Gorillaz to Perform Classic Albums in Full at London Residency

Gorillaz has announced details of four special London shows to celebrate the virtual band’s 25th anniversary.

The group – led by Damon Albarn and illustrator Jamie Hewlett – will take over east London’s Copper Box for a four-night residency where they will perform some of their classic albums in full. The group released its debut EP, Tomorrow Comes Today, in November 2000 and have released eight full-length LPs since.

The shows will take place on August 29, 30 and Sept. 2, 3 and coincide with the upcoming House of Kong exhibition taking place at the same venue between August 8 and Sept. 3. 

Each night will feature a unique performance from the band. On night one (Aug. 29), the group will perform its 2001 self-titled debut in full and recreate the early live performances. The band’s first show at London’s Scala in 2001 saw the live musicians perform behind a curtain while the avatars of the group’s virtual members – Murdoc, Noodle, Russel and 2D – were projected to the audience; Albarn and his band of musicians will perform in a similar way on night one. 

The following night (August 30) will honor 2005’s Demon Days, which featured hit singles “Feel Good Inc.” and “Dare.” The LP landed at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 and scored them their sole Grammy Award to date for best pop vocal collaboration (“Feel Good Inc.”). The live performance  will pay homage to the limited run of shows in Manchester (2005) and New York (2006), where the album was also played in full, and Hewlett’s visuals for the show will also be resurrected.

On Sept. 2, their third LP Plastic Beach, will be performed in full for the first time since 2010. The record hit No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart, and the group headlined Glastonbury Festival that summer after U2 were forced to withdraw due to injury. 

The residency’s final night (Sept. 3) is billed as a ‘mystery show,’ and promises special guests alongside the group. Earlier this year Albarn revealed that he was completing work on an upcoming Gorillaz LP, which would be the band’s ninth.

Ticket holders to the House of Kong exhibition will have priority access to tickets when they go on sale later this week (May 30). Passes for the House of Kong exhibition are on sale now.

Gorillaz U.K 2025 tour dates:

August 29 – London, England @ Copper Box – Gorillaz in full
August 30 – London, England @ Copper Box – Demon Days in full
Sept. 2 – London, England @ Copper Box – Plastic Beach in full
Sept. 3 – London, England @ Copper Box – Mystery Show

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