Overview
- Due March 20, 2026, the ninth Gorillaz album arrives on the band’s new KONG label following previews during their Copper Box ‘House of Kong’ residency.
- Guests span generations and genres, with IDLES, Johnny Marr, Black Thought, Omar Souleyman, Trueno, Bizarrap, Gruff Rhys and Paul Simonon, plus archival voices from Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Dennis Hopper, Mark E. Smith, Proof and Tony Allen.
- The record was produced by Gorillaz with James Ford, Samuel Egglenton and Remi Kabaka Jr., includes additional input from Bizarrap, and features performances in Arabic, English, Hindi, Spanish and Yoruba.
- Sessions took place at Studio 13 in London and in Devon, as well as Mumbai, New Delhi, Rajasthan and Varanasi, plus Ashgabat, Damascus, Los Angeles, Miami and New York.
- The band announced March–April 2026 arena dates across the U.K. and Ireland and a June 20 London stadium show with Sparks and Trueno, with a mailing list presale on Sept. 17 and general sale on Sept. 19 at 11 a.m. BST; additional tie-ins include a book, a set of prints and a Kong Studios game relaunch.