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 legDate (2025)CityCountryVenueSupporting ActFebruary 4MinneapolisUnited StatesThe FillmoreAri AbdulFebruary 6ChicagoThe Salt ShedFebruary 7CincinnatiBogartsFebruary 8DetroitThe Fillmore DetroitFebruary 11PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Opera HouseFebruary 13TorontoCanadaHistoryFebruary 14MontrealBeanfield TheatreFebruary 17BrooklynUnited StatesBrooklyn ParamountFebruary 18February 20BostonRoadrunnerFebruary 21Silver SpringThe Fillmore Silver SpringFebruary 23AtlantaTabernacleFebruary 24OrlandoHouse of BluesFebruary 26NashvilleMarathon Music WorksFebruary 28DallasHouse of BluesMarch 1HoustonMarch 4Salt Lake CityThe ComplexMarch 6SeattleThe ShowboxMarch 8AustinSips & Sounds FestivalMarch 10SacramentoAce of SpacesAri AbdulMarch 11OaklandFox Oakland TheaterMarch 13PhoenixThe Van BurenMarch 15Los AngelesThese shows were recorded for Barrett's live album Aftercare Live.The WilternMarch 16March 21Beunos AiresArgentinaLollapaloozarowspan="4"March 22SantiagoChileMarch 28São PauloBrazilMarch 30BogotáColombiaFestival Estéreo Picnic + Second legDate (2025)CityCountryVenueSupporting ActMay 26DublinIreland3Olympia TheatreSombrMay 27May 29GlasglowScotlandBarrowland BallroomMay 30O2 Academy GlasgowMay 31ManchesterEnglandManchester AcademyJune 3LondonO2 Forum Kentish TownJune 4June 7CopenhagenDenmarkVegaJune 9BrusselsBelgiumBelgiqueJune 11UtrechtNetherlandsTivoliVredenburgJune 13CologneGermanyCarlswerk VictoriaJune 14June 15MunichTheaterfabrikJune 17PragueCzechiaRoxyJune 18BerlinGermanyHuxleys Neue WeltJune 19HamburgGroße Freiheit 36June 22ParisFranceBataclanJune 23August 9AspenColoradoUp In The Sky FestivalAugust 16OsakaJapanSummer Sonic Festivalrowspan="2"August 17Tokyo + Third legDate (2025)CityCountryVenueSupporting ActDecember 6BallaratAustraliaSpilt Milk Festivalrowspan="2"December 7PerthDecember 9MelbourneMargaret Court ArenaThe Australia shows were Barrett's first headlining arena shows.Thomas DayDecember 10SyndeyHordern PavillionDecember 13CanberraSpilt Milk Festivalrowspan="2"December 14Gold CoastDecember 16BrisbaneFortitude Music HallThomas 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. "S.L.U.T." "Babydoll" "Heartbeat" "Dirty Little Secret" "Russian Roulette" "Love Looks Pretty on You" "Mustang Baby" "Passenger Princess" "Keep Your Eyes on Me Boy" "Does God Cry?" "Stay Alive" "Given Enough" "Edward Scissorhands" "Heartbreak in the Hamptons" "Disco" "Gaslight" "Glitter and Violence" "Blue Valentine" "Glory Box (Portishead cover) "Pornstar" Encore "Scare Myself" "Pins and Needles" "Aftercare"
European leg This set list is from the May 26, 2025 concert in Dublin, Ireland. It is not representative of all dates.
"Dirty Little Secret" "Disco" "S.L.U.T." "Babydoll" "Heartbreak in the Hamptons" "Heartbeat" "Edward Scissorhands" "Blue Valentine" "Glitter and Violence" "Pins and Needles" "Mustang Baby" "Given Enough" "Love Looks Pretty on You" "Russian Roulette" "Keep Your Eyes on Me Boy" "Gaslight" "Dying on the Inside" "Glory Box" (Portishead cover) "Aftercare" Encore "The One That Should've Got Away" "Die First" "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". References