On 8 December, the band was announced as the Saturday co-headliner alongside Arctic Monkeys at the 2022 iteration of the Reading and Leeds Festival , headlining the bill for the first time ever.
In December 2021, the band announced they would be getting together to play at This Ain’t No Picnic Festival in 2022.
In December 2021, it was announced the band would tour North America in April and May 2022 as the opening act on Primus ‘ A Tribute to Kings tour. In September 2023, the band was the opening act for Mr. Bungle ‘s seven-date North American tour.
In November 2021 Albarn announced that an animated film based on the band was being produced at Netflix
On 22 October 2021, Future Past was released. The album entered the UK Album Chart at number three, the band’s highest peak since 2004’s Astronaut . This also earned the band the distinction of having UK Top 5 albums in each of the five decades they had been releasing music…
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In October 2021, Clare released a new single, “Why Don’t Ya”, through ONErpm . The song, a ballad written for his wife following a personal tragedy, marked the end of a five-year hiatus from the music industry. Clare also revealed that he had been working on new songs with songwriter/producer…
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On September 21, 2021, the band featured on a single by Tom Morello , named “Let’s Get The Party Started”.
On 17 September 2021, Albarn revealed that he had recorded a new Gorillaz song with Bad Bunny whilst in Jamaica, and, at the time, said it would be the first single for a new album, influenced by Latin America, released in 2022. The concept for the album would later change,…
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” Die4U “, which was released on 16 September.
On 2 September 2021, the band announced the release of an upcoming single, ” Die4U “, which was released on 16 September.