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GORILLAZ North American Tour Fall 2026
Following months of speculation and anticipation — as well as a pair of L.A. shows playing new album The Mountain in its entirety and the US opening of their House of Kong exhibition — Gorillaz have confirmed details of their first extensive North American tour since 2022. Produced by Live Nation, the tour will see the world’s most successful virtual act once again brought to life on these shores by Gorillaz co-creators Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, with Albarn joined onstage by the Gorillaz live band and some very special guest performers. The newly announced series of 22 sure-to-be-unforgettable arena dates across the U.S. and Canada (plus a headline appearance at the Shaky Knees festival) begins September 17 in Orlando, FL and wraps up with a Halloween night finale in Seattle, WA. Little Simz will join Gorillaz on the majority of the dates, with Deltron 3030 appearing on all shows.
The Gorillaz live experience hailed by ROLLING STONE as “an overwhelming pop spectacle, with Damon Albarn’s steady presence to keep the audience focused” draws on a quarter century of genre-bending, paradigm-shifting, consistently innovative musical brilliance. Since their creation at the hands of Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, singer 2D, bassist Murdoc Niccals, guitarist Noodle and drummer Russel Hobbs have amassed an unparalleled arsenal of classic tunes including “Feel Good Inc.,” “Clint Eastwood,” “On Melancholy Hill,” “DARE,” “Dirty Harry,” “Stylo,” “Kids with Guns,” “Tomorrow Comes Today,” “Rhinestone Eyes” and literally dozens more. The BRIT and GRAMMY Award winning band’s latest album The Mountain was released February 27 on their own new independent KONG label, preceded by joyously received singles “The Happy Dictator (featuring Sparks),” “The Manifesto (featuring Trueno and Proof),” “The God of Lying (featuring IDLES),” “Damascus (featuring Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey)” and “Orange County (featuring Bizarrap, Kara Jackson & Anoushka Shankar)”/ “The Hardest Thing (featuring Tony Allen).” The Mountain is the latest instalment in the towering Gorillaz discography that includes Gorillaz (2001), Demon Days (2005), Plastic Beach (2010), The Fall (2011), Humanz (2017), The Now Now (2018), Song Machine – Season One: Strange Timez(2020), and Cracker Island (2023).
A truly global phenomenon, Gorillaz have achieved success in entirely groundbreaking and unique ways, touring the world from San Diego to Syria, Montevideo to Manchester and winning numerous awards including the coveted Jim Henson Creativity Honor. The band is recognized by The Guinness Book Of World Records as the planet’s Most Successful Virtual Act.
Tickets will first be available via a KONG Card presale beginning Wednesday, March 4 at 10am local time, followed by a Citi presale at 12pm local time (details below). To participate in the Gorillaz Artist Presale on Friday, March 6 at 10am local, you must sign up at https://livemu.sc/gorillaz by Thursday, March 5 at 10am ET. No codes are needed – access is tied to your Ticketmaster account, and anyone who signs up can join the sale. The general on-sale will take place on Monday, March 9 at 10am local time at gorillaz.com/tour.
The tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include premium tickets, access to The Mountain Experience VIP Space, Gorillaz tour tote bag filled with exclusive merchandise & more. VIP package contents vary based on the offer selected. For more information, visit vipnation.com.
Citi is the official card of The Mountain Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday, March 4 at 12pm local time until Thursday, March 5 at 10am ET / 7am PT through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.
