Brandi Carlile announced her 2026 arena ‘Human Tour’ with special guest The Head and The Heart. She’ll perform at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Feb. 13.
The cat’s out of the bag.
After dropping a trio of singles ahead of the release of her ninth studio album “Returning To Myself” and nabbing a musical guest spot on an upcoming episode of “Saturday Night Live,” Brandi Carlile has finally announced her 2026 ‘Human Tour’ with special guest The Head and The Heart.
Early in the run, the powerful singer-songwriter is slated to make her lone New York stop on the North American leg of the outing when she headlines Madison Square Garden on Friday, Feb. 13.
“This is the biggest tour we have ever done,” the 11-time Grammy winner shared via Instagram. “I have never been more ready to meet this moment…let’s make an arena feel like a living room.”
Interestingly enough, given that the 44-year-old Washington native called the tour “the biggest we have ever done,” there are currently only ten arena shows booked at North American venues from mid-February through early March at the time of publication.
In response to this discrepancy, Variety noted “that may seem like a limited number of U.S. cities, but Carlile has hinted that she expects to be touring throughout the year, so it would not be surprising to see the singer later adding spring or summer dates in what currently appears to be a seven-month gap before the tour is scheduled to pick up in Europe.”
Before the trek officially kicks off, Carlile is officially scheduled to perform two “non-tour” New York shows in the state. First is her Nov. 1 “SNL” appearance alongside host Miles Teller. Then, a little over a month later, she’ll lend her talents to Port Chester’s ’11th Annual John Henry’s Friends’ concert at the Capitol Theatre on Friday, Dec. 12. Steve Earle, Margaret Glaspy, Larry Campbell, and Teresa Campbell round out the lineup.
Fans Bramily members can purchase tickets for all upcoming North American Brandi Carlile shows (excluding her “SNL” spot of course) on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale for the ‘Human Tour’ is Friday, Oct. 31.
Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.
