Sébastien Tellier
A boundless love letter to pop — both intimate and universal. North America, Fall 2026. First time since 2014.
Sébastien Tellier is returning to North America this fall — his first shows on these shores since 2014. Following sold-out European dates including two nights at the Paris Olympia and London’s KOKO, the French Touch icon arrives in September for five dates across New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Mexico City, in support of Kiss The Beast, his eighth studio album, out now on Because Music.
The record features Nile Rodgers, Kid Cudi, and Slayyyter, was produced alongside Oscar Holter, SebastiAn, Victor Le Masne, and Daniel Stricker, and carries Owen Pallett’s strings across twelve tracks of electronic pop, synth ballads, and disco flash. “Thrill of the Night” — the Slayyyter and Nile Rodgers collaboration remixed by David Guetta — is currently #1 on the UK Music Week Club Charts.
Kiss The Beast plays like a waking dream — sometimes comforting, sometimes disorienting, but always deliberate. An album about letting yourself be lost for a while, trusting that confusion can be just as meaningful as clarity.
— Music TalkersTwenty Years of La Ritournelle
Sébastien Tellier has been one of the most distinctive figures in French music since the release of Politics in 2004, the album that introduced “La Ritournelle” — still his most enduring track — to the world. A gifted multi-instrumentalist with a signature look (long hair, beard, cap, dark sunglasses) and a career spanning pop, instrumental music, and electronic production, he has collaborated with leading fashion houses, toured with Air, released records with Ed Banger, and built a catalogue of cult classics including “L’amour et la violence,” “Divine,” “Universe,” and “Sexual Sportswear.”
In August 2024, at the opening ceremony of the Paris Paralympic Games, he performed “La Ritournelle” for one of the largest audiences of his career — a reminder of where he sits in the landscape of French popular culture. Kiss The Beast, released January 30, 2026, is the record he made in response to that moment: louder, more ambitious, and more deliberately pop than the domestic introspection of 2020’s Domesticated.
“Thrill of the Night” is pure Studio 54 magic transplanted to 2026 — Slayyyter reimagined as a ’70s disco diva, Nile Rodgers on guitar, and the kind of track that earns its place in a set immediately.
— MaxazineKiss The Beast — The Album
Kiss The Beast was built between Paris and London with a production team that includes Oscar Holter (known for his work with Taylor Swift and Harry Styles), SebastiAn, Victor Le Masne, and Daniel Stricker, with Owen Pallett contributing string arrangements that give the record its cinematic weight. Kid Cudi appears on “Amnesia,” a spacey collaboration that blends alternative hip-hop with avant-garde pop. Slayyyter and Nile Rodgers anchor “Thrill of the Night,” which has become the album’s commercial centerpiece — currently leading the UK club charts in its David Guetta remix.
Across the twelve tracks, Tellier moves between introspective French and English ballads, electro-pop grooves, and moments of unsettling sonic beauty. He channels Serge Gainsbourg on “Mouton,” goes full disco on “Refresh,” and closes with the domestic warmth of “Un Dimanche en Famille.” The album’s ambition is in the range: it’s a love letter to pop music as a form, written by someone who has spent two decades testing its edges.
For the first time in twelve years, North American audiences get to watch Sébastien Tellier play these songs in a room. That’s not a small thing.
— Exposed VocalsNorth America + Mexico — Fall Dates
The North American leg runs through late September, with tickets on sale now. Brooklyn Steel in New York and The Belasco in Los Angeles are both proper listening rooms for this kind of music — expect the full theatrical presentation that Tellier’s live shows are known for. The CRSSD Fall appearance in San Diego adds a festival dimension. All five dates represent the most sustained North American presence he’s had in over a decade.
| Sep 21 | New York, NY — Brooklyn Steel |
| Sep 23 | San Francisco, CA — The Castro |
| Sep 26 | Los Angeles, CA — The Belasco |
| Sep 27 | San Diego, CA — CRSSD Fest |
| Sep 30 | Mexico City, MEX — Pabellón Oeste |
Kiss The Beast is out now on Because Music. Tickets for all North America and Mexico dates are on sale now.
