These Gorillaz x Spotify ads are hiding something really cool The band breaks the mould to promote their new album, The Mountain. Creative Bloq · Mar 2
From The Testament of Ann Lee to Gorillaz: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead Amanda Seyfried is Shaker all over in a wild period drama, while Damon Albarn and his cartoon cohort return with a polyglot offering The Guardian - UK · Feb 28
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 · Feb 26
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 · Feb 26
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 · Feb 23
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 · Feb 23
“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 · Feb 18
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 · Feb 15
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 The Guardian - AU · Jan 12
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 · Jan 8
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 · Dec 27, 2025
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 · Dec 27, 2025
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. BANG Premier · Nov 14, 2025
“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 · Nov 13, 2025
BANG Premier · Nov 3, 2025 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.
Louder · Oct 11, 2025 “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
BANG Premier · Sep 12, 2025 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) · Sep 11, 2025 Huge band to perform at OVO Hydro in Glasgow Gorillaz are to set to perform at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow.
Creative Bloq · Sep 11, 2025 The cult Gorillaz game site is back, and it's nostalgia overload Did I just wake up in the year 2000?
Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025 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.
BANG Premier · Sep 1, 2025 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 · Aug 31, 2025 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 · Aug 30, 2025 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 · Aug 29, 2025 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 · Aug 27, 2025 “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