On August 16, 2025, the band performed a show at the Kia Forum celebrating the 20th anniversary of A Beautiful Lie . Tomo Miličević joined the band on stage for a handful of songs in their first performance together in over seven years. During the show, Jared announced that they…
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On April 14, 2025, the band announced their new single “Darkness Always Wins”, which was released on April 22. Shortly after, on April 29, they announced that their new album to be titled Everest , and they announced a tour in North America and Europe. They supported Iron Maiden on…
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In a 2025 interview, Moakes said Tong’s departure prompted his own decision to also quit after finishing that tour, since he felt that Tong “was the heartbeat of the band” and that he did not wish to continue in Bloc Party without Tong.
In 2025, the band signed an open letter in support of the hip-hop trio Kneecap which opposed a “clear, concerted attempt to censor and ultimately deplatform” the group.
In 2025, though, the band launched a tour called “Wake Up!”, with dates in Latin America for the first time in ten years and a few US and Canada shows.
In 2025, the band returned with a lo-fi reimagining of Steady Damage , revisiting their debut with a fresh sonic perspective.
The band’s sixth album, Everest , was released on August 8, 2025.
Following a world tour in 2025, celebrating 20 years of Silent Alarm and 25 years as a band,
To replace Alexander, at least 6,200 drummers were auditioned, with the final round including Thomas Lang , Thomas Pridgen and Nikki Glaspie ; the band documented the audition process in a documentary web series called “Primus Interstellar Drum Derby” on YouTube . Ultimately, Claypool announced Dirtfoot drummer John Hoffman as…
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— Daron Malakian (2025)