For further information, visit https://www.gorillaz.com/ and https://www.livenation.com/
GORILLAZ North American Tour 2026
Thu Sep 17 – Orlando, FL – Kia Center*^
Fri Sep 18 – Miami, FL – Kaseya Center*^
Sun Sep 20 — Atlanta, GA — Shaky Knees Festival
Wed Sep 23 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center*^
Sat Sep 26 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena*^
Sun Sep 27 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion*^
Tue Sep 29 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden*^
Thu Oct 01 – Boston, MA – TD Garden*^
Sat Oct 03 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre*^
Sun Oct 04 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena*^
Tue Oct 06 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Arena*^
Wed Oct 07 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena*^
Thu Oct 08 – Chicago, IL – United Center*^
Thu Oct 15 – Austin, TX – Moody Center*^
Fri Oct 16 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena*^
Sun Oct 18 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena*^
Tue Oct 20 – Salt Lake City, UT – Delta Center*^
Fri Oct 23 – Phoenix, AZ – Mortgage Matchup Center*^
Sat Oct 24 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum^
Sun Oct 25 – San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena^
Wed Oct 28 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena*^
Fri Oct 30 – Portland, OR – Moda Center*^
Sat Oct 31 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena*^
*with Little Simz
^with Deltron 3030
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MUSE Announce North American Tour Behind Upcoming Album The Wow! Signal
One week after revealing their forthcoming tenth studio album, The Wow! Signal, GRAMMY® Award-winning English rock titans MUSE are announcing an extensive North American amphitheater tour. Promoted by Live Nation, Muse – The Wow! Signal Tour is set to launch on July 5, with various pre-sales starting Tuesday, March 31, at 12:00 p.m. local time, and general on-sale beginning Friday, April 3, 10:00 a.m. local, at muse.mu. You can find additional information and the band’s full routing below. The Wow! Signal arrives June 26 via Warner Records — pre-order/pre-save HERE.
Following MUSE’s headlining July 2 appearance at Milwaukee’s Summerfest, The Wow! Signal Tour kicks off Sunday, July 5, at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, MO, then touches down in cities across the United States — dipping briefly into Canada for dates including the Festival d’été de Québec — before wrapping up at Los Angeles’ iconic Hollywood Bowlon Monday, August 31. Along the way, the band will be supported by Bloc Party and Portugal. The Man on select dates, and The Temper Trap on all shows.
MUSE announced The Wow! Signal last week and shared the massive opening salvo of a lead single, “Be With You,” alongside a scene-setting official music video directed by Nico Paolillo (Deafheaven, BAD OMENS) and starring Ella Balinska (Resident Evil,The Occupant). Listen HERE and watch HERE. The announcement was broadcast from space and was widely covered, with buzz from the likes of Pitchfork, NME, Consequence of Sound, Kerrang, and Billboard. “Be With You” was the #1 Most Added at Alternative Radio, debuting at #29 and already trending Top 20, and has earned 3 million global streams in the first week.
The cinematic “Be With You” video and its various teasers also hinted at the new album’s themes. The Wow! Signal takes its name from one of the most compelling interstellar mysteries of the last century: a powerful 72-second radio burst detected in 1977 originating from the constellation Sagittarius with a bandwidth and intensity that suggested a possible extraterrestrial source. The astronomer who discovered the anomaly famously circled the now-iconic sequence “6EQUJ5” and wrote “WOW!” on the printout beside it — giving the signal its name and cementing its place in scientific and pop-culture lore.
Ahead of “Be With You,” MUSE released the With You docuseries on YouTube collecting intimate stories from their global fanbase filmed during the band’s blockbuster Will of the People Tour. Bassist Chris Wolstenholme’s mum also makes a charming appearance amid the moving vignettes. Watch HERE. In 2025, Muse returned to the road for a summer festival run, which included stepping in for Kings of Leon at Madrid’s Mad Cool — a show NME described as “an era-spanning, revolutionary space-tacular.”
While there’s still little to go on beyond The Wow! Signal’s title, the track list, and lead single, the commonalities therein speak to the forces powering MUSE’s new era: a mix of cosmic mystery, existential hope, and the exhilarating possibility of contact with something far greater than ourselves.
The tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include premium tickets, invitation to the pre-show Unravelling VIP Lounge, exclusive VIP merchandise, early entry into the venue & more. VIP package contents vary based on the offer selected. For more information, visit vipnation.com.
