Following months of speculation and anticipation – as well as a pair of L.A. shows playing new album The Mountain in its entirety and the U.S. opening of their House of Kong exhibition — Gorillaz have confirmed details of their first extensive North American tour since 2022. Produced by Live Nation, the tour will see the world’s most successful virtual act once again brought to life by Gorillaz co-creators Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, with Albarn joined onstage by the Gorillaz live band and very special guest performers. The newly announced series of 22 arena dates across the U.S. and Canada includes a stop with special guests Little Simz and Deltron 3030 at Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday, October 7 at 7 p.m.The tour (plus a headline appearance at the Shaky Knees festival) begins September 17 in Orlando, FL and wraps up with a Halloween night finale in Seattle, WA. Little Simz will join Gorillaz on the majority of the dates, with Deltron 3030 appearing on all shows.

The Gorillaz live experience, hailed by Rolling Stone as “an overwhelming pop spectacle, with Damon Albarn’s steady presence to keep the audience focused,” draws on a quarter century of genre-bending, paradigm-shifting musical brilliance. Since their creation by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, singer 2D, bassist Murdoc Niccals, guitarist Noodle and drummer Russel Hobbs have amassed an unparalleled arsenal of classic tunes including “Feel Good Inc.,” “Clint Eastwood,” “On Melancholy Hill,” “DARE,” “Dirty Harry,” “Stylo,” “Kids with Guns,” “Tomorrow Comes Today,” “Rhinestone Eyes” and more.

The BRIT and GRAMMY Award-winning band’s latest album The Mountain was released February 27 on their independent KONG label, preceded by singles “The Happy Dictator (featuring Sparks),” “The Manifesto (featuring Trueno and Proof),” “The God of Lying (featuring IDLES),” “Damascus (featuring Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey)” and “Orange County (featuring Bizarrap, Kara Jackson & Anoushka Shankar)” / “The Hardest Thing (featuring Tony Allen).” The Mountain follows a towering discography including Gorillaz (2001), Demon Days (2005), Plastic Beach (2010), The Fall (2011), Humanz (2017), The Now Now (2018), Song Machine – Season One: Strange Timez (2020) and Cracker Island (2023).

A global phenomenon, Gorillaz have toured the world from San Diego to Syria, Montevideo to Manchester and have won numerous awards, including the coveted Jim Henson Creativity Honor. The band is recognized by The Guinness Book of World Records as the planet’s Most Successful Virtual Act.

The tour will also offer a variety of VIP packages and experiences. Packages vary but may include premium tickets, access to The Mountain Experience VIP space, exclusive merchandise and more. For more information, visit vipnation.com.