Gorillaz headlined Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London last night (June 20) with a 30-song setlist.
Trueno and Sparks opened for the Damon Albarn-fronted group, whose date in the UK last night appears to be their last of the year. The band is set to perform at festivals across Europe, followed by a North American tour and two dates in India for 2027. Whether Gorillaz return to the UK is yet to be seen but the band, which has toured The Mountain since March of this year, pulled out all the stops at their show last night. Guest spots for Shaun Ryder, Johnny Marr, and Little Simz marked a huge occasion for the band which featured some of their very best works and most of the tracks featured on their latest studio album.
Songs from Plastic Beach and Demon Days were debuted for the first time on this tour, with Ryder’s guestlist spot confirming to fans before the show that Gorillaz would perform Dare. The hit song did feature in the encore of the show, which also made room for the Marr and Paul Simonon-featuring Plastic Beach.
A full setlist for the Gorillaz show at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium can be found below.
- The Mountain (with Anoushka Shankar)
- The Happy Dictator (with Sparks)
- Tranz
- Tomorrow Comes Today
- 19-2000
- Rhinestone Eyes
- Saturnz Barz (with Popcaan)
- The Moon Cave (with Asha Puthli, Black Thought, and Anoushka Shankar)
- El Mañana
- Empire Ants (with Yukimi)
- With Love to an Ex (with Moonchild Sanelly)
- Casablanca (with Johnny Marr and Paul Simonon)
- Delirium
- Andromeda
- Désolé (with Fatoumata Diawara)
- Stylo (with Yasiin Bey)
- Damascus (with Yasiin Bey and Omar Souleyman)
- Dirty Harry (with Bootie Brown)
- Garage Palace (with Little Simz)
- White Flag (with Bashy, Kano and the Syrian National Orchestra of Arabic Music)
- The Shadowy Light (with Gruff Rhys and Zanai Bhosle)
- The Sad God (with Black Thought and Anoushka Shankar)
- Cloud of Unknowing
- Plastic Beach (with Johnny Marr and Paul Simonon)
- On Melancholy Hill
- Orange County (with Kara Jackson and Anoushka Shankar)
- The Manifesto (with Trueno)
- Dare (with Shaun Ryder and Roses Gabor)
- Feel Good Inc. (with Posdnuos)
- Clint Eastwood
Gorillaz bassist Seye Adelekan previously praised Albarn and illustrator Jamie Hewlett for their work on The Mountain. He wrote on Facebook: “Gorillaz UK tour is done. It has been such a joy bringing not only the music of The Mountain and a whole host of other GZ classics but to be a gang of Humanz that represent so many different languages, ages, nationalities, faiths, musical styles, gender expressions and skills. What Damon and Jamie have built both in the music and the art represent something the world sorely needs right now… Unity. An army for peace. I love this family and this music. I can’t wait for the summer.”
The Damon Albarn-fronted group performed two shows at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, to conclude the UK and Ireland leg of the tour. The band featured a song they have performed just twice this year on their final UK and Ireland date.
The Mountain was performed almost entirely on this tour, with hits and deep cuts from Gorillaz‘s discography also added to the setlist. The band’s performance at the 3Arena tonight marks the last UK and Ireland tour date until a show at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium later this year. A North American and South American leg is scheduled for the end of the year, with European festival dates also scheduled.
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