug. 16, Toronto, Ont.: Budweiser Stage
- Aug. 17, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.: Festival International de Montgolfières
- Aug. 20, Buffalo, N.Y.: Darien Lake Amphitheater
- Aug. 21, Hartford, Conn.: The XFINITY Theatre
- Aug. 23, Holmdel, N.J.: PNC Bank Arts Center
- Aug. 24, Mansfield, Mass.: Xfinity Center
- Aug. 27, Wantagh, N.Y.: Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
- Aug. 29, Camden, N.J.: Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
- Aug. 31, Bristow, Va.: Jiffy Lube Live
- Sept. 14, Winnipeg, Man.: Bell MTS Place
- Sept. 16, Edmonton, Alta.: Rogers Place
For more information, visit Lavigne’s official website.
