Happiness is a butterfly for Lana Del Rey, and so is bringing music to her fans. Making money doesn’t necessarily fall into that category.
The singer-songwriter, 38, wrapped up her mini-fall tour in Charleston, West Virginia, on Thursday and revealed at the show that she intends to give back all proceeds from ticket sales.
Fans filmed the “A&W” singer saying on stage that all proceeds from her 10-date tour of mostly mid-sized southern US cities would be donated to everyone.
“I just wanted to say thank you to you and to every city I went to before this,” Del Rey said near the end of her performance. “I also wanted to let you know, for what it’s worth, every ticket, every dollar, goes back to the city.”
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The “Candy Necklace” artist continued, “Because that’s not what it’s about for me. I know it sounds cheesy, but I tour because I love it…I don’t need to. I just love it, and we’re all about the places we’ve been.”
“We’re just going to leave real quick after West Virginia, so I just wanted to say hello, goodbye, I hope this isn’t the last time we talk,” the singer said before introducing the final song of the night, the title track from her latest album Did you know there is a tunnel under Ocean Blvd.
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In addition to her performance in West Virginia, the Grammy-nominated artist kicked off a run of shows in Franklin, Tennessee in September before performing in Texas, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
This tour isn’t the first time Del Rey has made a significant donation. Ahead of the release of her book of poetry in 2020 Violet bent backwards over the grassthe singer shared that half of her advance will be donated to Dig Deep’s Navajo Water Project, helping to give the Navajo Nation access to clean water.
According to NME, she announced the news with a statement she shared on her now-deleted former Instagram account. “Because I was fortunate enough to receive an advance from Simon and Schuster, I am so grateful to be able to distribute that money to foundations that need our help, starting with foundations connected to the Navajo community,” she wrote at the time. “Hopefully the @digdeepwater project will find some relief with the $350,000 we delivered to them last month. Personally, I have always believed in personal allowances for the people who shaped our country.”
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In August, Del Rey announced a recently concluded North American tour in support of her ninth studio album, which arrived in March of this year to rave reviews. The singer-songwriter played shows in addition to several festival appearances over the summer.
During her performances, she dazzled fans with surprise additions to the set list — including a cover of Tammy Wynette’s “Stand By Your Man” and a special live debut of her song “Margaret” alongside frequent collaborator Jack Antonoff.
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