Lily Allen announces a UK stage tour for her album West End Girl | Lily Allen

Lily Allen will play her new headline-grabbing album West End Girl in its entirety on a 2026 tour. The British pop star will perform her fifth studio album in a series of theater venues across the UK next March.

West End Girl appears to tell the story of the dissolution of Allen’s marriage to Stranger Things actor David Harbor in chronological order, from her accepting an open relationship against her wishes to discovering that the agreed upon terms have been violated — though Allen told British Vogue that although her marriage was inspired by that, “that doesn’t mean it’s all gospel.” It is believed that the couple separated at the end of 2024.

The album received widespread acclaim, including a five-star review from The Independent and four stars from The Guardian’s Alexis Petridis, who praised its “boldness and the quality of its songwriting”.

The obvious disclosures — whether poetic license or otherwise — have made headlines since the album’s surprise release on October 24. The woman known in the album as Madeleine – a character modeled on Jolene – appears to have revealed herself to the Mail on Sunday. The New York City brownstone apartment where Allen and Harbor lived — which they once revealed in an Architectural Digest video — is up for sale.

In new interviews, Allen discussed how difficult it was to date after the breakup of her second marriage and admitted that she was banned from the dating app Hinge on suspicion of being a Lily Allen impersonator.

Three songs from West End Girl (the album’s maximum number) are expected to top the UK Top 40 tomorrow: in the midweek charts, Pussy Palace is at No. 17, the title track is at No. 18, and Madeline is at No. 29. The album is at No. 4 in the midweek, a position supported in part by its now relatively obscure mp3 downloads.

Tickets go on sale at 10am GMT on November 7.

Tour dates

• March 2 – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow

• March 3, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

• March 5, Birmingham Symphony Hall

• 7 March Sheffield Town Hall

• 8 March Newcastle City Hall O2

• 10 and 11 March Manchester Aviva Studios

• March 14 – Nottingham Royal Concert Hall

• March 15, Cambridge Corn Exchange

• March 17 Bristol Beacon

• March 18, Cardiff New Theatre

• March 20 and 21, London Palladium