"I PRAY SO MUCH FOR THIS": Fans excited as Ethel Cain announces new album 'Willoughby Tucker, I Will Always Love You' and 2025 world tour

On her birthday, singer-songwriter Ethel Cain announced the release of her second album, Willoughby Tucker, I Will Always Love You. The album is officially set to drop in August 2025.

Along with the album, Ethel Cain has also announced a world tour for 2025, which will cover North America, the United Kingdom, and Europe. The artist took to her official Instagram to share the album announcement, captioning:

"before everything, there was you. 1986, the year everything changed forever ♡ ethel cain's sophomore album “willoughby tucker, i’ll always love you” releases this august. ♡ W + E ♡"

Fans were quick to weigh in on the comment section of the post as they shared their excitement over Ethel Cain's upcoming sophomore album, Willoughby Tucker, I Will Always Love You. Below are what some of them had to comment:

"I PRAY SO MUCH FOR THIS 🧡🧡🧡", expressed a fan.

"so so deeply excited can actually feel my bones shaking", exclaimed another.

"My birthday being august 11 omggg best birthday gift ever🖤🖤🖤🖤", penned a third.

"Couldn’t be more excited <3 Preacher’s Daughter changed my life", shared a fourth.

"This is the best news to wake up to ever", declared a fifth.

People also chimed in on X (formerly Twitter) to pen their thoughts:

"This one already feels personal and emotional, can’t wait for the storytelling she’s about to deliver.", opined a netizen.

"Ethel Cain's sophomore album "Willoughby Tucker, I Will Always Love You" coming in August is such exciting news! Can't wait to see the direction she takes with this one.", stated another.

"Expect raw emotions. If her past work is any sign, this will be an experience.", remarked a third.

"Hopefully this album will have actual songs and not just be ambience music", penned a fourth.

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Ethel Cain's upcoming Willoughby Tucker Forever tour

The beloved singer again took to her Instagram page to announce the tour, which is intended to support Willoughby Tucker's I Will Always Love You album. She wrote:

"we’re going back on the road! this time with the greatest band to ever do it, the one and only @9million000000 :) the “willloughby tucker forever” tour kicks off august 12th. tickets on sale everywhere this friday at 10am local time. i am also excited to announce our partnership with @allycoalition on this tour. $1 from every ticket sold will be donated to organizations committed to serving the trans community ♡ if you don’t see your city…. gimme a minute ;)"

The tour will include stops at multiple venues such as Radio City Music Hall in New York, the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, London's Eventim Apollo, and Paris' L'Olympia, among others. Per Dork, the full list of tour dates and venues are as follows:

August

12 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, USA
13 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, USA
15 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, Canada
16 Edgefield, Portland, USA
18 The Greek Berkeley, Berkeley, USA
20 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, USA
22 Arizona Financial Theatre, Phoenix, USA
24 The Bomb Factory, Dallas, USA
25 713 Music Hall, Houston, USA
26 Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park, Austin, USA
28 The Eastern, Atlanta, USA
29 The Eastern, Atlanta, USA
30 Asheville Yards, Asheville, USA

September

4 Stage AE, Pittsburgh, USA
5 The Anthem, Washington, DC, USA
6 The Met, Philadelphia, USA
9 Radio City Music Hall, New York, USA
10 Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, USA
12 Roadrunner, Boston, USA
13 Outer Harbor Live at Terminal B, Buffalo, USA
15 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto, Canada
16 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto, Canada
17 Masonic Cathedral Theatre, Detroit, USA
19 Palace Theatre, St. Paul, USA
20 The Salt Shed (Fairgrounds), Chicago, USA

October

2 O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK
4 O2 Academy Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
9 Eventim Apollo, London, UK
14 Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium
15 TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands
16 TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands
18 L’Olympia, Paris, France
21 Carlswerk Victoria, Cologne, Germany
23 Huxley’s Neue Welt, Berlin, Germany
24 Docks, Hamburg, Germany
25 Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark
27 Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
28 Fållan, Stockholm, Sweden
31 Stodola, Warsaw, Poland

November

1 Roxy, Prague, Czech Republic
2 Gasometer, Vienna, Austria
4 X-tra, Zurich, Switzerland
5 Alcatraz, Milan, Italy
7 Razzmatazz, Barcelona, Spain
8 Teatro Eslava, Madrid, Spain
9 LAV Warehouse, Lisbon, Portugal

As reports suggest, Willoughby Tucker, I Will Always Love You is a prequel to Ethel Cain's first album, Preacher's Daughter.

Edited by Sroban Ghosh

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