The Sacred But Trying Tour kicks off October 17th
Grammy Award-nominated, Multi-Platinum-certified, 2.4 billion-streaming artist Gayle has announced plans for her North American headline tour. The Scared But Trying Tour gets underway at Tampa, FL’s Crowbar on October 17th and then continues through a hometown show at Nashville’s famed Basement East on November 15th. Special guests will be announced soon.
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The Scared But Trying Tour continues an epic live run from Gayle, including a series of North American stadium shows as special guest on the blockbuster Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour, set to resume later this summer at Inglewood, CA’s SoFi Stadium on August 5th and 9th. In the meantime, Gayle is currently traveling Europe and the United Kingdom, with top-billed festival appearances and special guest role on Pink’s Summer Carnival 2023 continuing through mid-July.
“Going on tour with Taylor Swift and P!nk have been some of the most exciting and terrifying moments of my life,” she shares. “Before walking on stage, I would get nauseous and it would be hard for me to control my breathing, but no matter how I felt, I would try and do it anyways. the last couple of years have been a whirlwind, but I’ve continued to do things even though I was afraid.
“The thought of going on my own tour is very intimidating to me, but over time, I’ve learned I can do things even though I’m afraid. with this tour, I am scared, but I’m ready to try.”
2023 has proven a landmark year for the pop star, highlighted by a string of new songs including “Butterflies,” featured on Barbie the Album, Atlantic Records’ star-studded musical companion to the highly anticipated summer event film, Barbie, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Barbie the Album arrives in stores and at all online retailers on Friday, July 21st in conjunction with the theatrical release of the feature film.
Last month also saw the premiere of Gayle’s rebellious new song, “Don’t Call Me Pretty,” available now at all DSPs and streaming services. First previewed live on Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour, the empowering track is joined by an official visualizer featuring vlog scenes from the road, streaming now via YouTube.
In addition, recent months have seen the 19-year-old songstress share such high-profile collaborations as co-writing Kelly Clarkson’s smash new ballad, “Me,” as well as a feature on Lauren Spencer Smith’s “Fantasy” with Em Beihold.
Gayle kicked off the year with the release of riff-driven rock song, “Everybody Hates Me.” Released after the artwork was first revealed via her new Discord server, the song marked Gayle’s first new music since 2022’s A Study of The Human Experience Volume Two and a Half, collecting alternate versions of select tracks from her two acclaimed debut EPs, A Study of the Human Experience Volume One and Volume Two.
