Boygenius star Lucy Dacus has shared her unusual plans to officiate fans’ weddings during her upcoming North American tour.
The American singer-songwriter, 30, will kickstart her solo Forever Is A Feeling tour, named after her fourth studio album, on Friday, July 25, at Philadelphia’s FDR Park.
However, there might be some twists in store during her shows as Lucy revealed she is willing to hold legal weddings for any fans in attendance.
Taking to X – formerly known as Twitter – Lucy revealed she has already been officiated so has the legal power to marry couples during her concerts.
She wrote on X: ‘If I figure out a way to marry people at my shows, are there people who would be interested?
‘Just thinking about how there may be many people looking to secure those rights asap for whatever reason (!) or maybe money or logistics are getting in the way – would do this for free.’
Boygenius singer Lucy Dacus has shared her unusual plans to officiate fans’ weddings during her North American tour (L-R Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy, and Julien Baker pictured last year)
The American singer-songwriter, 30, will kickstart her solo Forever Is A Feeling tour on Friday, July 25, at Philadelphia’s FDR Park (band pictured in 2023)
After fans appeared to jump at her suggestion, Lucy then shared more details on how the concert ceremonies could work as she went full steam ahead with her plans.
Sharing a link to her website, she added: ‘I’m officiated in the U.S., only a few cities on this tour may not be possible, all the info is at the website, including how to get your marriage license by state.
‘(Seems like it will be pretty easy, you’ll just need to bring your marriage license to the box office and we’ll return it by the end of the show.)
‘I can think of all sorts of reasons people may be interested in securing the rights granted through marriage (you know what I mean?), so if you’ve had it in mind forever or are just recently making the decision, I will be honored to do the honors!’
Lucy is touring solo rather than with her Boygenius’ bandmates Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker, and will first take to the stage in Philadelphia on Friday night.
She will then make stops in Columbus, Milwaukee, Detroit, Lewiston, Montreal, Portland, Boise, Vancouver, Berkeley, San Diego, Phoenix, Abiquiu, and Oklahoma City.
Lucy will conclude her tour on September 27 with a final show at All Things Go Music Festival, Columbia, MD.
The news comes after Lucy confirmed to People that she is the ‘Lucy’ in Taylor Swift’s 2024 song, The Tortured Poets Department.
Taking to X – formerly known as Twitter – Lucy revealed she has already been officiated so has the legal power to marry couples during her concerts
Lucy is touring solo rather than with her Boygenius’ bandmates Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker, and will first take to the stage in Philadelphia on Friday night
The 30-year-old revealed Taylor, 35, sought her ‘approval’ to include her name in the song via a text message.
The song is believed to allude to Taylor’s ex Matty Healy, 35, who runs in the same circles as Lucy.
‘I think it’s fair game to say ”yes”,’ Lucy, who is friends with Matty, said. ‘She actually texted me and asked for my approval.’
The lyrics are: ‘Sometimes, I wonder if you’re gonna screw this up with me/But you told Lucy you’d kill yourself if I ever leave/And I had said that to Jack about you, so I felt seen /Everyone we know understands why it’s meant to be / ‘Cause we’re crazy.’
Lucy admitted it was an odd experience hearing the superstar say her name in the track.
‘This is the first Taylor record to come out since meeting her, and listening to a friend’s record feels so much different than a stranger’s record,’ she explained of listening to the song for the first time.
‘So I was like, ‘This is really weird. This voice that I’ve heard basically what feels like my whole waking life saying my name.’
Fans have already suspected she was the sung-about ‘Lucy’.
The news comes after Lucy confirmed to People that she is the ‘Lucy’ in Taylor Swift’s 2024 song, The Tortured Poets Department (both pictured last year)
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Taylor Swift's 'Lucy' confirms her identity after being name-dropped in song referencing Matty Healy
Matty, who briefly dated Taylor following her split from Joe Alwyn, is known to move in the same circles as Lucy, as he’s friends with her Boygenius bandmate Phoebe Bridgers, 30.
While they reportedly had a good relationship in the past, Lucy now shares a distain for Matty after a heated Twitter spat in September 2023.
Referencing Lucy and Phoebe’s indie group, Matty posted: ‘I told Lucy Dacus that ‘Boygenius’ had inspired me and George [Daniel] to start a new band called ‘Girlr*****’. I don’t really hear from her that often.’
Amid disgust online, Lucy responded bluntly: ‘You don’t hear from me at all.’
Matty went on to deactivate his account.
Lucy is a singer-songwriter from Richmond, Virginia.
Aged just 17, she released her debut EP, Girls Girly Back Home, in 2012 but gained traction with her first full album four years later – No Burden.
In 2018, she released her acclaimed second album, Historian, and also formed Boygenius with Phoebe and Julien Baker.
Lucy was once friends with Taylor’s ex Matty Healy; pictured 2023
A self-titled EP was released by the group later that year before the members went back to their separate ways to pursue solo projects.
In 2021, Lucy released Home Video, another acclaimed album and her first to hit the charts in both the UK and US.
Boygenius returned to huge critical success in 2023 with a debut LP, the record, winning three Grammys – Best Alternative Music Album, Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance.
The trio also won Best International Group at the 2024 BRIT Awards.
After the record’s release, Taylor prescribed it to ‘make your life better’ and she joyously celebrated its Grammy success with the supergroup.
As of February 1, 2024, Boygenius is back on a hiatus ‘for the foreseeable future’.