MUSE – The Wow! Signal Tour Dates
Jul 02 – Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest ^
Jul 05 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater * ~
Jul 07 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center * ~
Jul 10 – Tinley Park, IL @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre * ~
Jul 11 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center * ~
Jul 13 – Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre * ~
Jul 15 – Toronto, ON @ RBC Amphitheatre * ~
Jul 17 – Québec, QC @ Festival d’été de Québec ^
Jul 18 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center * ~
Jul 22 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center * ~
Jul 24 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Albany Med Health System at SPAC * ~
Jul 25 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell at Jones Beach Theater * ~
Jul 28 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion * ~
Jul 29 – Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion * ~
Aug 10 – Charlotte, NC @ Truliant Amphitheater – ~
Aug 12 – Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre – ~
Aug 14 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion – ~
Aug 15 – Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater – ~
Aug 18 – Greenwood Village, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater – ~ +
Aug 20 – West Valley City, UT @ Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre – ~
Aug 22 – Ridgefield, WA @ Cascades Amphitheater – ~
Aug 23 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre – ~
Aug 26 – Wheatland, CA @ Toyota Amphitheatre – ~
Aug 27 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre – ~
Aug 29 – Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre – ~
Aug 31 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl – ~
^ festival
* support from Bloc Party
– support from Portugal. The Man
~ support from The Temper Trap
+ non-Live Nation date
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Lily Allen Announces Fall 2026 Arena Tour Across North America
Following the release of her groundbreaking and critically acclaimed studio album, West End Girl, and overwhelming demand for her upcoming sold-out North American tour next month, Lily Allen continues her remarkable run with the announcement of a major North American arena tour for Fall 2026. The newly announced tour continues a truly career-defining run in her already esteemed career, scaling up to her largest headlining shows to date.
The show – Lily Allen Performs West End Girl –will see the singer/songwriter bring her internationally acclaimed album to life on a larger-than-ever stage, performing the record in full, in the order the songs appear to arenas across the U.S. and Canada.
Kicking off September 3 at Madison Square Garden in New York, the 12-date run will see Allen take over some of North America’s most iconic venues, including stops in Boston, Philadelphia, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, and San Francisco, before wrapping September 25 in Los Angeles at The Kia Forum.
To participate in the Lily Allen Artist Presale on Wednesday, April 1 at 10AM local, fans can sign up at https://livemu.sc/lilyallen by Monday, March 30 at 8:59PM PT / 11:59PM ET. Artist Presales for this tour are hosted by multiple ticketing sites but anyone who signs up can join the sale. For Artist Presales on Ticketmaster, no code is needed – access is tied to your account. Artist Presales hosted on other sites may require a code for access.
The artist presale runs Wednesday, April 1 at 10:00 AM through 10:00 PM local time. General on-sale begins Friday, April 3 at 10:00 AM local time.
For more information and to purchase tickets, go to: www.lilyallenmusic.com/tour
The tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include premium tickets, VIP exclusive merch item hand selected by Lily, VIP tour poster & more. VIP package contents vary based on the offer selected. For more information, visit vipnation.com.
Lily Allen instantly sold-out her U.K. tour upon announce, adding additional arena dates across the U.K. and Ireland due to overwhelming demand.
Listen to ‘West End Girl’ HERE
2026 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
04/03 – The Auditorium – Chicago, IL
04/04 – The Auditorium – Chicago, IL
04/07 – Massey Hall – Toronto, ON
04/08 – Massey Hall – Toronto, ON
04/11 – Orpheum Theatre presented by Citizens – Boston, MA
04/12 – Orpheum Theatre presented by Citizens – Boston, MA
04/14 – Radio City Music Hall – New York, NY
04/15 – Kings Theatre – Brooklyn, NY
04/17 – The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark – Philadelphia, PA
04/19 – Warner Theatre – Washington, DC
04/21 – Fox Theatre – Atlanta, GA
04/25 – Orpheum Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
04/26 – Orpheum Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
04/28 – The Masonic – San Francisco, CA
09/03 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden Arena – NEWLY ADDED
09/04 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway – NEWLY ADDED
09/06 – Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena – NEWLY ADDED|
09/08 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre – NEWLY ADDED
09/10 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre – NEWLY ADDED
09/12 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre – NEWLY ADDED
09/13 – Chicago, IL – United Center – NEWLY ADDED
09/16 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory – NEWLY ADDED
09/18 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – NEWLY ADDED
09/21 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena – NEWLY ADDED
09/23 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center – NEWLY ADDED
09/25 – Los Angeles, CA – The Kia Forum – NEWLY ADDED