Arlo Parks: « Desire Tour »

Arlo Parks brings her Desire Tour to O2 Academy Brixton in London on 20 October 2026. Born Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho, she blends indie pop and hushed soul with the precision of a poet. Since the breakout single Cola (2018) and the EPs Super Sad Generation and Sophie (2019), her songs have mapped small scenes and tangled feelings with clear, unforced melodies. Collapsed in Sunbeams (2021) set the tone for her intimate writing, followed by My Soft Machine (2023), where the narratives grew denser without losing their closeness.

On stage, she moves fluidly between poetry and song, threading spoken passages into warm R&B grooves and gentle guitar lines. Expect a set that travels through the early EPs and both albums, reworked with a live band, leaving space for slow builds and close-up storytelling. Parks writes candidly about adolescence, mental health and relationships; in concert the words stay upfront, carried by a soft voice that keeps every detail audible. The Desire Tour frames that universe with new arrangements and an unhurried pulse, somewhere between bedroom pop, contemporary R&B and a touch of folk.