Lorde performed at The Armory on Saturday, October 11, 2025 with support from Empress Of and The Japanese House.Laura Buhman for MPR
The New Zealand-based pop singer and songrwriter Lorde put on the first of two nights in Minneapolis on Saturday, Oct. 11. The Ultrasound World Tour hit the high notes from her fourth album, Virgin, as well as her hit-laden back catalog. English sing-songwriter the Japanese House and Honduran-American artist Empress Of were the opening acts.
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A light show accompanying Lorde's performance at the Armory in Minneapolis on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025.
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Lorde performing at the Armory in Minneapolis on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025.
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Lorde performing at the Armory in Minneapolis on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025.
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Music fans take in the performance of The Japanese House at the Armory in Minneapolis on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025.
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Amber Bain of The Japanese House performing at the Armory in Minneapolis on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025.
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Amber Bain of The Japanese House performing at the Armory in Minneapolis on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025.
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Empress Of performing at the Armory in Minneapolis on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025.
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Empress Of performing at the Armory in Minneapolis on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025.
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Empress Of performing at the Armory in Minneapolis on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. Emilia Paige Schmier is on drums and Pete Jonas is on keyboards.
