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KATSEYE Perform as a Four-Piece With Nine North American Tour Dates Left

Kiran MachadoPublished 4m ago2 min readBased on 1 source
KATSEYE Perform as a Four-Piece With Nine North American Tour Dates Left
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KATSEYE are performing as a four-member group on the North American leg of their Wildworld Tour, with nine dates still to play before a two-month break, according to Rolling Stone.

The lineup has shrunk over the past year. Manon Bannerman went on indefinite hiatus, a break with no set end date, to focus on her health and wellbeing. That reduced the group to five by April 2026. In summer 2026, Sophia Laforteza also stepped away, with her hiatus expected to end in January. That left four active members.

The group had a busy year before the tour. They made their Coachella debut in April 2026, following their single "Pinky Up". In February they performed "Gnarly" as part of the Best New Artist medley at the Grammy Awards. They released their third EP, Wild, in August, and in September they appeared as musical guest on Saturday Night Live.

The Wildworld Tour was announced in summer 2026 as a global trek of arena stages for the autumn. Its run has not been smooth. The group postponed their Detroit concert shortly before stage time, citing Megan Skiendiel being unwell. Three further Wildworld dates were postponed because of a concussion Skiendiel suffered. Earlier, in August, a sprained ankle meant Skiendiel could not appear at Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields Festival, and KATSEYE cancelled their set there.

The group returned to the stage on 10 November in Austin. Daniela Avanzini, Lara Raj and Yoonchae Jeung performed as usual. Skiendiel performed seated on a chair, wearing blacked-out sunglasses, on a modified schedule with reduced choreography and necessary breaks.

The next night, 11 November, they played Dallas with all four active members on their feet. Skiendiel was still wearing sunglasses.

Fans have a clearer timetable now than they did a few months ago. The group is scheduled to resume the Wildworld Tour in January, after the two-month break, with stops across Asia and Australia. Until then, the nine remaining North American dates are the next items on the calendar.

For a group whose members have stepped back one by one, the tour has become a test of how much can change mid-run. The concerts that went ahead in Austin and Dallas were done with fewer moves and more rest, and the schedule has been adjusted around that.