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Gorillaz Announce Gig at Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena - Liverpool Echo
Gorillaz's ninth studio album, The Mountain, features collaborations with over a dozen global artists and songs in five languages, marking their first release on their KONG label.
- On March 20, 2026, Gorillaz will release The Mountain, debuting lead single `The Happy Dictator` featuring Sparks with the announcement.
- The Mountain, as the band's first KONG release, was produced by Gorillaz with James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr. and Bizarrap and recorded globally including at Studio 13, London.
- The 15-track LP includes guest contributions from Black Thought and posthumous appearances by Bobby Womack and Dennis Hopper.
- The band will kick off a UK and Ireland tour on March 21st, 2026 in Manchester, England, including a headline show at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London on June 20, 2026 with support from Sparks and Trueno.
- Gorillaz recently debuted The Mountain at a mystery show during their Copper Box Arena residency, with a press release placing fictional members Murdoc Niccals, Russel Hobbs, 2D and Noodle in Mumbai, India using four fake passports.
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Gorillaz’s ‘The Happy Dictator’ Announces Their Mysterious New Album’s Release Date
A week ago, Gorillaz apparently debuted a whole new album during their phone-free show in London, which fans only learned about through setlist.fm after the fact. It turns out, though, that we didn’t have to wait long to find out more about the album, as the virtual band — the brainchild of Blur frontman Damon Albarn — announced the new album’s title and release date today. The Mountain is due on March 20th, 2026, belying the group’s initial 202…
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