Lorde Goes Off The Beaten Path On First Major U.S. Tour

There are ways things are typically done and then there’s the way that New Zealand singing sensation Lorde does it. The 17-year-old star has basically made it up as she goes along on the way to Grammy-winning worldwide fame with “Royals” and that goes double for her first major North American headlining tour in the fall.

Of course, it’s a totally unique mix of predictable bookings, festival drop-ins and a few offbeat dates that are perfectly in keeping with her g...