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Gorillaz announces Canadian tour dates

The band is slated to perform in Montréal and Toronto in October.

Gorillaz announces Canadian tour dates
Jamie Hewlett

Just days after releasing The Mountain last Friday, Gorillaz have announced a 22-date North American arena tour. The run kicks off in September and includes stops in Miami, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Austin, before wrapping up in Seattle on Halloween night. The group is also set to headline the Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta.

In Canada, two dates are confirmed, in Toronto and Montreal. The Montreal show will take place on October 3 at the Centre Bell, with the virtual band performing in Toronto the following night.


Released on February 27 via Kong, the band’s own label, The Mountain marks the ninth studio album from the project helmed by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett.

Recorded largely in India, the album incorporates Indian classical instrumentation into the group’s electronic and pop framework, and moves across multiple languages including English, Hindi, Arabic, Spanish, and Yoruba. Shaped by themes of death and the afterlife, informed by the passing of Albarn and Hewlett’s fathers during its creation, the record features a wide range of guests, including Asha Bhosle, Johnny Marr, and Yasiin Bey, along with posthumous appearances from past collaborators. It was debuted in full in September 2025 during the anniversary exhibition “House of Kong,” and has since received widespread critical acclaim.

The tour will feature two special guests. British rapper Little Simz will serve as support, while Deltron 3030 will open all dates. Formed in the ’90s and collaborators with Gorillaz since the early days, Deltron 3030 is comprised of rapper Del the Funky Homosapien, Dan the Automator, and Montreal producer and DJ Kid Koala.

Tickets for the Montreal date go on sale March 9 at 10 a.m., following a series of presales earlier that week.

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