Kali Uchis Kicks Off For the Girls Tour at Sueños 2026, Reveals She Has a ‘Whole Album Done’
Categoria: Musica
The Colombian-American star brought cinematic drama and honeyed vocals to Chicago before telling Billboard her next project is in "Spanglish."
Por Billboard | 24/05/2026
Kali Uchis arrived at Sueños 2026 in a carriage, but the real reveal came later. On Saturday (May 23), the Colombian American superstar used her headlining main stage set at Chicago’s Grant Park to launch her For the Girls Tour, delivering nearly an hour of hits with the kind of lush, soft-focus drama that has become one of her signatures. Her voice stayed velvety and controlled throughout, gliding over the festival grounds as she moved through fan favorites including “Telepatía,” “After the Storm,” “Moonlight,” “Dead to Me” and “Loner.” Related Kali Uchis Is Going on Tour ‘For the Girls’ With Mariah the Scientist: Here Are the Dates Kali Uchis on Making Motherhood a ‘Big Priority’ While Touring & Refusing to Choose One Language to Sing In Kali Uchis Will Bring 10 Years of Music to The Sincerely Tour: See the Full Setlist The performance leaned fully into Uchis’ gift for world-building. Her entrance nodded to Selena’s iconic 1995 Astrodome arrival, while her custom all-white look — a fitted, sexy, western-leaning ensemble — felt equal parts angelic and festival-ready. Around her, the choreography was sleek and exacting, from mirror-heavy tableaux to sensual chair routines with male dancers, all of it reinforcing the cinematic universe she has created onstage. The For the Girls Tour will continue with stops in New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles and more. See the full dates here . In an exclusive interview with Billboard Español before the set, Kali Uchis opened up about evolving beyond the Sincerely, Tour, why Mariah the Scientist was the right choice for For the Girls, and the Spanglish album she says is already finished. What does it mean to kick off the For the Girls Tour at Sueños, one of the biggest Latin music festivals in the U.S.? I’m really excited. I feel like every time we do the show, it’s an evolved version. I try to always make it better than last, so there’s going to be a lot of elements from the original Sincerely, Tour. I try to find ways to make it funner for me to perform. This is my last time touring for the whole rest of the year. So I’m just going to try to give my all and do my best and then take my little break, focus on my album. From what you’ve created for this show, what does this era say about where you are right now — both as an artist and as a woman? It’s very cinematic. I try to play a lot with that. My show has always been a bit theatrical in a sense. We did the angel wings and the pillow fighting, and now we’re gonna do some bottle breaking. We do the gun. A lot of different things that feel very much inspired by art cinema and that theatrical type of vibe. I changed the entrance. I used to come in on a swing, which was really fun. I’m coming in on a carriage now. Since it’s outdoors, I was like, “What can I do outdoors?” It’s like a little homage to Selena’s last show, while also making it my own. I try to always make everything I do that’s inspired by the ico