Mitski will mark the arrival of her new album with an intimate release show in New Jersey. The singer-songwriter announced a special performance at Starland Ballroom on February 28, 2026, one day after her eighth studio album, Nothing’s About to Happen to Me, arrives via Dead Oceans. Special guest Her New Knife will open the show. Tickets are priced at $30 all-in.
Presale begins Wednesday, February 25 at 9:30 a.m. ET, with general on-sale following Thursday, February 26 at 10 a.m. ET.
The announcement lands during an already carefully constructed rollout. Mitski began teasing Nothing’s About to Happen to Me in mid-January with a series of cryptic Instagram posts. In one clip, she moves quietly through a kitchen; in another, she walks into a house, collapses onto the floor, and whispers the album’s title. Days later, she confirmed the February 27 release date with a minimalist video of numbers typed into a calculator: 22726.
According to press materials, the record centers on a reclusive woman in an unkempt house — a narrative frame that explores isolation, deviance and inner freedom. The first single, “Where’s My Phone?”, introduced that atmosphere with a fuzzed-out, anxious edge. Its music video, directed by Noel Paul and inspired by Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle, cast Mitski as a paranoid protector in a gothic home.
Follow-up single “I’ll Change for You” offered a stark contrast. The ballad leans into vulnerability and post-breakup self-reproach. Mitski described it as a song about “being pathetic,” capturing the irrational impulses that surface after loss.
In parallel, Mitski has organized “Tansy House Listening Events” at independent record stores worldwide, inviting fans to hear the album ahead of release. Multi-night residencies in New York, Los Angeles and Sydney are also on the calendar.
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