This week, Oklou coated “Hey There Delilah” by Plain White T’s on triple j’s Like a Model. Initially, Oklou deliberate to play guitar for the observe, however after not wanting to chop her nails, she went with the cello as an alternative, alongside Florian Le Prisé on acoustic guitar. “I was a cello participant, however it was a problem as a result of I hadn’t performed in 4 years,” Oklou says.
“I selected to cowl this music as a result of I used to play it once I was a young person,” Oklou continues. “I used to be an enormous fan of this music. I feel the melody is wonderful. There’s an enormous potential for vocal harmonies, so my buddies had been all the time blasting the harmonies once we would cowl it. It’s simply good reminiscences for me.”
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Final 12 months, Oklou launched her debut LP, Choke Sufficient, and its deluxe counterpart, which included collaborations with Bladee, underscores, and FKA twigs. Later this spring, she’ll embark on a tour throughout America, with an early cease at Coachella.
Watch the duvet and take a look at the 2026 tour dates beneath.
Oklou 2026 tour dates
04/10 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Portal at Space 15
04/10–04/12 – Indio, CA @ Empire Polo Membership
04/14 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
04/15 – Portland, OR @ McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
04/17 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
04/17–04/19 – Indio, CA @ Empire Polo Membership
04/21 – Salt Lake Metropolis, UT @ The Depot
04/22 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
04/24 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
04/25 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre
04/27 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Membership
04/28 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Switch
04/30 – Boston, MA @ Royale
05/02 – Manhattan, NY @ Terminal 5
05/03 – Manhattan, NY @ Terminal 5
05/21–05/24 – São Paulo, BR @ Ibirapuera Park
06/03–06/07 – Barcelona, ES @ Parc del Fòrum
06/05–06/07 – Paris, FR @ Bois de Vincennes
06/10 – Madrid, ES @ La Riviera
06/11–06/14 – Porto, PT @ Parque da Cidade do Porto
06/20 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
06/27–07/04 – Roskilde, DK @ Dyrskuepladsen
07/03–07/05 – Beuningen, NL @ Groene Heuvels
07/15–07/19 – Dour, BE @ La Plaine de La Machine à Feu
08/06–08/09 – Brno, CZ @ Velodrom
08/07–08/09 – Katowice, PL @ Dolina Trzech Stawów
08/14–08/16 – Helsinki, FI @ Suvilahti
08/22 – London, UK @ Victoria Park
10/30–10/31 – Turin, IT @ Lingotto
