Following a sold out UK launch last week Lorde has tapped Run The Jewels as direct support for her 2018 US tour dates.

Here’s an announcement no one could have predicted. Lorde has announced hip-hop duo Run The Jewels as direct support for the North American leg of her Melodrama world tour. The news was made public with a press release distributed Wednesday morning, October 4.

This is a pretty crazy announcement. Not only because Run The Jewels seem to exist in an arena of music that could not be further from that of Lorde, but also because the duo has been doing incredibly well on their own as of late. Lorde may have arenas, but RTJ can sell out pretty much any midsize venue in the nation. This opportunity could launch them into the stratosphere of popular music, but at the very least it will provide a lot of great people watching as parents with young children are exposed to lyrics like this:

Picture this
I’m a bag of dicks
Put me to your lips
I am sick
I will punch a baby bear in his shit
Give me lip
I’ma send you to the yard, get a stick
Make a switch
I can end a conversation real quick

You can find a full list of Lorde’s upcoming US tour dates below. All dates will feature Run The Jewels as direct support unless otherwise noted.

**TBD support to be announced

DATE CITY VENUE SUPPORT
1-Mar-18 Milwaukee, WI BMO Harris Bradley Center Run the Jewels, Tove Styrke
2-Mar-18 St. Louis, MO Chaifetz Arena Run the Jewels, Tove Styrke
3-Mar-18 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center Run the Jewels, Tove Styrke
5-Mar-18 Denver, CO Pepsi Center Run the Jewels, Tove Styrke
8-Mar-18 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena Run the Jewels, Tove Styrke
9-Mar-18 Seattle, WA KeyArena at Seattle Center Run the Jewels, Tove Styrke
10-Mar-18 Portland, OR Moda Center Run the Jewels, Tove Styrke
12-Mar-18** Sacramento, CA** Golden 1 Center** TBD**, Tove Styrke
13-Mar-18 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena Run the Jewels, Tove Styrke
14-Mar-18** Los Angeles, CA** STAPLES Center** TBD**, Tove Styrke
16-Mar-18** Glendale, AZ** Gila River Arena** TBD**, Tove Styrke
18-Mar-18** Dallas, TX** American Airlines Center** TBD**, Tove Styrke
19-Mar-18** Houston, TX** Toyota Center** TBD**, Tove Styrke
21-Mar-18** Tulsa, OK** BOK Center** TBD**, Tove Styrke
23-Mar-18** St. Paul, MN** Xcel Energy Center** TBD**, Tove Styrke
24-Mar-18 Lincoln, NE Pinnacle Bank Arena Run the Jewels, Mitski
25-Mar-18 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena Run the Jewels, Mitski
27-Mar-18 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena Run the Jewels, Mitski
28-Mar-18 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena Run the Jewels, Mitski
29-Mar-18 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre Run the Jewels, Mitski
31-Mar-18 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center Run the Jewels, Mitski
2-Apr-18 Philadelphia, PA The Wells Fargo Center Run the Jewels, Mitski
3-Apr-18 Boston, MA TD Garden Run the Jewels, Mitski
4-Apr-18 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center Run the Jewels, Mitski
6-Apr-18 Newark, NJ Prudential Center Run the Jewels, Mitski
7-Apr-18 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Run the Jewels, Mitski
8-Apr-18 Washington D.C. The Anthem Run the Jewels, Mitski
11-Apr-18** Tampa, FL** Amalie Arena** TBD**, Mitski
12-Apr-18 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena Run the Jewels, Mitski
14-Apr-18 Duluth, GA Infinite Energy Arena Run the Jewels, Mitski
15-Apr-18 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena Run the Jewels, Mitski