Lily Allen Drops Most Arena Dates on U.S. Tour in Favor of Theater and Amphitheater Shows

By Chris Willman

Chris Willman

Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic

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Lily Allen‘s “West End Girl” tour was one of the year’s most acclaimed pop outings when it played U.S. theaters earlier this year, but there was some question about whether the intimate and highly theatrical one-woman show would translate to huge venues, when the British singer booked a tour focused mostly on arenas for the fall. North American audiences won’t get a chance to get an answer to that question, for the most part, as Allen and Live Nation revealed Monday they are canceling most of the arena gigs in favor of booking new shows in theaters and amphitheaters instead.

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