Gorillaz has confirmed their new album, The Mountain, along with a UK and Ireland tour set for early next year.
The Damon Albarn-fronted group will perform in Manchester, Leeds, and Nottingham on their tour and conclude with a huge show at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The Mountain announcement comes just two years after the release of Cracker Island. Gorillaz‘s upcoming album will be released on March 20, 2026, and The Mountain Tour will start on March 21 at the Co-Op Live Arena in Manchester. Trueno are set to open for the band on all shows apart from the Manchester and Birmingham performances. They, along with Sparks, will also serve as the opening act for the band at their Tottenham Hotspur Stadium show. An announcement for the band’s upcoming album was confirmed with a post to Instagram. The announcement follows a performance of the album in full at the Copper Box Arena in London.
Tickets for the tour are available from September 19, while the new album will be available from March 2022, 2026. A full tracklist and featured artists, including Idles, Mark E. Smith, and Sparks, can be found below.
- The Mountain (feat. Dennis Hopper, Ajay Prasanna, Anoushka Shankar, Amaan Ali Bangash, and Ayaan Ali Bangash)
- The Moon Cave (feat. Asha Puthli, Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Jalen Ngonda, Black Thought
- The Happy Dictator (feat. Sparks)
- The Hardest Thing (feat. Tony Allen)
- Orange County (feat. Bizarrap, Kara Jackson, and Anoushka Shankar
- The God of Lying (feat. Idles)
- The Empty Dream Machine (feat. Black Thought, Johnny Marr, and Anoushka Shankar)
- The Manifesto (feat. Trueno and Proof)
- The Plastic Guru (feat. Johnny Marr and Anoushka Shankar)
- Delirium (feat. Mark E. Smith)
- Damascus (feat. Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey)
- The Shadowy Light (feat. Asha Bhosle and Gruff Rhys, Ajay Prasanna, Amaan Ali Bangash, and Ayaan Ali Bangash)
- Casablanca (feat. Paul Simonon and Johnny Marr)
- The Sweet Prince (feat. Ajay Prasanna, Johnny Marr, and Anoushka Shankar)
- The Sad God (feat. Black Thought, Ajay Prasanna and Anoushka Shankar)
An arena tour will follow the release of the album, taking place across March and April. A break in May will then be followed by a huge show in London on June 20. The dates can be found below.
- March 21 – Manchester, Co-Op Live Arena
- March 22 – Birmingham, BP Pulse Live
- March 24 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro
- March 25 – Leeds, First Direct Bank Arena
- March 27 – Cardiff, Utilita Arena
- March 28 – Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena
- March 29 – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena
- March 31 – Belfast, SSE Arena
- April 01 – Dublin, 3Arena
- June 20 – London, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
News of a new album and UK and Ireland tour comes just a day after the band confirmed Kong Studios would return. An explanation of what Kong Studios is can be found on the official Gorillaz website.
It reads: “Kong Studios is the home of Gorillaz and a gamified fan experience where you can explore the rooms and spaces of 2D, Murdoc, Noodle and Russel. It’s also a place to go to find out everything you want to know about Gorillaz, first.”
