Pop’s latest breakout isn’t waiting her turn, Eli is stepping directly into center stage.
The rising singer-songwriter announced her first North American headlining run, Eli Is The Next Stage Girl, marking a major milestone for an artist whose bedroom-built pop fantasies have quickly grown into real-world momentum. The tour launches March 8 in Washington, D.C., and travels across the U.S. and Canada, landing in major cities including New York, Toronto, Chicago, and Seattle.
Tickets go on sale Friday, Jan. 23, at 10 a.m. local time, following presales that begin Wednesday, Jan. 21. Full ticketing information is available through Eli’s official site.
From Laptop Pop to Live Stages
Eli’s ascent hasn’t followed a traditional industry blueprint. Writing, producing, and recording from her Los Angeles bedroom, she developed a loyal following through TikTok livestreams that doubled as creative confessionals. Armed with a fuzzy pink pen, unpaid bills, and a sharp sense of humor, Eli invited fans into the process, not just the finished product.
That transparency paid off. Viral tracks “Marianne” and “Girl Of Your Dreams” helped introduce her to a wider audience, drawing early co-signs from artists including SZA, Doechii, Troye Sivan, and Addison Rae. Media tastemakers soon followed, with outlets like Pitchfork, Vogue, The Cut, and i-D spotlighting her blend of pop ambition and self-aware storytelling.
Stage Girl and the Art of the Audition
Last fall, Eli released her debut album, Stage Girl, a 10-track project inspired by childhood memories of televised talent competitions and the emotional highs of voting for favorites from the couch. Rather than parodying pop stardom, the album explores it from the inside, pairing vocal control with lyrics that balance sincerity and satire.
The record’s rollout expanded beyond streaming platforms. Eli introduced an extended universe that included audition-style video chapters, live casting calls in Los Angeles, and a Halloween haunted house pop-up that leaned fully into theatrical excess. Later, she brought the concept to the stage with a one-woman show in Los Angeles and New York, selling out both engagements while blending comedy, performance, and personal reflection.
What to Expect on Tour
The upcoming tour brings that world on the road for the first time. Fans can expect intimate venues, high-concept visuals, and the performer’s now-signature sequined fedora moments. Stops include The Atlantis in D.C., LPR in New York, The Sinclair in Boston, and Barboza in Seattle, among others.
Eli closed 2025 with the release of “Glitter,” a slow-burning pop track praised for its late-’90s influence, and recently earned her first GLAAD Media Award nomination for Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist, a signal that her rise is only accelerating.
If Stage Girl was the audition, this tour is the callback.
2026 Tour Dates
- March 8 — Washington, D.C. — The Atlantis
- March 10 — Philadelphia — The Fillmore Foundry
- March 11 — New York — LPR
- March 15 — Boston — The Sinclair
- March 17 — Toronto — The Garrison
- March 19 — Chicago — The Sleeping Village
- March 22 — San Diego — House of Blues Voodoo Room
- March 24 — San Francisco — Rickshaw Stop
- March 26 — Portland — Wonderland Ballroom
- March 28 — Seattle — Barboza
