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Gorillaz review, The Mountain: This virtuosic musical mandala is full of joyful wisdom

5/5 The album’s posthumous contributors remind us that music can keep ghosts alive and – by spinning outtake samples of vanished voices into new forms – even serve as a kind of reincarnation

The Independent UK

Gorillaz: The Mountain review – a late career peak haunted by ghosts yet glowing with life

Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s cartoon band mark 25 years with an album inspired by India and shaped by loss, featuring collaborators living and dead

The Guardian - UK

The best European festivals to book now: from Way Out West to Primavera

With festival season approaching, we round up the best offerings from across the continent

Evening Standard

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Culture Digest: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

A groundbreaking Tracey Emin exhibit, Van Gogh through the lens of yellow, and the return of cinema's favourite masked maniac. Here's what to look out for this week.

Euronews

“Between that and the ABBA hologram show there’s really nothing left of our ideas": Damon Albarn suggests that Gorillaz helped to lay the groundwork for the success of KPop Demon Hunters, and reflects on the "mismatch" that led to Blur's Coachella debacle

But they may yet return to the US, he says

MusicRadar

Graham Norton in awkward exchange with Damon Albarn over chat show ‘snub’

‘I have no recollection of that,’ presenter said of past exchange with Gorillaz frontman

The Independent UK

Mindy Meng Wang on the ‘disorienting’ experience of her father’s funeral – and the Chinese cyber-opera it inspired

The guzheng virtuoso remembers being shocked by the traditional ceremony in north-western China. Now she’s processing it on stage

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Halsey, Iron Maiden, Gorillaz, Limp Bizkit and Bring Me The Horizon to play Rock For People 2026 – day splits announced

The five-day festival will take place at Park 360 in northern Czech Republic from June 10 to 14

Metal Hammer

Mountains, love and lube: The 10 most anticipated albums of 2026

Euronews Culture looks ahead to 2026 and picks 10 albums we can't wait to hear in the first months of next year.

Euronews

Ticket fees: UK gig-goers fight back against new wave of charges

Fans are questioning additional ‘restoration’ costs for new stadiums and lament lack of transparency

The Guardian - UK

Damon Albarn 'nearly made a record' with David Bowie

Blur frontman Damon Albarn has revealed he "nearly made a record" with late music legend David Bowie and The Kinks star Ray Davies but the project fell through.

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“I nearly made a record with Ray Davies and David Bowie back in the late '90s”: Damon Albarn on the dream collab that got away

Plus he reveals Dionne Warwick found the Gorillaz’ ideas “problematic”

MusicRadar

Damon Albarn reveals grief and spirituality shaped forthcoming Gorillaz album

Ahead of the release of The Mountain, Damon Albarn has spoken about how grief and spirituality shaped the forthcoming Gorillaz album.

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“One of my favourite things about Robert Smith is his ability to really convey the sadness”: the eight best Robert Smith guest spots

The Cure leader is no stranger to a guest vocal, as this prime selection of his finest cameos proves

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Gorillaz return with new album and tour

Damon Albarn's band Gorillaz have confirmed their return by announcing their new album The Mountain and a 2026 tour.

The National (Scotland)

Huge band to perform at OVO Hydro in Glasgow

Gorillaz are to set to perform at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow.

Creative Bloq

The cult Gorillaz game site is back, and it's nostalgia overload

Did I just wake up in the year 2000?

Evening Standard

Gorillaz bring out De La Soul while playing Plastic Beach in full

Last Saturday saw the band play their acclaimed second album Demon Days in full.

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Damon Albarn puts Gorillaz falsetto down to 'drugs'

Damon Albarn is convinced he only hit the high notes on the first Gorillaz album because of the "drugs" he was taking at the time - admitting he was a "much more irresponsible human being" when he was making the band's self-titled 2001 debut record.

Evening Standard

Gorillaz: Demon Days at the Copper Box Arena review – the ultimate in fan service

4/5 Laden with bangers and packed with guest appearances, this was a performance for the history books

Evening Standard

Gorillaz joined by special guests as they play Demon Days album in full

The band are playing four shows at the Copper Box Arena on east London’s Olympic Park.

Evening Standard

Gorillaz kick off run of four London shows with debut album in full

It was the first time the band had performed at their House Of Kong venue in the Copper Box Arena at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

MusicRadar

“An immersive activation filled with gaming stations, giveaways, live game streams and DJ performances”: Gorillaz announce London Fortnite pop up event

It’s at House Of Kong exhibition until next week

Creative Bloq

Gorillaz look perfectly retro as Fortnite Festival Season 10 headliners

I'm so happy they've returned to 2D animation.

TechRadar

Gorillaz is coming to Fortnite today, and I think that's a reason to Feel Good

Gorillaz is coming to Fortnite today in a new Festival season.

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