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Louis Tomlinson Releases New Single ‘Imposter’ Music Video Starring James Nelson-Joyce Premieres Tomorrow Third Album ‘How Did I Get Here?’ Released This Friday 23rd January
Louis Tomlinson today releases his new single ‘Imposter’.
‘Imposter’ is a raw and low-fi indie pop song featuring a pulsing bassline and dirty guitars. Written by Louis with Nico Rebscher and Dave Gibson, the lyrics talk about Louis’s reality of experiencing imposter syndrome and not feeling worthy.
«I can’t get this feeling out my head, that I am the imposter. I don’t really know who I am anymore»
Louis says: «Imposter was written in the jungle in Costa Rica. Conceptually it leans into the idea of identity. It’s probably the most melodic moment on the record, I’m really excited for the world to finally hear it!»
Listen here: https://louist.lnk.to/ImposterPR
The reflective video for ‘Imposter’ goes live tomorrow afternoon and stars the RTS winning actor James Nelson-Joyce (This City Is Ours, A Thousand Blows). https://louist.lnk.to/ImposterVideoPR
‘Imposter’ is taken from Louis’s upcoming third album ‘How Did I Get Here?’, which will be released this Friday 23rd January 2026 and is available for pre-order now at https://louist.lnk.to/HowDidIGetHerePR
For his third album Louis has pushed himself as a lyricist, songwriter, and performer, holding nothing back on these tracks. As a writer, he’s diving deeper into who he is than ever before. This time around, Louis assembled a handful of initial ideas in the English countryside before decamping to Santa Teresa in Costa Rica for three weeks in early 2025. He dove into writing and recording alongside primary collaborator and co-producer Nico Rebscher [Aurora, Alice Merton]. The atmosphere of his surroundings underscored the ensuing body of work.
First single ‘Lemonade’ was playlisted by Radio 1, Radio 2 and Capital in the UK, and Louis performed the track on Radio 1’s Live Lounge alongside a cover of Hozier’s ‘Too Sweet’.
Second release ‘Palaces’ received critical acclaim from Clash Magazine calling it «A terrific, finessed piece of melodic indie, with a real sense of theatre and drama to the vocal.» Louis performed the track in an ‘Amazon Music Presents’ session and headlined Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball at The O2 in London.
Louis has just announced a special gig at Racket in New York this Friday 23rd, and he will appear on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon this Thursday 22nd. Sunday 25th January will see ‘How Did I Get Here? The Experience’ take place in London, an immersive event at Outernet featuring large-scale visualisers and exclusive merch.
This year Louis will embark on a huge ‘How Did We Get Here?’ world arena tour that will visit Europe and North America starting March 2026. Tickets are on sale now.
Following a world-conquering run as a member of One Direction, Louis formally introduced himself as a solo artist with Walls [2020]. Dubbed “excellent” by Rolling Stone, his debut LP moved over 1.2 million copies worldwide and reeled in nearly 1 billion total streams. Two years later, he leveled up on Faith In The Future [2022]. The album hit No.1 in the UK, Spain, Argentina and Belgium and cracked the Top 5 of the US Billboard 200, capturing No.2 on the Top Album Sales Chart, Top Current Album Sales Chart, Top Independent Albums Chart, and Top Vinyl Albums Chart.
Louis has shined on collaborations such as the Platinum-certified “Back To You” [feat. Bebe Rexha & Digital Farm Animals] and Gold-certified “Just Hold On” with Steve Aoki. Beyond a slew of awards, he also impressively emerged as the rare presence who could appear on Family Guyor compete in the coveted football game Soccer Aid on the English squad. Along the way, he launched The Away From Home Festival (now in its fifth year), which he curates and headlines.
Notably, the Faith in the Future World Tour canvased five continents and affirmed his status as one of today’s most in-demand live performers, selling out arenas to capacity in 34 countries and stadiums in five countries, making an incredible homecoming at The O2 Arena in London. He accomplished yet another extraordinary feat and once again made history as the very first male solo artist to headline Mexico City’s Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez F1 track. In 2023 Louis released a feature length documentary ‘All Of Those Voices’ which was screened in cinemas in 65 countries, and had movie premieres in London, Tokyo, LA and Mexico City.
2026 ‘How Did We Get Here?’ Tour Dates:
23 March – Barclays Arena, Hamburg
25 March – Unity Arena, Oslo
27 March -Veikkaus Arena, Helsinki
29 March – Avicii Arena, Stockholm
30 March – KB Hallen, Copenhagen
1 April – Uber Arena, Berlin
2 April – Lanxess Arena, Cologne
4 April – Arena Gliwice, Gliwice
5 April – O2 Arena, Prague
6 April – Marx Halle, Vienna
9 April – Unipol Arena, Bologna
10 April – Unipol Forum, Milan
12 April – Palau Sant Jordi, Barcleona
13 Apri – Movistar Arena, Madrid
15 April – LDLC Arena, Lyon
17 April – Olympiahalle, Munich
19 April – Lotto Arena, Antwerp
20 April – Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
21 April – Accor Arena, Paris
24 April – Co-op Live, Manchester
25 April – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
27 April – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
28 April- First Direct Arena, Leeds
30 April – 3Arena, Dublin
2 May – The Brighton Centre, Brighton
3 May – The O2, London
3 June – Pacific Coliseum – Vancouver, BC
4 June – Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle, WA
6 June – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium – San Francisco, CA
10 June – The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park – San Diego, CA
11 June – Crypto.com Arena – Los Angeles, CA
13 June – Resorts World Theatre – Las Vegas, NV
14 June – Mortgage Matchup Centre FKA PHX Arena – Phoenix, AZ
19 June – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO
21 June – Dickies Arena – Fort Worth, TX
22 June – Moody Center – Austin, TX
25 June – The Armory – Minneapolis, MN
26 June – Summerfest, BMO Pavillion (Milwaukee WI)
27 June – Chaifetz Arena – St. Louis, MO
29 June – The Pinnacle – Nashville, TN
2 July – Cable Dahmer Arena – Independence, MO
3 July – Allstate Arena – Chicago, IL
5 July – Spectrum Center – Charlotte, NC
7 July – The Anthem – Washington, DC
8 July – Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
10 July – Stage AE Outdoors – Pittsburgh, PA
11 July – Skyline Stage at Highmark Mann – Philadelphia, PA
14 July – TD Garden – Boston, MA
16 July – Bell Centre – Montreal, QC
17 July – Scotiabank Arena – Toronto, ON
18 July – Masonic Temple Theatre – Detroit, MI
20 July – Jacobs Pavilion – Cleveland, OH
22 July – State Farm Arena – Atlanta, GA
23 July – Addition Financial Arena – Orlando, FL
24 July – Kaseya Center – Miami, FL