Pillar of unconventional pop Lorde returns to Austin for the first time since 2014 to kick off her Ultrasound World Tour. Between her alt-pop staple debut (Pure Heroine), the breakup album to end all breakup albums (Melodrama), and her 180 acoustic beach episode (Solar Power), the long-awaited fourth studio album Virgin is both a return to form and rebirth within the 28-year-old’s realm of experimental synth-driven beats. The New Zealand native will be joined by folktronica powerhouse the Japanese House and New York DIY art-pop songwriter Chanel Beads for a nonstop night of crying on the dance floor. If you’re waiting for a green light, here it is. – Miranda Garza