Gorillaz has announced A new album “The Mountain”, which released March 20, 2026, as well as a European tour to coincide with the record.
The group, created by Damonal child And Jamie Hewlett, will release her ninth record and the first album on his own new label Kong. They released the first track, “The Hily Dictator,” with Sparks, and the album will present guest performances from Black Thought, Yasiin Bey, Johnny Marr, Anoushka Shankar, Dennis Hopper, Bizarrap and many more.
“The Mountain” was recorded in Studio 13 in London and Devon, as well as various places in India. Further sessions took place in Los Angeles, Ashgabat, Damascus, New York and Miami. “The Mountain” was produced by GorillazJames Ford, Samuel Egglenton and Remi Kabaka Jr., plus Bizarrap (Orange County). It will contain artists that appear in five languages including Arabic, English, Hindi, Spanish and Yoruba. According to an edition, the artwork illustrates the members of Gorillaz – 2D, Murdoc Niccals, Russel Hobbs and Noodle – who work with the album in India. It will be available as a book and a collection of 12 × 12 prints.
In addition, Gorillaz has announced that “The Mountain Tour” planned to start in Manchester on March 21. The band will stop in Glasgow, Cardiff and Dublin before ending with a one -time show at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on June 20.
The release says that “the circumstances now find Murdoc Niccals, Russel Hobbs, 2D and Noodle in India, after making their way to Mumbai with the help of four fake passes with the permission of a New York business exemption by Murdoc.
Check out the track list and tour date below:
- The Mountain (feat. Dennis Hopper, Ajay Prasanna, Anushka Shankar, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash)
- The Moon Cave (Feat. Asha Puthli, Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Jalen Nonda and Black Thought)
- The Hily Dictator (Feat. Sparks)
- The hardest (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 Somalie and Bey)
- The Shadowy Light (Feat. Asha Bhosle, Gruff Rhys, Ajay Prasanna, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash)
- Johnny Marr)
- The Sweet Prince (feat. Ajay Prasanna, Johnny Marr and Anoushka Shankar)
- The Sad Good (Feat. Black Thought, Ajay Prasanna and Anoushka Shankar)
Gorillaz – Mountain Tour 2026 – Date:
21 March-Manchester, co-op live
March 22 – Birmingham, BP Pulse Live
March 24 – Glasgow, Ovo Hydro*
March 25 – Leeds, First Direct Arena*
March 27 – Cardiff, Arena Utility*
March 28 – Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena*
March 29 – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena*
March 31 – Belfast, SSE Arena*
April 1 – Dublin, 3Arena*
*Support from Trueno
June 20 – London, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
With support from Sparks and Trueno
