BEGONIA ANNOUNCES CANADIAN TOUR DATES BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 29
TICKETS ON SALE MARCH 6, 2026 HERE
2026 JUNO AWARD NOMINATED ALBUM, FANTASY LIFE,
OUT NOW VIA BIRTHDAY CAKE RECORDS
BUY / STREAM FANTASY LIFE HERE
“On her new album, Fantasy Life, she pushes the boundaries of her sound, her visuals and, most importantly, her amazing voice.” CBC Q - Listen To The Full Interview Here
“Begonia’s latest is as eclectic as the singer herself, who’s never been more at ease and in command…on Fantasy Life, the artist peers ahead, wrestling with the wide-open possibilities of self-actualization as worldwide calamity enters the picture.” - Winnipeg Free Press
“Expect blunt honesty, bright colours and songs to get you through a variety of emotional situations.” - The Globe & Mail
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Currently, Begonia (the stage name of Alexa Dirks) is traipsing across Europe, on tour with Birthday Cake Records labelmates, The Brothers Landreth. However, today, she is pleased to announce the Fantasy Life Tour which will run throughout Canada beginning September 29, supporting her JUNO Award nominated album, Fantasy Life. Tickets for the upcoming tour are on sale March 6 at 10AM Local Time. Full tour dates can be found below.
TICKETS ON SALE MARCH 6, 2026 HERE
MORE ABOUT BEGONIA + FANTASY LIFE
Begonia is your best friend. She’s the whimsical fairy on your shoulder making you feel all at once comfortable to be yourself while simultaneously making you think wtf is this fairy doing here and what is she wearing. With a voice that compels you to feel everything deeper, she sings like she’s calling you into her world. Sure, on the surface it may simply look like a world overtaken by flowers, colour and lightness but go deeper and it’s also a world that doesn’t shy away from the dark. It’s a world that invites you to be exactly who you are without shame.
Begonia has many stories to tell, many iterations of life to walk you through, and she takes her fans on the journey with a stumbling grace and an uncanny wit. A true sight to behold, sometimes clunky but always beautifully and refreshingly entertaining. Begonia crafts some of the most honest pop music out there. With her new record Fantasy Life, she's simply at the top of her game. There’s more risk, more complex vocals, more pop diva mania, more feeling, more truth, and more fantasy.
Fantasy Life, a collection of thirteen songs written under the heat of the sun in Los Angeles, California and then recorded during the dead of winter in Winnipeg together with deadmen (Matt Peters and Matt Schellenberg). It’s an album about the mundane and the magical, the delusional and the hopeful, the thrilling and the crushing. It’s the promise of spring and then all the snow melts to reveal piles of glittering garbage. It’s watching bright balloons float away into the clouds. It’s a slimy fleshy worm feeding a beautiful garden. A place to escape to but not to live forever.
WATCH / SHARE “HOTTER THAN THE SUN” HERE
“There’s a spirit of freedom to this record that was such a big part of the songwriting sessions I had in LA with deadmen (Matt Peters and Matt Schellenberg),” says Dirks. “I spent a little over a month in total with them writing this record every day and it’s the most RIGHT in songwriting sessions that I've ever felt. Everything felt so easy and fun and that has never happened to me quite like that before. This freedom allowed me to go to more complex places with my voice and in my lyrics than I have in the past. I feel like I’ve grown so much in my sound and my confidence in the last few years and I know that reflects in this record.”
Begonia’s bold sound and style, combined with an intimate connection with her audience, invite you to feel everything more deeply, making you feel at once seen and a part of her world that is both brilliantly vibrant and unafraid of the shadows. It’s a space where you’re not just a listener, but a confidante, invited to feel everything more deeply and be exactly who you are, without shame.
WATCH / SHARE “SO HIGH” HERE
Her longtime artistic collaboration with music producers deadmen is a central part of her career. The duo has produced, played, and written on nearly all of Begonia’s releases, and they provide her a crucial space to be vulnerable and take risks. The collaboration is anchored by an impenetrable emotional and creative connection.
Begonia launched her solo career in 2017 with the EP Lady in Mind, featuring the #1 CBC Radio single "Juniper". Her critically acclaimed full-length albums Fear (2019) and Powder Blue (2023) have earned her two JUNO Award nominations and two Polaris Music Prize nominations. Recognized by NPR as an ‘Artist You Need to Know’, Begonia is celebrated by her core fans for her powerful live performances, which Noisey describes as “obliterating the misery from this world one live performance at a time." Her captivating stage presence has opened doors for her to perform at clubs, theatres, and festivals globally, connecting with audiences worldwide.
BUY / STREAM FANTASY LIFE HERE
2026 European Tour Supporting The Bros Landreth
Apr 09 - Dublin, IR - Whelan’s
Apr 10 - Galway, IR - Roisin Dubh
Apr 11 - Belfast, UK - Black Box
Apr 14 - Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK - The Cluny
Apr 15 - Leeds, UK - Brudnell
Apr 16 - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
Apr 17 - Manchester, UK - Band On The Wall
Apr 18 - Glasgow, UK - Oran Mor
Apr 21 - Portsmouth, UK - Wedgewood Rooms
Apr 22 - Bristol, UK - Thekla
Apr 23 - Cambridge, UK - Junction
Apr 24 - Brighton and Hove, UK - Old Market
Apr 25 - London, UK - Union Chapel
THE FANTASY LIFE TOUR DATES
Sep 29 - Halifax, NS - Seahorse Tavern
Oct 01 - Montreal, QC - La Sala Rosa
Oct 03 - Guelph, ON - Sonic Hall
Oct 05 - Hamilton, ON - Bridgeworks
Oct 06 - St. Catharines, ON - Warehouse Concert Hall
Oct 08 - Ottawa, ON - National Arts Centre - Babs Asper Theatre
Oct 10 - Toronto, ON - The Mod Club
Oct 21 - Saskatoon, SK - Broadway Theatre
Oct 22 - Red Deer, AB - Bo’s Bar & Stage
Oct 23 - Edmonton, AB - Double Dragon
Oct 25 - Vernon, BC - The Vernon Towne Theatre
Oct 27 - Kelowna, BC - Revelry
Oct 28 - Vancouver, BC - Hollywood Theatre
Oct 29 - Victoria, BC - Capital Ballroom
Nov 02 - Nelson, BC - Capitol Theatre
Nov 03 - Fernie, BC - Knox on 2nd.
Nov 04 - Lethbridge, BC - Geomatic Attic
Nov 05 - Calgary, AB - Commonwealth Bar & Stage
Nov 06 - Regina, SK - The Artesian
Nov 13 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre
