Aftercare World Tour

Aftercare World Tour

Tour by Nessa Barrett
Promotional poster
Location	North America South America Europe Oceania Asia
Associated album	Aftercare
Start date	February 7, 2025 (2025-02-07)
End date	December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16)
Legs	3
No. of shows	56
Supporting acts	Sombr Ari Abdul Thomas Day
Website	nessa-barrett.com
Nessa Barrett concert chronology

The Aftercare World Tour was the third headlining concert tour by singer-songwriter Nessa Barrett. The tour was announced on November 19, 2024 in support of her sophomore album Aftercare. It began on February 4, 2025 at the Fillmore in Minneapolis, Minnesota and ended on December 16, 2025 at the Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane, Australia.

The tour consisted of dates across the United States, Canada, Ireland, England, Scotland, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Czechia, France, Japan, and Australia. Barrett also performed at Lollapalooza in South America. Sombr and Ari Abdul served as supporting acts for the North American and European legs respectively. She was joined by Thomas Day for the Australian leg of the tour.

Critical reception

Critic reviews were generally positive, with Allison S. Park of The Harvard Crimson praising Barrett's sense of humanity as a performer, mentioning that her "music and artistry extend beyond the stage, offering a sense of healing and connection." Park wrote that it was a "very simple" setlist, noting how the environment let Barrett "shine". She added that the show was stopped several times due to "crowd distuptions", adding that Barrett's coreographt was "simple" but kept audiences engaged. Sarah Peter for Melodic Magazine praised Barrett's vocals and visual performance, describing the tour as "captivating" and "electrifying". Peter further praised the concert's opening act Ari Abdul, writing that Abdul left fans "energized and ready" for Barrett's headlining performance. Allston Pudding's Vika Brennick wrote that Barrett had "truly connected with everyone in the crowd", mentioning how the tour felt "intimate" for being "such a large venue". Brennick complimented the tours visuals and choreography, calling them "stunning" and "sharp" respectively.

Tour dates

First leg

Date (2025)	City	Country	Venue	Supporting Act
February 4	Minneapolis	United States	The Fillmore	Ari Abdul
February 6	Chicago		The Salt Shed
February 7	Cincinnati		Bogarts
February 8	Detroit		The Fillmore Detroit
February 11	Philadelphia		Philadelphia Opera House
February 13	Toronto	Canada	History
February 14	Montreal		Beanfield Theatre
February 17	Brooklyn	United States	Brooklyn Paramount
February 18
February 20	Boston		Roadrunner
February 21	Silver Spring		The Fillmore Silver Spring
February 23	Atlanta		Tabernacle
February 24	Orlando		House of Blues
February 26	Nashville		Marathon Music Works
February 28	Dallas		House of Blues
March 1	Houston
March 4	Salt Lake City		The Complex
March 6	Seattle		The Showbox
March 8	Austin		Sips & Sounds Festival	—N/a
March 10	Sacramento		Ace of Spaces	Ari Abdul
March 11	Oakland		Fox Oakland Theater
March 13	Phoenix		The Van Buren
March 15	Los Angeles		The Wiltern
March 16
March 21	Beunos Aires	Argentina	Lollapalooza	—N/a
March 22	Santiago	Chile
March 28	São Paulo	Brazil
March 30	Bogotá	Colombia	Festival Estéreo Picnic

Second leg

Date (2025)	City	Country	Venue	Supporting Act
May 26	Dublin	Ireland	3Olympia Theatre	Sombr
May 27
May 29	Glasglow	Scotland	Barrowland Ballroom
May 30			O2 Academy Glasgow
May 31	Manchester	England	Manchester Academy
June 3	London		O2 Forum Kentish Town
June 4
June 7	Copenhagen	Denmark	Vega
June 9	Brussels	Belgium	Belgique
June 11	Utrecht	Netherlands	TivoliVredenburg
June 13	Cologne	Germany	Carlswerk Victoria
June 14
June 15	Munich		Theaterfabrik
June 17	Prague	Czechia	Roxy
June 18	Berlin	Germany	Huxleys Neue Welt
June 19	Hamburg		Große Freiheit 36
June 22	Paris	France	Bataclan
June 23
August 9	Aspen	Colorado	Up In The Sky Festival	—N/a
August 16	Osaka	Japan	Summer Sonic Festival	—N/a
August 17	Tokyo

Third leg

Date (2025)	City	Country	Venue	Supporting Act
December 6	Ballarat	Australia	Spilt Milk Festival	—N/a
December 7	Perth
December 9	Melbourne		Margaret Court Arena	Thomas Day
December 10	Syndey		Hordern Pavillion
December 13	Canberra		Spilt Milk Festival	—N/a
December 14	Gold Coast
December 16	Brisbane		Fortitude Music Hall	Thomas Day

Set list

North American leg

This set list is from the February 6, 2025 concert in Chicago, Illinois. It is not representative of all dates.

1. "S.L.U.T."
2. "Babydoll"
3. "Heartbeat"
4. "Dirty Little Secret"
5. "Russian Roulette"
6. "Love Looks Pretty on You"
7. "Mustang Baby"
8. "Passenger Princess"
9. "Keep Your Eyes on Me Boy"
10. "Does God Cry?"
11. "Stay Alive"
12. "Given Enough"
13. "Edward Scissorhands"
14. "Heartbreak in the Hamptons"
15. "Disco"
16. "Gaslight"
17. "Glitter and Violence"
18. "Blue Valentine"
19. "Glory Box (Portishead cover)
20. "Pornstar"

    Encore

21. "Scare Myself"
22. "Pins and Needles"
23. "Aftercare"

European leg

This set list is from the May 26, 2025 concert in Dublin, Ireland. It is not representative of all dates.

1. "Dirty Little Secret"
2. "Disco"
3. "S.L.U.T."
4. "Babydoll"
5. "Heartbreak in the Hamptons"
6. "Heartbeat"
7. "Edward Scissorhands"
8. "Blue Valentine"
9. "Glitter and Violence"
10. "Pins and Needles"
11. "Mustang Baby"
12. "Given Enough"
13. "Love Looks Pretty on You"
14. "Russian Roulette"
15. "Keep Your Eyes on Me Boy"
16. "Gaslight"
17. "Dying on the Inside"
18. "Glory Box" (Portishead cover)
19. "Aftercare"

    Encore

20. "The One That Should've Got Away"
21. "Die First"
22. "Pornstar"

Alterations

• Starting at the show in Brooklyn, "American Beauty" and "Breakfast in Bed" were added to the setlist.
• Starting at the show in Sacramento, "Die First" and "Dying on the Inside" were added to the setlist and "American Beauty" was removed.
• During the shows in Los Angeles, Tommy Genesis joined Barrett onstage to perform "Disco".