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Hilary Duff To Play 10 Canadian Cities on First World Tour in Nearly Two Decades

After a string of intimate shows, the Y2K-era pop star will play amphitheatres and arenas across Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Hamilton, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax.

Hilary Duff

Hilary Duff

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Hilary Duff is going on the road again.

The returning pop star announced an extensive global outing titled 'The Lucky Me' World Tour, ahead of her highly anticipated new album, luck… or something, arriving Feb. 20 via Atlantic Records/Warner Music Canada. It marks her first full-scale global headline run in almost two decades.


This year, Duff’s worldwide trek kicks off on June 22 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The run includes 10 Canadian dates across seven provinces, starting with Toronto's newly minted RBC Amphitheatre on Aug. 12 and 13 before Duff returns stateside.

In 2027, Duff will perform a string of shows across the country, starting with two nights at Vancouver's Rogers Arena (Jan. 22 and 23). Then, she'll hit Calgary’s Scotiabank Saddledome (Jan. 26), Edmonton's Rogers Place (Jan. 27), Saskatoon's SaskTel Centre (Jan. 29) and Winnipeg’s Canada Life Centre (Jan. 30).

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In February, Duff heads to Southern Canada, making stops at Hamilton’s renovated TD Coliseum (Feb. 2), Ottawa’s Canadian Tire Centre (Feb. 4) and Montreal’s Centre Bell (Feb. 5), before wrapping up on the east coast at Halifax’s Scotiabank Centre on Feb. 7. Exactly a year from today, the tour concludes in Mexico City.

Vancouver pop singer Jade LeMac — who recently hit the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 with “Running Home” — and British synth-pop duo La Roux will join Duff for her Toronto date. Charting B.C. singer-songwriter Lauren Spencer Smith will support Duff across next year’s Canadian leg.

“The name says it all. I truly feel so lucky to be able to be onstage again in front of all of you beautiful people. I can’t wait! See you on the lucky me tour … ✨🪩🍒,” Duff wrote on Instagram.

To ease into playing live shows, Duff performed four sold-out intimate concerts on the Small Rooms, Big Nerves tour earlier this year. The hot-ticket mini-tour included an intimate stop at Toronto’s History venue, in which Billboard Canada was in attendance.

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Duff teased the world tour at her final show in Los Angeles when she brought fans onstage to re-enact the TikTok-viral “With Love” dance.

The last year has been a whirlwind for the former Disney star. Last September, Duff announced that she would be returning to music after signing a new deal with Atlantic Records/Warner Music Canada. Her comeback single, “Mature,” peaked at No. 62 on the Canadian Hot 100.

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, Feb. 20, at 10 am local, following various presales beginning on Feb. 18 — sign up here for access.

Hilary Duff — The Lucky Me Tour: Canadian Dates

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Aug.12-13 — Toronto, ON — RBC Amphitheatre*^

2027

Jan. 22-23 — Vancouver, BC — Rogers Arena&

Jan. 26 — Calgary, AB — Scotiabank Saddledome&

Jan. 27 — Edmonton, AB — Rogers Place&

Jan. 29 — Saskatoon, SK — SaskTel Centre&

Jan. 30 — Winnipeg, MB — Canada Life Centre&

Feb. 2 — Hamilton, ON — TD Coliseum&

Feb. 4 — Ottawa, ON — Canadian Tire Centre&

Feb. 5 — Montreal, QC — Centre Bell&

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Feb. 7 — Halifax, NS — Scotiabank Centre&

*with La Roux

&with Lauren Spencer Smith

^with Jade LeMac

Find Duff’s full tour itinerary here.

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Toronto’s Afrofest Gets Cancelled Following Significantly Reduced Capacity Limits at Woodbine Park

While the park allowed 17,000 attendees in previous years, festival organizers said the city’s capacity limits decreased to 5,000. This year’s edition was intended to run from Aug. 14 to 16, but organizers shared they will return in 2027 at a new event space.

The 38th edition of Afrofest has been cancelled in Toronto.

Music Africa, the organizers of the annual African music festival, announced the news on its website and social media platforms, explaining that the cancellation was due to capacity limits at its venue, Woodbine Park. This year’s edition was slated for Aug. 14 to 16.

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