Carly Rae Jepsen unveils new song “Let's Be Friends,” announces West Coast dates

With Valentine’s Day arriving soon, pop superstar Carly Rae Jepsen released their new song “Let’s Be Friends” today. “’Let’s Be Friends’ is about the little lie we all share to soften the blow of a breakup. This Valentine’s Day I’d prefer to just rip off the band aid. See you never!” jepsen said in a statement. The lyric video for the song can be seen below.

The artist also revealed a handful of performances in the West Coast surrounding their Coachella appearances. They’ll have headlining gigs inside Oakland’s Fox Theater on April 12, Seattle’s Moore Theatre on April 14, and Portland’s Roseland Theater on April 16. Tickets for these three shows go on sale Valentine’s Day at 10 a.m. local time, but pre-sale tickets will go live on Tuesday (February 11) at 10 a.m. local time here with the code “FRIENDS.”

Jepsen is currently on tour in Europe supporting their latest studio album Dedicated, which peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.

Carly Rae Jepsen tour dates

Feb 7  Manchester, UK  O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester
Feb 8  London, UK  O2 Academy Brixton
Feb 10  Paris, FR  Le Trabendo
Feb 12  Amsterdam, NL  Paradiso
Feb 13  Brussels, BE  La Madeleine
Feb 15  Köln, GER  Essigfabrik
Feb 16  Hamburg, GER  Gruenspan
Feb 18  München, GER  Technikum München
Feb 19  Berlin, GER  Columbia Theater
Feb 21  Oslo, NOR  Sentrum Scene
April 11  Indio, CA   Coachella
April 12  Oakland, CA    Fox Theater*
April 14  Seattle, WA  Moore Theatre* 
April 16  Portland, OR    Roseland Theater*
April 18  Indio, CA    Coachella 
June 6  New York, NY  Governors Ball

*tickets on sale Friday, February 14 at 10am local