The Mountain Tour is a concert tour by the British alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz, in support of their ninth studio album The Mountain.
Background and promotion Gorillaz have performed three gigs at Copper Box Arena in London to perform their first three studio albums in entirety between late August and early September 2025. As well, the group has performed a fourth show at the venue under the title "Mystery Show", where they played a new material with several guests. In this one, the attendees have to lock their phones away to prevent any leaks.
On 11 September 2025, the band announced the title of the new album, The Mountain, and released its first single, "The Happy Dictator", featuring Sparks. On the same day, the first dates of the tour were announced in UK and Ireland, including the first Gorillaz stadium concert as a headliner act at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on 20 June 2026. Due to high demand, extra dates in Manchester and Dublin were added later. Omar Souleyman and Trueno supported the band in the UK and Ireland dates between March and April, while Trueno and Sparks have supported Gorillaz at the London gig in June.
Later, dates at European festivals were announced, including Primavera Sound in Barcelona, We Love Green in Paris, Roskilde in Denmark, Rock Werchter in Belgium and many others.
On 27 February 2026, the same day of the worldwide release of the album, the first dates for the Latin American leg were announced. Later, other dates in the region were announced, including festivals such as Corona Capital in Mexico and both Primavera Sound editions in Brazil and Argentina.
On 3 March 2026, the band revealed the dates for the North American leg, with support of Deltron 3030 and Little Simz.
On 9 April 2026, Gorillaz announced their debut in India, where The Mountain was based, with two dates in Bengaluru and Mumbai. On 10 September 2026, a third date in Guwahati was also confirmed.
Setlist The following information is obtained from the concert held at the Co-op Live in Manchester, on 20 March 2026. It is not a representation of all shows of the tour.
"The Mountain" "The Happy Dictator" "Tranz" "Tomorrow Comes Today" "19-2000" "Rhinestone Eyes" "The God of Lying" (featuring Joe Talbot) "The Moon Cave" "El Mañana" "On Melancholy Hill" "The Empty Dream Machine" "New Genius (Brother)" "Saturnz Barz" "Delirium" "Andromeda" "Stylo" (featuring Yasiin Bey) "Damascus" (featuring Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey) "Dirty Harry" (featuring Bootie Brown) "Casablanca" "The Sad God" Encore "The Hardest Thing" "Orange County" (featuring Kara Jackson) "Feel Good Inc." (featuring Posdnuos) "Clint Eastwood"
Tour dates +List of 2026 concerts Date (2026) City Country Venue20 MarchManchesterEnglandCo-op Live21 March22 MarchBirminghambp pulse LIVE24 MarchGlasgowScotlandOVO Hydro25 March Leeds England First Direct Bank Arena27 March Cardiff Wales Utilita Arena Cardiff28 March NottinghamEngland Motorpoint Arena29 March Liverpool M&S Bank Arena31 March Belfast Northern Ireland The SSE Arena1 AprilDublinIreland3Arena2 April5 JuneParisFranceBois de Vincennes6 JuneBarcelonaSpainParc del Fòrum10 JuneHradec KrálovéCzech RepublicFestivalpark12 JunePortoPortugalParque da Cidade14 JuneHilvarenbeekNetherlandsBeekse Bergen Lake Resort20 JuneLondonEnglandTottenham Hotspur Stadium23 JuneZagrebCroatiaJarun Lake25 JuneKallitheaGreecePlateia Nerou27 JuneLido di CamaioreItalyBussola Domani Park2 JulyRoskildeDenmarkRoskilde Dyreskueplads4 JulyWerchterBelgiumFestivalpark5 JulyLuxembourgLuxembourgLuxexpo Open-Air9 JulyTrenčínSlovakiaTrenčín Airport11 JulyAix-les-BainsFranceLac du Bourget14 JulyIstanbulTurkeyParkorman16 July18 JulyPlovdivBulgariaRowing Canal23 JulyNyonSwitzerlandPlaine de l'Asse25 JulyTriesteItalyPiazza Unità d'Italia13 AugustPoznańPolandCitadel Park15 AugustGothenburgSwedenSlottsskogen22 AugustAlmatyKazakhstanPervomaisky Ponds29 AugustStradballyIrelandStradbally Hall17 SeptemberOrlandoUnited StatesKia Center18 SeptemberMiamiKaseya Center20 SeptemberAtlantaPiedmont Park23 SeptemberCharlotteSpectrum Center26 SeptemberWashington, D.C.Capital One Arena27 SeptemberCamdenFreedom Mortgage Pavilion29 