Born Kristine Meredith Flaherty, the Wilmette, IL-born, Los Angeles, CA-based singer/songwriter K. Flay emerged into the national and international scene with 2014’s Life as a Dog, an album that peaked on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart at #2 and Billboard‘s Rap Albums chart at #14. She then signed with Interscope Records last year, as the first artist signed to Dan Reynolds‘ Night Street Records, who released her latest effort, the Grammy nominated album Every Where Is Some Where — receiving nods for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical with album single “Blood in the Cut” was nominated for Best Rock Song. Adding to a growing profile, Flaherty has made national televised appearances on NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, TBS’ Conan, and has received praise from The New York Times and Pitchfork for material that features socio-political commentary and detailed lyrics, while reportedly being one of the most deliberate and dynamic effort to date, an effort that manages to capture the anxieties and uncertainties of today’s world.
As for the Grammy nominated “Blood in the Cut,” the song has been a smash hit as it has amassed over 250,000 track equivalent units in the US according to Nielsen Music, spending more than 6 months on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, peaking at #4, and was certified Gold in Canada, reaching #1 on the Canadian Alternative charts. And when you heard the song, you’ll see why it’s been an attention grabbing, smash hit: the incredibly self-assured song features Flaherty’s sultry cooing over a sleek production featuring bluesy guitar chords, propulsive drumming, swirling electronics and an anthemic hook reminiscent of Alanis Morrisette‘s Jagged Little Pill, The Black Keys, Garbage and others, essentially balancing a careful tightrope between the blues, electronic rock and arena rock.
Hot on the heels of the Grammy nominee announcements, Flaherty announced 2018 tour dates, which includes a March 19, 2018 stop at Irving Plaza. For more tour dates, including her European dates opening for Imagine Dragons, check out the tour dates below.
K.FLAY EVERY WHERE IS SOME WHERE TOUR (NORTH AMERICA)
Jan 11 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory*
Jan 12 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda*
Jan 13 – San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park*
Jan 14 – Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren*
Jan 16 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl*
Jan 17 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore*
Jan 19 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox*
Jan 20 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom*
Jan 21 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom*
Jan 23 – Edmonton, AB – Union Hall*
Jan 24 – Calgary, AB – Palace Theatre*
Jan 26 – Salt Lake City – In The Venue*
Jan 27 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall*
Jan 29 – St Louis, MO – The Pageant*
Jan 31 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave*
Feb 2 – Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall*
Feb 3 – Nashville, TN – Cannery Ballroom*
Mar 12 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club+
Mar 13 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom+
Mar 14 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick+
Mar 15 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall+
Mar 16 – Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre+
Mar 18 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer+
Mar 19 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza+
Mar 21 – Boston, MA – The Royale+
Mar 23 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground+
Mar 24 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse+
Mar 25 – Cincinnati, OH – 20th Century Theater+
Mar 27 – Tulsa, OK – Cains Ballroom+
Mar 28 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater+
Mar 29 – Austin, TX – The Mohawk+
Mar 30 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall Downstairs+
*Sir Sly supporting
+YUNGBLUD supporting
IMAGINE DRAGONS EVOLVE TOUR (EUROPE)
Feb 16 – Antwerp, BE – Sportpaleis
Feb 17 – Esch-Sur-Alzette, LU – Rockhall
Feb 18 – Wiesbaden, DE – Schlachthof^
Feb 19 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome
Feb 21 – Dunkirque, FR – Les 4 Ecluse^
Feb 22 – Paris, FR – Accorhotels Arena
Feb 24 – Birmingham, UK – Genting Arena
Feb 26 – Dublin, IE – 3Arena
Mar 1 – London, UK – The O2
Mar 2 – Bristol, UK – Thekla^
Mar 3 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Arena
Mar 4 – Glasgow, UK – SSE Hydro
Apr 3 – Paris, FR – Accorhotels Arena
Apr 4 – Bordeaux, FR – Metropole Arena
Apr 6 – Barcelona, ES – Palau Sant Jordi
Apr 7 – Madrid, ES – Wizink Center
Apr 9 – Montpellier, FR – Sud De France Arena
Apr 10 – Lyon, FR – Halle Tony Garnier
Apr 12 – Munich, DE – Olympiahalle
Apr 13 – Zurich, CH – Hallenstadion
Apr 15 – Vienna, AT – Wiener Stadthalle
Apr 16 – Prague, CZ – O2 Arena
Apr 18 – Oberhausen, DE – König Pilsner Arena
Apr 19 – Frankfurt, DE – Festhalle
Apr 20 – Erlangen, DE – E-Werk^
April 21 – Berlin, DE – Gretchen^
Apr 22 – Hamburg, DE – Barclaycard Arena
Apr 24 – Copenhagen, DK – Ideal Bar^
Apr 25 – Oslo, NO – Spektrum
Apr 26 – Stockholm, SE – Ericsson Globe
Apr 28 – St. Petersberg, RU – MOD Club^
Apr 29 – Moscow, RU – 16 Tons^
^ Headline Show
