Ayra Starr maps 20-city Starrgirl world tour as Africa return waits

Ayra Starr is taking her Starrgirl album on the road. The Nigerian singer will play 20 shows across Europe, the UK and North America in 2027, starting in Cologne, Germany, on Wednesday, 20 January, Live Nation announced on Monday, 12 October 2026.

The run ends at The Fillmore in San Francisco on Wednesday, 14 April 2027. The European leg includes Zenith Paris on 24 January and Forest National in Brussels on 31 January, and London gets one night at Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Tuesday, 2 February.

Nigerian fans will notice what is missing. There is no Lagos or Abuja date on the list, although Live Nation says Ayra will close 2026 with “a special return to Africa”, with details to come. In her own post about the tour she wrote, “Africa I’ll see you in December”, notJustOk reported.

Where is Ayra Starr’s Starrgirl world tour going?

The Starrgirl World Tour visits 20 cities in six European countries, the UK, the United States and Canada, according to Live Nation’s announcement.

• Europe and the UK (20 January to 2 February): Cologne, Amsterdam, Paris, Milan, Zurich, Brussels and London.
• North America (18 March to 14 April): Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Silver Spring, Boston, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Toronto, Montreal, Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver and San Francisco.

There is a six-week gap between the London show and the Houston opener at House of Blues on 18 March. The Chicago date at Park West on 1 April is listed as a non-Live Nation show.

When do Starrgirl tour tickets go on sale?

General sale opens at 10am local time on Friday, 16 October 2026, on LiveNation.com. The presales have already run: a Verizon presale and a Spotify presale for US fans from Tuesday, 13 October, then artist presales in every region, and a Mastercard presale in France, Italy and Belgium, on Wednesday, 14 October.

For a fan in Lagos, Friday’s 10am general sale opens at different times. In London it is 10am WAT, because both clocks match until the UK goes back an hour on 25 October. In Cologne, Paris and the other European cities it is 9am WAT. A 10am sale in Houston or Dallas opens at 4pm WAT, and on the US east coast at 3pm WAT. Live Nation has not published ticket prices.

How did Ayra Starr get here?

The tour caps a busy two months for the singer, born Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe:

• Friday, 14 August 2026: She releases Starrgirl, the album the tour is named after.
• Sunday, 11 October 2026: She plays the NFL halftime show in London, opening with “Heaven Baby”, as GistMatrix reported.
• Monday, 12 October 2026: Live Nation announces the 20-date tour; Pulse Nigeria and Arise News report it the same day.
• 13 to 16 October 2026: Presales, then general sale.
• Wednesday, 20 January 2027: Opening night at Live Music Hall, Cologne.

What happens next

Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time on Friday, 16 October. The next thing Nigerian fans are waiting for is the Africa date: as of 9:55am WAT on Thursday, 15 October, neither Live Nation nor Ayra Starr had named a city, venue or date for the “special return to Africa” promised before the end of 2026.

FAQ

Is Ayra Starr performing in Nigeria on the Starrgirl tour?
No Nigerian date is on the 20-date list. Live Nation says she will make “a special return to Africa” to close 2026, with details still to be announced.

When does the Starrgirl World Tour start?
It starts at Live Music Hall in Cologne, Germany, on Wednesday, 20 January 2027, and ends in San Francisco on Wednesday, 14 April 2027.

Is there a London date?
Yes. She plays Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Tuesday, 2 February 2027.

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