Gorillaz and Kendrick Lamar have officially announced what may become the most groundbreaking collaboration of 2026: The Animated Revolution Tour. After months of speculation and cryptic social media teasers featuring glitching visuals and distorted audio snippets, the genre-defying icons confirmed they will hit the road together for a global stadium run. Known for pushing boundaries in music, art, and storytelling, both acts are set to merge Gorillaz’s animated universe with Kendrick Lamar’s razor-sharp lyricism in a tour that promises to be more cinematic experience than traditional concert.
The tour will kick off in North America, beginning in Los Angeles at SoFi Stadium before heading to major cities including New York, Toronto, Chicago, and Atlanta. From there, the revolution moves across the Atlantic with dates scheduled in London, Manchester, Paris, Berlin, and Amsterdam. Fans in Australia and Asia won’t be left out either, with confirmed stops in Sydney, Melbourne, Tokyo, and Seoul. Each city is expected to feature immersive stage production, holographic visuals of 2D, Murdoc, Noodle, and Russel, and a narrative arc woven through the live set.
Industry insiders are already calling the collaboration historic. Gorillaz have built their legacy on reinvention and cross-genre experimentation, while Kendrick Lamar continues to redefine hip-hop with socially conscious storytelling and artistic evolution. Together, they are expected to deliver a setlist blending classics like “Feel Good Inc.” and “HUMBLE.” with new collaborative material crafted specifically for this tour. The production is rumored to include dystopian cityscapes, animated interludes, and live band arrangements that blur the line between digital and human performance.
Tickets for The Animated Revolution Tour will go on sale globally ahead of its official launch on June 5, 2026, with presales expected to spark massive demand across all announced cities. As anticipation builds, fans are preparing for what could become one of the defining live music moments of the decade, a revolutionary meeting of animation, activism, and artistry on the world’s biggest stages.
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