del rey's fifth studio album, "lust for life" was officially released worldwide on july 21, 2017. during the months leading up to the album's release, fans and press speculated whether or not del rey would embark on a headlining concert tour in support of the album, as she did not for her previous release, "honeymoon". in an interview for beats 1 on july 12, 2017, zane lowe asked del rey if she planned to go on a world tour and she seemed unsure, but during the following months del rey began to announce various one-off promotional concerts across the united kingdom and united states. the promotional tour took place from july to october 2017, and consisted of concerts at intimate venues in london, cities in california and new york city, as well as shows at the echo arena liverpool and the sse hydro in the united kingdom.