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Kelela<\/a> has announced her 2026 \u201cnew avatar live\u201d world tour and released a new single, \u201cpoint blank,\u201d the third preview of her upcoming album, new avatar<\/em><\/a>. Stream the track below.<\/p>\n The North American leg opens on September 8th in Seattle, with other stops in Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, Brooklyn, and Atlanta. The UK\/European run picks up on October 21st in Lisbon, and will hit Paris, Cologne, Berlin, Amsterdam, and London, with a stop at Turin\u2019s C2C Festival along the way. Kelela will also make festival appearances at San Francisco\u2019s Portola Music Festival and Miami\u2019s III Points.<\/p>\n Get Kelela Tickets Here<\/a><\/p>\n An artist pre-sale (sign up here<\/a>) is already underway, with a Live Nation pre-sale<\/a> for select dates following on Wednesday, June 3rd at 10:00 a.m. local time. Fans can sign up for Live Nation\u2019s free All Access membership<\/a> to receive access. The public on-sale begins on Friday, June 5th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster<\/a>.<\/p>\n Related Video<\/p>\n Produced by Oscar Scheller, \u201cpoint blank\u201d describes the emotional weight of a partner who takes advantage of one\u2019s love as a bottomless resource. On the bridge, however, Kelela insists on only engaging in the physical aspects of their relationship. \u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m taking what I want, babe\/ But you can\u2019t stay, don\u2019t start,\u201d\u00a0Kelela declares. \u201cOoh, you got that stroke, babe\/ Yeah, I\u2019m gonna have to see this out, out\/ Keep it to the body, babe.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI first outline the baseline dynamic, which is that we\u2019re expected to endure men\u2019s inability to self-regulate,\u201d Kelela explains in a statement. \u201cThe fantasy many of us are invested in is one where we do such a good job of holding space that it starts to rub off on our partner over time, eventually inducing some sort of revelation and building their emotional maturity. Yet the more we pour into men, the more entitled they become.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cpoint blank\u201d\u00a0follows earlier new avatar<\/em> singles \u201cidea 1\u201d and \u201clinknb.\u201d<\/a> new avatar<\/em> is out July 10th via Warp Records, and can be pre-ordered here<\/a>.<\/p>\n