On January 30, 2025, Novoselic, Grohl and Smear reunited for the first time in five years to perform at the Fire Aid benefit concert in Los Angeles. They were joined by St. Vincent for “Breed”, Kim Gordon for “School”, Joan Jett for “Territorial Pissings”, and Violet Grohl for “All Apologies”.
On 29 January 2025, the band released two singles exclusively on Spotify; a cover of ” Wonderwall ” by Oasis , and a remix of their own song titled, ” Youtopia (Earthcore Remix)”.
To celebrate their 25th anniversary, Gorillaz released a video on 29 January 2025 titled Nostalgiaz , featuring clips from their music videos set to “Pirate’s Progress” from Plastic Beach .
The band later announced the summer tour on January 22.
On January 14, the band confirmed they were touring, with further details to follow, but their announcement was paused due to the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires .
Plans for a tour titled Peel It Back leaked on January 13, 2025.
As he grew older, Cook lost interest in creating music and focused on DJ performances, which he said he still had “100% passion for”. He said in 2025: “If I did make a new record then it would be a very average record. I prefer not to waste mine or…
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In 2025, Carlo Conti announced that Duran Duran would be special guests of Sanremo Music Festival on the third night. They performed with Victoria De Angelis .
In 2025, following the release of the single “Bruiser” in May, a new album, Delete Everything , was announced, with a release date in October. The announcement also revealed some slight changes to the lineup, with March departing and Townshend replaced by the band’s touring drummer Cliff Hewitt. This new…
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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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