Tate McRae has set off a fresh wave of speculation after posting photos on Instagram with the caption, “Montreal. Chicago. See u soon,” just as she prepares to headline Osheaga and Lollapalooza. The post put one question back at the center of the conversation: what time does Tate McRae perform at Lollapalooza, and is she hinting at more than a festival appearance?
That search is tied to the timing. McRae will headline the Bell River Stage at Osheaga in Montreal on Aug. 1, then move on to Lollapalooza in Chicago, which runs from July 30 through Aug. 2 at Grant Park. Her Instagram post came before those dates and landed as fans picked over a poster she shared that appeared to show “10-1,” pushing attention toward Oct. 1 as a possible launch date.
McRae’s recent run gives the post extra weight. Her third studio album, So Close to What, arrived on Feb. 21, 2025 and reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200, becoming her first chart-topping album in the United States. The project included “It’s OK I’m OK,” “2 Hands,” “Sports Car” and “Revolving Door,” and her deluxe edition, So Close to What???, followed on Nov. 21, 2025 with the Billboard Hot 100 hit “Tit for Tat.”
That is why the post is being read as more than tour chatter. Festival scheduling alone would be enough to draw attention, but the wording and the poster have turned a routine pre-show tease into a possible release clue. Still, the one thing the post does not do is confirm what, if anything, will arrive on Oct. 1.
For now, the immediate answer is simple: McRae is headed first to Osheaga, then to Lollapalooza in Chicago, and fans are treating Oct. 1 as the date to watch. Whether “10-1” points to new music, a rollout, or nothing at all has not been spelled out, and that uncertainty is what keeps the speculation alive.
