Gorillaz announce The Mountain with UK and Ireland tour

Damon Albarn and his virtual band Gorillaz announced a new album, The Mountain, set for release on March 20, 2026, on the group’s newly launched KONG label, and unveiled a U.K. and Ireland tour beginning March 21 in Manchester. The band also released the lead single, The Happy Dictator, featuring Sparks.

According to a release from the group, The Mountain is a 15-track record produced by Gorillaz alongside James Ford, Samuel Egglenton and Remi Kabaka Jr., with additional production contributions from Argentine producer Bizarrap. The project was recorded at Studio 13 in London and at Albarn’s studio in Devon, with further sessions carried out across India and other international locations. The release lists Mumbai, New Delhi, Rajasthan and Varanasi, as well as Ashgabat, Damascus, Los Angeles, Miami and New York as recording sites.

The album continues Gorillaz’s collaborative approach, featuring a wide range of guest artists and multiple languages. Contributors named in the announcement include Black Thought, Yasiin Bey, Johnny Marr, Anoushka Shankar, Omar Souleyman, IDLES, Paul Simonon, Gruff Rhys, Trueno, Kara Jackson and Sparks. The record will include performances in Arabic,...