Stay With the Stages, I'll Find You Live: yung kai Is Tour Ready

yung kai (Max Zhang)—the Chinese-Canadian solo artist whose "Blue" took over TikTok worldwide and whose debut album stay with the ocean, i'll find you marked his arrival as a generational talent—now embarks on his 'stay with the ocean, i'll find you' Tour spanning across North America from March 10 through early April. Tickets are on sale now for this Vancouver prodigy (23) bringing his intimate Wave to Earth-inspired sound and Laufey-esque vulnerability that have connected millions to stages coast-to-coast, kicking off at Hollywood Theatre in Vancouver, BC (March 10) and hitting Phoenix's Crescent Ballroom (March 23), Atlanta's The Loft (April 1), Washington DC's The Atlantis (April 3), NYC's Bowery Ballroom (April 6), and Toronto's Mod Club (April 9).

The complete coast-to-coast routing traces yung kai's journey through perfectly-sized venues that preserve his bedroom-studio intimacy while accommodating growing crowds: Vancouver's Hollywood Theatre (March 10) → Seattle's Neumos (March 12) → Portland's Aladdin Theater (March 14) → San Francisco's August Hall (March 16) → Los Angeles' Troubadour (March 21) → Phoenix's Crescent Ballroom (March 23) → Austin's Mohawk (March 26) → Miami's Gramps (March 29) → Atlanta's The Loft (April 1) → Washington DC's The Atlantis (April 3) → Philadelphia's Johnny Brenda's (April 4) → New York City's Bowery Ballroom (April 6) → Boston's Brighton Music Hall (April 7) → Toronto's Mod Club (April 9) → Chicago's Bottom Lounge (April 11). Capacities range 500-1,200 seats nationwide, ensuring every fan feels that personal connection whether discovering "Blue" yesterday or streaming since the first demo.

Live, these shows will transform stay with the ocean, i'll find you's quiet emotional architecture into shared-room catharsis. The TikTok-famous "Blue" evolves from viral snippet to full-band centerpiece—gentle guitar intro swelling into crowd harmonies that fill every hushed verse, backed by oceanic horizon lighting and subtle wave projections during instrumental breaks. Production stays deliberately intimate, prioritizing yung kai's voice and guitar while the band sound adds texture to reimagined deep cuts. Fans can expect those endlessly-looped moments where yung kai steps completely back to let entire rooms own signature hooks.

Key stops carry distinct energy. Vancouver's Hollywood Theatre homecoming (March 10) gives Burnaby locals first claim on the prodigy born five minutes from the venue. West Coast faithful fill Seattle's Neumos (March 12) and San Francisco's August Hall (March 16) with Pacific Northwest glow, while Los Angeles' Troubadour (March 21) becomes TikTok's official hometown takeover. Phoenix's Crescent Ballroom (March 23) offers desert-night intimacy under starlit skies. East Coast premieres build through Atlanta's The Loft (April 1) and DC's The Atlantis (April 3) toward NYC's legendary Bowery Ballroom (April 6) where indie legacies get forged nightly. Toronto's Mod Club (April 9) celebrates Juno-nominated home soil; Chicago's Bottom Lounge (April 11) closes with Midwest fire.

Planning hits immediate urgency. VIP/GA+ packages offer soundcheck access, meet-and-greets, and priority entry (confirmed availability Phoenix, NYC, Toronto). Merch rollout features limited ocean-blue vinyl variants, wave-pattern tour hoodies, "Blue" lyric art prints, cassette bundles, and city-exclusive posters. Multi-city travel groups already organizing through Discord/Reddit communities—West Coast sweepers targeting Vancouver-Seattle-Portland-SF-LA, East Coast chasers plotting NYC-Boston-Toronto, Southern route hunters connecting Phoenix-Austin-Miami-Atlanta.

From Burnaby bedroom uploads during pandemic isolation, through Shanghai's creative sharpening phase, to Juno-nominated playlist domination and "Blue" becoming cultural shorthand for fragile connection—yung kai built connection steadily through music that feels written specifically for whoever discovers it at exactly the right moment. These shows complete that circuit completely: solitary 2AM headphone confessions becoming hundreds of voices carrying choruses together, fragile verses gaining unshakable power through shared rooms, bedroom demos finally hearing themselves echoed back by the community they created. Vancouver March 10 through Chicago April 11—tickets live now.