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Who Is Opening for sombr on the You Are the Reason Tour?
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Who Is Opening for sombr on the You Are the Reason Tour?

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sombr is taking the You Are the Reason Tour across North America from July through November 2026, his first arena headline run after a breakout year. The support bill is one of the most varied of any tour this fall: legacy post-punk, baroque pop, a TikTok balladeer, and a Disney-pop star all take turns warming up the room. Here's who's opening each leg and what to expect when the doors open.

How the Lineup Works

The 20-year-old singer, born Shane Boose and raised on the Lower East Side of New York, broke through in 2025 with his debut album I Barely Know Her and the singles "Back to Friends" and "Undressed," both of which reached the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100. After a Coachella 2026 debut where he performed "1979" alongside Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, he announced a full arena tour for the back half of the year.

Rather than carry one opener for the whole run, the booking pairs him with six different acts who each take a defined stretch of the calendar. The summer warm-up dates ride with one opener, the fall arena leg hands off from city cluster to city cluster, and a couple of additional supporting artists fill in on select nights. The result is a tour that feels noticeably different depending on which leg you catch.

The Opening Acts

King Princess

King Princess opens the two summer warm-up dates: Mexico City on July 22 and the pair of Red Rocks shows on July 26 and 27. The New York singer-songwriter, born Mikaela Straus, broke out in 2018 with "1950" on Mark Ronson's Zelig Records and has released two albums, Cheap Queen and Hold On Baby. Her glam-tinged indie pop and easy stage presence make the Red Rocks sunsets a strong opening note for the tour.

Interpol

Interpol kick off the fall arena leg in Vancouver on September 29. The pairing is the most surprising on the bill: the New York post-punk band formed in 1997 and their 2002 debut Turn on the Bright Lights is a cornerstone of the early-2000s revival. Bringing a veteran act on board signals how much of sombr's sound is rooted in moody, guitar-forward atmospherics rather than straight pop.

The Hellp

The Hellp take the Pacific Northwest dates, Seattle on October 1 and Portland on October 2. The Los Angeles duo make abrasive, internet-native electronic rock and have built a devoted online following. They bring the loudest, most chaotic energy of any opener on the run, which makes the two-night Northwest stretch the outlier on the calendar.

Tom Odell

Tom Odell supports the California swing, from Sacramento on October 6 through San Diego on October 13. The English singer-songwriter won the BRIT Critics' Choice Award in 2013, and his 2012 single "Another Love" found a massive second life on TikTok years after release, racking up billions of streams. His piano-driven balladry is the most direct tonal match for sombr's own slow-burning songwriting.

The Last Dinner Party

The Last Dinner Party handle the longest stretch of the tour, from Glendale on October 14 through Chicago on November 4. The London band won the BRITs Rising Star Award in 2024 and the BBC Sound of 2024 poll, and their debut Prelude to Ecstasy hit number one on the UK Albums Chart in February 2024 with the highest first-week sales for a debut album in nearly a decade. Their theatrical, baroque-pop staging gives the Southern and Midwest dates the most dramatic opening set of the run.

Dove Cameron

Dove Cameron closes out the tour, from Indianapolis on November 6 through the two hometown Madison Square Garden shows on November 23 and 24. The actor-turned-pop-artist broke through on Disney Channel before her 2022 single "Boyfriend" went platinum and earned a Grammy nomination. Her dark, synth-leaning pop bridges the gap between sombr's alt sensibility and a mainstream arena crowd, a fitting note to ride into the New York finale.

A pair of additional acts fill in on select dates: New Zealand alt-pop band Balu Brigada joins the early Pacific Northwest run, and Sub Pop indie artist Hannah Jadagu appears on select dates in the back half of the tour.

Full Tour Schedule

Date City Venue Opener
Jul 22 Mexico City, MX Palacio de los Deportes King Princess
Jul 26-27 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre King Princess
Sep 29 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena Interpol
Oct 1 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena The Hellp
Oct 2 Portland, OR Moda Center The Hellp
Oct 6 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center Tom Odell
Oct 7 San Jose, CA SAP Center Tom Odell
Oct 9 Anaheim, CA Honda Center Tom Odell
Oct 10 Inglewood, CA Kia Forum Tom Odell
Oct 13 San Diego, CA Pechanga Arena Tom Odell
Oct 14 Glendale, AZ Desert Diamond Arena The Last Dinner Party
Oct 16 Oklahoma City, OK Paycom Center The Last Dinner Party
Oct 17 Houston, TX Toyota Center The Last Dinner Party
Oct 18 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center The Last Dinner Party
Oct 20 Austin, TX Moody Center The Last Dinner Party
Oct 22 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena The Last Dinner Party
Oct 24 Sunrise, FL Amerant Bank Arena The Last Dinner Party
Oct 25 Orlando, FL Kia Center The Last Dinner Party
Oct 27 Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center The Last Dinner Party
Oct 28 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena The Last Dinner Party
Oct 30 St. Louis, MO Enterprise Center The Last Dinner Party
Oct 31 Kansas City, MO T-Mobile Center The Last Dinner Party
Nov 1 Minneapolis, MN Target Center The Last Dinner Party
Nov 3 Milwaukee, WI Fiserv Forum The Last Dinner Party
Nov 4 Chicago, IL United Center The Last Dinner Party
Nov 6 Indianapolis, IN Gainbridge Fieldhouse Dove Cameron
Nov 7 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena Dove Cameron
Nov 8 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena Dove Cameron
Nov 10 Washington, DC Capital One Arena Dove Cameron
Nov 12 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena Dove Cameron
Nov 13 Cleveland, OH Rocket Arena Dove Cameron
Nov 14 Buffalo, NY KeyBank Center Dove Cameron
Nov 18 Boston, MA TD Garden Dove Cameron
Nov 19 Philadelphia, PA Xfinity Mobile Arena Dove Cameron
Nov 21 Newark, NJ Prudential Center Dove Cameron
Nov 23-24 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Dove Cameron

sombr also plays festival dates across 2026, including Coachella, BottleRock Napa Valley, Lollapalooza, Osheaga, and Reading & Leeds, with separate lineups from the headline arena run above.

What to Expect

You Are the Reason is sombr's jump from clubs and theaters straight into arenas, a fast climb built on the streaming numbers behind I Barely Know Her. The opener rotation is the clearest signal of how he's positioning the era: Interpol and Tom Odell lend critical and catalog weight, The Last Dinner Party bring the most theatrical staging, The Hellp bring volume and chaos, and King Princess and Dove Cameron keep the bill anchored in melodic pop. Catching the tour on two different legs would genuinely deliver two different opening experiences.

The two-night Madison Square Garden finale on November 23 and 24 is the centerpiece of the run, a hometown closer for an artist who was playing far smaller New York rooms barely a year earlier.

How to Get Tickets

Tickets for the You Are the Reason Tour went on sale in April 2026 through Ticketmaster, with resale inventory available on the secondary market for sold-out dates. Check the sombr page on TourWax for direct ticket links and venue details for every date on the tour.


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