Global icon Sarah McLachlan returning to Artpark

Live Nation & Artpark & Company Press Releases

Today, three-time Grammy Award-winner and global icon Sarah McLachlan announced the 2026 extension of her “Better Broken Tour,” produced by Live Nation, in support of her critically acclaimed 10th studio album of the same name, released Sept. 19, 2025, via Concord Records.

McLachlan's “Better Broken Tour” will make a stop at the Artpark Mainstage Theater in Lewiston on July 14. Special guest Allison Russell will support. The newly announced dates follow McLachlan’s sold-out fall run, which spanned nine major cities across the U.S., including Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles. 

Her performance in Lewiston is presented by Live Nation and Artpark & Company.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 19. Prices include a facility fee. Additional fees apply for online orders. Purchase online at ticketmaster.com, sarahmclachlan.com or artpark.net; by phone at 716-754-4375; or in-person at the box office, 450 S. Fourth St., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 19.

Additionally, tickets will first be available via Citi and Verizon presales beginning at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, followed by an artist presale starting at noon.

Citi is the official card of the “Better Broken Tour.” Cardmembers will have early through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details, visit www.citientertainment.com.

Verizon will offer customers an exclusive presale. Visit myAccess in the My Verizon app for more details. Learn more about Verizon Access here.

The tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include premium tickets, access to the McLachlan preshow soundcheck, one autographed item, specially designed merch bundle and more. VIP package contents vary based on the offer selected. For more information, visit vipnation.com.

Sarah McLachlan, “Better Broken Tour.” (Image courtesy of Live Nation)

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McLachlan’s 10th studio album and debut release for Concord Records, “Better Broken” takes its title from its opening track – a soul-searching reflection on the fortitude that comes from weathering life’s constant storms – and furthers her legacy with a selection of songs that speak an uncompromising but radically illuminating truth about the state of the human condition.

Listen to the album here.

“Better Broken” marks a bold new chapter for McLachlan, injecting fresh energy into her signature lush, moody pop-rock sound. Primarily recorded at the legendary Sound City Studios in Los Angeles, the album finds McLachlan expanding her creative circle and collaborating with producers Tony Berg and Will Maclellan, alongside an exceptional group of musicians including Wendy Melvoin, Matt Chamberlain, Benny Bock and Greg Leisz. The result is a richly textured body of work that feels both expansive and deeply personal.

Over her three-decade career, McLachlan has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and earned three Grammy Awards and 12 Juno Awards. Beyond her music, her cultural impact includes founding Lilith Fair, the groundbreaking all-female festival that helped reshape the live music landscape. That legacy was recently revisited in “Lilith Fair: Building A Mystery – The Untold Story,” which premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival to critical acclaim before debuting on Hulu. The film is executive produced by Dan Levy and directed by Ally Pankiw and was noted as one of the top documentary films to watch in 2025 by the Los Angeles Times. 

McLachlan’s influence also extends deeply into philanthropy. She is the founder of the Sarah McLachlan School of Music, a not-for-profit providing free music education and mentorship to underserved children and youth facing barriers to access. Established in Vancouver in 2002, the school now serves more than 2,000 students annually across three Canadian cities, with McLachlan personally covering administrative costs to ensure all fundraising directly supports its students. $1 from every ticket sold on the tour will be donated to the School.

Connect with Sarah McLachlan: website | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok | School of Music.

Allison Russell image courtesy of Live Nation.

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More about Allison Russell: Montreal-born and Nashville-based Russell is a Grammy, Juno, Americana, Socan and Folk awards-winning and Polaris Prize short-listed artist, actor, author, songwriter, producer, human rights advocate, survivor and mother. She is the co-founder of Once and Future Sounds and Love Rising.

Her debut solo album, “Outside Child,” was released in 2021, followed by “The Returner” in 2023 via Concord/Fantasy Records. Prior to her solo career, Russell co-founded, recorded and toured internationally with the bands Po’Girl, Birds of Chicago, and Our Native Daughters. She is a proud member of Joni Mitchell’s Joni Jam band and continues to work with OND.

Russell’s ensemble, the Rainbow Coalition, opened for Hozier’s “Unreal Unearth” tour throughout 2024. Their duet, “Wildflower & Barley,” made The Billboard top 100 in both the U.S. and Canada. Russell’s “All Returners” headlining tour continued in 2025 in Australia and North America. Hozier and Russell co-wrote the song “Human Mind” for their hero, Mavis Staples. 

Russell made her Broadway debut starring as Persephone in Anais Mitchell’s “Hadestown” from November 2024 to February 2025. She was honored to return to that life-changing role in her favorite musical on Dec. 16, 2025.

Russell’s memoir will be published by Little Brown (release date TBA). Her third album is coming later this year.

Connect with Allison Russell: website | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok | X.

At Artpark this season:

2026 events and programs at Artpark currently or about to be on sale include: “Sesame Street Live: Elmo’s Got The Moves” (May 28); Ryan Bingham and the Texas Gentlemen, “Still Gettin’ Away With It Tour” (Friday, May 29); “Wine & Wheels” (June, multiple events); 16^th annual Artpark Fairy House Festival (June 20); Femmes Of Rock (July 10); Ziggy Marley, “Brightside Tour” (July 11); “Artcamps” for ages 8-13 (July 13-24); Sarah McLachlan, “Better Broken Tour” (July 14); Blackberry Smoke, “Rattle, Ramble and Roll Tour 2026” (July 15); Cole Swindell (July 30); Tori Amos, “In Times Of Dragons Tour” (Aug. 4); Andy Grammer, “The Big Stupid Heart Tour,” with Walk Off The Earth (Aug. 21); The Rock Orchestra, “Arena of Fire” (Aug. 26); Sierra Ferrell, “Heavy Petal Tour” (Sept. 2); O.A.R. with Gavin DeGraw and KT Tunstall (Sept. 12); and Ray LaMontagne, “Trouble 20th Anniversary Tour” (Sept. 22); Charley Crockett, “Age of the Ram Tour,” with Durand Jones & The Indications (Sept. 29). Stay tuned for more events and programs. Visit artpark.net for up-to-date information.

Stay tuned for more events and programs. Visit artpark.net for up-to-date information.

Artpark & Company is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization bringing arts and culture to this community. Patron generosity makes that work possible.

The 2026 season is sponsored and supported in part by: M&T Bank; Charles D. and Mary A. Bauer Foundation; Cullen Foundation; New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; Parks & Trails New York; Modern Disposal Services; Town of Lewiston; Niagara County Legislature; New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.