Dora Jar is back, and she’s feeling Lucky.
The rising folk-pop experimentalist has just dropped her first new music since last year’s debut album, No Way To Relax When You Are On Fire. If the album was a surrealist dreamscape of genre-blurring sounds, ‘Lucky’ is a fresh extension of that world: otherworldly but intimate, strange yet familiar.
The track arrives alongside a Vevo live session, where Dora’s signature mix of airy vocals and grounded storytelling takes centre stage. It’s a performance that feels both weightless and deeply rooted, the kind that makes you sit still for a second and just listen.
Right now, she’s on the road supporting Gracie Abrams across the UK and Europe, bringing her off-kilter charm to massive crowds. For an artist who once built a mud cob hut in Mississippi while recording her debut, playing arenas might seem like a different kind of construction project, but one she’s handling with ease.
From DIY roots to the big stage
Dora’s career has been anything but conventional. Born in New York, raised in LA, and seemingly always in transit, she first caught ears with indie gems like ‘Multiply’ before carving out her own lane, somewhere between folk, rock, pop, and whatever else feels right at the time.
Her 2021 debut EP Digital Meadow set the tone, while 2022’s comfortably in pain solidified her reputation for writing songs that feel like private thoughts set to music. A stint opening for Billie Eilish on the Happier Than Ever tour followed, as did sold-out headline shows and a slot supporting The 1975 on their arena run. By 2024, she was making her festival debut at Lollapalooza, proving her ability to command both tiny clubs and massive stages.
DORA JAR 2025 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
Saturday, February 8th – Madrid, Spain – Palacio Vistalegre
Sunday, February 9th – Madrid, Spain – Palacio Vistalegre
Tuesday, February 11th – Lisbon, Portugal – MEO Arena
Saturday, February 15th – Stuttgart, Germany – Porsche Arena
Monday, February 17th – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
Wednesday, February 19th – Hamburg, Germany – Sporthalle
Friday, February 21st – Düsseldorf, Germany – Mitsubishi Electric Halle
Saturday, February 22nd – Berlin, Germany – Velodrom
Monday, February 24th – Zürich, CH – Hallenstadion
Tuesday, February 25th – Milan, Italy – Unipol Forum
Thursday, February 27th – Paris, France – Accor Arena
Friday, February 28th – Bruxelles, Belgium – Forest National
Monday, March 3rd – Nottingham, UK – Motorpoint Arena Nottingham
Tuesday, March 4th – Leeds, UK – First Direct Arena
Thursday, March 6th – London, UK – The O2
Friday, March 7th – Manchester, UK – Co-op Live
Saturday, March 8th – Cardiff, UK – Utilita Arena Cardiff
Monday, March 10th – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena
Wednesday, March 12th – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
Stream ‘Lucky’ now
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