SeptemberNew York CityMadison Square Garden1 OctoberBostonTD Garden3 OctoberMontrealCanadaBell Centre4 OctoberTorontoScotiabank Arena6 OctoberClevelandUnited StatesRocket Arena7 OctoberDetroitLittle Caesars Arena8 OctoberChicagoUnited Center15 OctoberAustinMoody Center16 OctoberFort WorthDickies Arena18 OctoberDenverBall Arena20 OctoberSalt Lake CityDelta Center23 OctoberPhoenixMortgage Matchup Center24 OctoberInglewoodKia Forum25 OctoberSan DiegoPechanga Arena28 OctoberOaklandOakland Arena30 OctoberPortlandModa Center31 OctoberSeattleClimate Pledge Arena14 NovemberAlajuelaCosta RicaParque Viva17 NovemberCotaColombiaColiseo MedPlus20 NovemberMexico CityMexicoAutódromo Hermanos Rodríguez23 NovemberLimaPeruArena 1 Park26 NovemberCórdobaArgentinaPlayón Kempes28 NovemberBuenos AiresClub Ciudad de Buenos Aires1 DecemberAsunciónParaguayJockey Club del Paraguay4 DecemberSantiagoChileEstadio Bicentenario de La Florida6 DecemberSão PauloBrazilAutódromo de Interlagos9 DecemberZapopanMexicoColiseo GNP Seguros
+List of 2027 concerts Date (2027) City Country Venue23 JanuaryBengaluruIndiaDistrict Arena at Terraform27 JanuaryMumbaiJio World Garden31 JanuaryGuwahatiIndira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Live band Damon Albarn – lead vocals, keyboards, piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, melodica, keytar Mike Smith – keyboards, backing vocals Jeff Wootton – lead guitar Seye Adelekan – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals Jaega Mckenna-Gordon – drums Ruth O'Mahony Brady – keyboards, piano on "Clint Eastwood" Karl Vanden Bossche – drums, percussion Angel Silvera – backing vocals Rebecca Freckleton – backing vocals Michelle Ndegwa – backing vocals, vocals on "Kids with Guns" J. Appiah – backing vocals
Guest collaborators and additional musicians 6lack – rap on "The Pink Phantom" (Atlanta only) Ajay Prasanna – flute Anoushka Shankar – sitar on "The Mountain", "The Moon Cave", "The Sad God" and "Orange County" (London and Gothenburg shows only) Asha Puthli – vocals on "The Moon Cave" (Select dates only) Ayaan Ali Bangash – percussion Bashy – rap on "White Flag" (London only) Black Thought – rap on "The Moon Cave" and "The Sad God" (London and New York City shows only) Bootie Brown – rap on "Dirty Harry", "Stylo" and "New Gold" Del the Funky Homosapien – rap on "Clint Eastwood" and "Rock the House" (North American leg only) DRAM – vocals on "Andromeda" (Atlanta and Cleveland shows only) EarthGang – rap on "Opium" (Atlanta only) Fatoumata Diawara – vocals on "Désolé" (Select dates only) Gruff Rhys – vocals on "Superfast Jellyfish" and "The Shadowy Light" (Cardiff and London only) Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – brass on "Broken" and "Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach" (New York City only) Joe Talbot – vocals on "The God of Lying" (Select dates only) Johnny Marr – guitar on "Casablanca" and "Plastic Beach" (London only) Kano – rap on "White Flag" (London only) Kara Jackson – vocals on "Orange County" Kid Koala – turntables (North American leg only) Leee John – vocals on "The Lost Chord" (Stradbally only) Little Simz – rap on "Garage Palace" (Select dates only) Miho Hatori – vocals on "19-2000" (New York City only) Moonchild Sanelly – vocals on "With Love to an Ex" (Select dates only) Omar Souleyman – vocals on "Damascus" (Select dates only) Paul Simonon – guitar on "Casablanca" and "Plastic Beach" (London only) Pauline Black – vocals on "Charger" (Select dates only) Popcaan – rap on "Saturnz Barz" (Select dates only) Pusha T – rap on "Let Me Out" (New York City only) Posdnuos – rap on "Feel Good Inc." and "Superfast Jellyfish" (Select dates only) Roses Gabor – vocals on "Dare" (London only) Shaun Ryder – vocals on "Dare" (London only) Sparks – piano and vocals on "The Happy Dictator" (London only) Sweetie Irie – rap on "Clint Eastwood" (Select dates only) Trueno – rap on "The Manifesto" and "Clint Eastwood" (Select dates only) Yasiin Bey – rap on "Stylo and "Damascus" (Select dates only) Yukimi Nagano – vocals on "Empire Ants" and "To Binge" (Select dates only) Zanai Bhosle – vocals on "The Shadowy Light" (London only)
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