Austra is going on tour in Germany in 2026 with her new album CHIN UP BUTTERCUP. All cities, dates and ticket information.
Austra is going on tour through Germany in 2026 – presented by MUSIKEXPRESS. As part of her European concert series, the Canadian will be stopping in four German cities in the spring. She has her new, fifth indie electro record in her luggage. All information about the gigs at a glance here.
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Austra live 2026: Germany dates at a glance
- 03/08/26 – Hamburg, Mojo
- 03/12/26 – Berlin, Kesselhaus
- 03/17/26 – Munich, technical center
- 03/18/26 – Cologne, Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld
Be there: This is how you get Austra tickets
cards are here Already available in advance via Ticketmaster. A standing room ticket costs 43.45 euros, there are no seats.
CHIN UP BUTTERCUP: Release date and the story of the album
The European tour follows concert dates in Canada and the United States – and a new album, which will be released on November 14, 2025. The title of Katie Austra Stelmanis’ new record: CHIN UP BUTTERCUP.
The basis for writing the record – the first release from Stelmanis’ alter ego since 2020 – is a painful breakup that Stelmanis experienced at the beginning of 2020. “I was completely blindsided…The person I loved woke up one day, told me she wasn’t happy, and I basically never saw her again,” Stelmanis said, according to the press release.
The name of the album is an allusion to the social pressure to just put on a smile and carry on, according to the further explanation. The musician further describes CHIN UP BUTTERCUP as a story about “the alienating feeling of being heartbroken in a world where your own pain is uncomfortable and unwanted.”
Stelmanis and co-producer Kieran Adams were inspired by the Eurodance sound and Madonna’s 1998 album RAY OF LIGHT when recording this fifth Austra LP. Ultimately, the record should exude a positive vibe.
An album preview thanks to “Siren Song”
The single “Siren Song” was already released on October 7th. The track, co-written with Montreal songwriter, musician and DJ Patrick Holland, is her way of making a plea for connection.
The song exists “somewhere at the intersection of Abba, Ray of Light, The X-Files and Greek mythology,” Austra continued in the press release. “Abba inspired the early songwriting with Patrick. The siren introduced himself to me while I was improvising the demo recordings, and I quickly realized that Orpheus would be our mutual nemesis. After a recent X-Files binge, I was greatly inspired by Mulder’s desperate search for his sister,” said the artist. And: “Ray of Light came at the end when my co-producer Kieran Adams and I created the sound world that would serve as the background for our siren to mourn the loss of her lover to Orpheus and his annoying lyre.”