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Stand clear of the closing doors, Popstars.
On Thursday, July 31, Chappell Roan released “The Subway,” the second single from her forthcoming second album, which doesn’t have a title or release date at the time of publication.
The four-minute track, which Roan debuted while painted green and decked out in Lady Liberty garb at Governors Ball in 2024, is a moody ode to a would-be crush and/or past love with “green hair and a beauty mark next to your mouth” spotted while aboard the train. Evocative lyrics like “Somebody wore your perfume/it almost killed me/I had to leave the room” cut through the noise and show off Roan’s gift for letting listeners deep into her inner-world.
As for the sound, the 27-year-old’s voice combined with Dan Nigro’s stellar production smack of stripped-down yet anthemic late-’80s, early-’90s alt-pop icons like ‘Til Tuesday, 10,000 Maniacs, Tori Amos, Ani DiFranco and Joan Osborne.
In short, it’s a heartbreaking, downbeat bop. Think less “Pink Pony Club,” more “Casual.”
If you’d like to hear the thrilling new track live, the “Subway” singer will likely take it to the stage at all shows on her eight-show, three-city ‘Visions of Damsels & Other Dangerous Things’ pop-up concert series this September and October.
That includes four (!) nights at Queens’ Forest Hills Stadium for the Missouri native. Based on our findings, the shows are set to take place Saturday, Sept. 20, Sunday, Sept. 21, Tuesday, Sept. 23 and Wednesday, Sept. 24.
“I love these three cities so much + wanted the chance to do something special before going away to write the next album,” the 27-year-old shared via Instagram.
“Also, we are giving $1 per ticket to organizations dedicated to supporting and providing resources for trans youth in each city,” she added.
Fans Popstars can purchase tickets for all upcoming Chappell Roan shows on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale for the ‘Visions of Damsels & Other Dangerous Things’ pop-up series will be sometime in early August.
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Chappell Roan tour schedule 2025
A complete calendar including all tour and festival dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found here.
Chappell Roan 2025 festival appearances
Ahead of the tour, Roan is taking her talents to a pair of UK festivals.
In case you’re planning on attending, here’s everything you need to know about both of them.
| Reading Festival Aug. 21-24 at Ritchfield Avenue in Reading, GB Hozier, Suki Waterhouse, Becky Hill. Bloc Party, Conan Gray |
| Leeds Festival Aug. 21-24 at Bramham Park in West Yorkshire, GB Hozier, Suki Waterhouse, Becky Hill. Bloc Party, Conan Gray |
Chappell Roan set list
The last concert the “HOT TO GO!” singer performed at was a festival gig in Barcelona on June 7.
Although her live show may change quite a bit for her solo headlining dates, here’s a look at what she took to the stage back then — including her new singles and an extended cover choice — courtesy of Set List FM.
01.) “Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl”
02.) “Femininomenon”
03.) “After Midnight”
04.) “Naked in Manhattan”
05.) “Guilty Pleasure”
06.) “Casual”
07.) “The Subway” (Unreleased)
08.) “HOT TO GO!”
09.) “Barracuda” (Heart cover)
10.) “Picture You”
11.) “Kaleidoscope”
12.) “The Giver” (Chappell called out some of the audience’s ex boyfriends who couldn’t get “the job done”)
13.) “Red Wine Supernova”
14.) “Coffee”
15.) “Good Luck, Babe!”
16.) “My Kink Is Karma”
17.) “Pink Pony Club”
Chappell Roan new music video
In addition to dropping “The Subway” on streaming services, Roan also released a sweeping, cinematic music video for the new MTA-themed track.
Directed with breathless, surreal flair by Amber Grace Johnson, the low-angle, opening image of a red wig being swept through New York City sidewalks sets the tone for the 4.5-minute short: right out of the gate, it’s clear this won’t just be close-ups and band shots like most music videos. No, Roan and Johnson dream bigger, better and weirder.
Their Big Apple vision takes us from the streets to the train station (where Roan alternates between the biggest red and green wigs you’ve ever laid eyes upon), before landing in an old-school N-Q-R-W orange car.
From there, we cut to Roan laying in a bed of luscious red locks to atop a rooftop and back to the train where she glimpses at corny ads with messages hammily targeted at her. One fictitious law firm advertises “Don’t suffer in silence. Get even,” 1-800 Eye Flirt pitches “See it? Say It! Love doesn’t ride in silence” and, finally she sees “Good Luck Isn’t A Coverage Plan” (which might be a cheeky nod to her own “Good Luck, Babe” but maybe we’re reading into things).
Next, our hero ditches the subway and ends up looking forlorn in a cab, wearing a suit with sizable shoulder pads. Upon exit, her epic ‘do gets caught in the door and she’s comically dragged across Midtown while donning a deadpan expression while belting her heart out. Now, this is how you do slapstick.
Finally, in “The Subway’s” ultimate showpiece moment, a raucous, glam party breaks out aboard the likely Queens-bound public transportation.
Wind swirls all over Roan as she cries “she got away” and before we know it, our lovesick heroine is sobbing in the Washington Square Park fountain.
All in all, it’s an emotional, innovative artistic statement. This is no throwaway video — it’s a mini-masterpiece with a hair-raising, cliffhanger final moment.
Want to see? You can watch (and come up with your own fan theories about) “The Subway” below.
Huge artists on tour in 2025
Roan isn’t the only pop icon taking her hits to huge venues all over the country these next few months.
To make sure you’re in the loop, here are just five of our absolute favorites you won’t want to miss live in the near future.
• Dua Lipa
Who else is out and about? Take a look at this list of all the biggest pop stars on tour in 2025 to find the show for you.
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