Gorillaz - The Mountain Tour brings new album to Europe and North America

Gorillaz take The Mountain on the road in 2026, with arena dates across the UK and Ireland, a summer run of European festivals and a 22-date North American arena tour from September 17 to October 31.

Gorillaz are extending their virtual universe into a packed real-world schedule in 2026, taking their new album The Mountain onto stages across Europe and North America. According to a tour announcement circulated via Official Charts and Live Nation partner outlets, the band’s current live campaign combines a spring arena run in the UK and Ireland, major European festival slots in summer and an extensive North American arena tour in the fall.

How The Mountain Tour 2026 is structured

The current live cycle is built around The Mountain Tour, supporting Gorillaz’ ninth studio album of the same name released on Kong, the band’s own label, in early 2026. A detailed date overview published by Official Charts lists an arena leg beginning on March 21, 2026 at Co-op Live in Manchester and running through shows in Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Nottingham, Liverpool, Belfast and Dublin, finishing with a headline date at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on June 20, 2026.Official Charts tour overview

While no German dates are listed on this UK and Ireland leg, the route connects directly into a wider European festival run that places Gorillaz in front of audiences across France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. A tour matrix compiled from festival line-ups shows appearances at events such as Primavera Sound, Roskilde, Rock Werchter and Electric Picnic between June and late August 2026, underlining that the project’s live reach spans well beyond the British market.European festival route report

Streaming strength behind the tour

The touring push for The Mountain sits on top of a catalogue that continues to perform strongly on streaming platforms. Aggregated Spotify data compiled by chart analyst site Kworb shows Gorillaz with more than 14.3 billion total streams as of August 18, 2026, with daily plays close to 9.5 million across 306 tracked tracks. Signature single Feel Good Inc. alone has surpassed 2.5 billion streams, adding around 1.37 million plays per day, while Clint Eastwood and On Melancholy Hill have both crossed the one-billion mark in lifetime streams.Spotify streaming statistics

From an editorial perspective, that scale explains why the band can support both a domestic arena leg and a full North American run within the same year. Few alternative rock or virtual acts can realistically expect to fill venues like London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium or Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena without a deep, internationally resonant back catalogue; Gorillaz’ ability to convert billions of streams into tickets places them in a relatively rare bracket among British rock and pop exports.

How the band’s sound connects to the new tour

Musically, Gorillaz occupy a hybrid space between alternative rock, electronic pop and hip-hop, with Damon Albarn’s songwriting often filtering social commentary through the fictional lens of the animated members Murdoc Niccals, 2-D, Noodle and Russel Hobbs. Early albums like Gorillaz (2001) and Demon Days (2005) established the project’s blend of guitar riffs, dub-infused beats and guest verses, while later works such as Plastic Beach and Cracker Island brought in collaborators from Snoop Dogg to Thundercat.

The Mountain continues that collaborative tradition but, as contemporary interviews with Albarn and Jamie Hewlett emphasize, does so with a stronger conceptual focus on mortality and ageing in a digital culture. The tour’s setlists therefore not only revisit catalogue staples like Clint Eastwood and On Melancholy Hill but also position the new material in a narrative arc about transitions, which can resonate differently in a stadium such as Tottenham Hotspur compared with a festival slot at Roskilde or Rock Werchter.

What’s next for Gorillaz live

Looking ahead from August 20, 2026, the next confirmed major live phase for Gorillaz is the 22-date North American arena tour scheduled between September 17 and October 31, 2026, produced by Live Nation and detailed by outlets such as Pitchfork and Live For Live Music.

Gorillaz at a glance

• Act: Gorillaz
• Genre: Alternative rock, electronic pop, hip-hop
• Origin: London, United Kingdom
• Active since: 1998
• Lineup: Damon Albarn (vocals, instruments), Jamie Hewlett (visual design), Remi Kabaka Jr. (production), fictional members Murdoc Niccals, 2-D, Noodle, Russel Hobbs
• Label: Kong (current), previously Parlophone / Warner
• Key works: Gorillaz (2001), Demon Days (2005), Plastic Beach (2010), Cracker Island (2023)
• Current album/single: The Mountain, released in early 2026 on Kong
• Charts / certifications: The Mountain reached Number 1 on the UK Official Albums Chart on March 6, 2026, becoming Gorillaz’ third UK chart-topping album.
• Next live date: September 17, 2026, Orlando, Florida, Kia Center (start of the North American arena tour)

Frequently asked questions about Gorillaz

When did Gorillaz release The Mountain?
The ninth studio album The Mountain was released in early 2026 on the band’s own label Kong, with UK media reporting a March 20, 2026 street date and live performances of the material already underway by late February.

Where does Gorillaz play in Europe in summer 2026?
In summer 2026 Gorillaz appear at major European festivals including Roskilde in Denmark, Rock Werchter in Belgium, Way Out West in Sweden and Electric Picnic in Ireland, forming a festival leg that follows the UK arena shows.

What cities are included in the 2026 North American tour?
The 2026 North American arena tour starts in Orlando and Miami, then moves through Atlanta, New York, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, Austin, Denver, Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Diego, Oakland, Portland and finishes in Seattle on October 31, 2026.

This article was created with AI assistance and checked editorially. Sources are linked in the text. Dates, chart positions and certifications can change at short notice; we accept correction notes via the editorial contact on our imprint/contact page.