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The Now Now Tour

Tour by Gorillaz
Promotional poster for North American tour dates
Associated album	The Now Now
Start date	1 June 2018
End date	24 October 2018
Legs	4
No. of shows	29 19 in Europe 8 in North America 2 in Asia
Gorillaz concert chronology
Humanz Tour (2017–18) The Now Now Tour (2018) Song Machine Tour (2021)

The Now Now Tour was a concert tour by the British alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz, in support of their sixth studio album The Now Now.

Personnel

• Damon Albarn – lead vocals, keyboards, piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, melodica, keytar
• Mike Smith – keyboards, backing vocals
• Jeff Wootton – lead guitar
• Seye Adelekan – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Gabriel Wallace – drums, percussion
• Jesse Hackett – keyboards, additional percussion on "Latin Simone (¿Qué Pasa Contigo?)"
• Karl Vanden Bossche – drums, percussion
• Angel Silvera – backing vocals
• Petra Luke – backing vocals
• Rebecca Freckleton – backing vocals, vocals on "Sorcererz"
• Michelle Ndegwa – backing vocals, vocals on "Out of Body" and "Kids with Guns"
• Matthew Allen – backing vocals
• Adeleye Omotayo – backing vocals

Guest collaborators and additional musicians

• Jamie Principle – vocals on "Hollywood"
• Peven Everett – vocals on "Strobelite" and "Stylo" (Select dates only)
• De La Soul – vocals on "Superfast Jellyfish" and "Feel Good Inc." (Select dates only)
• Del the Funky Homosapien – vocals on "Clint Eastwood" (Select dates only)
• Bootie Brown – vocals on "Dirty Harry" and "Stylo" (Select dates only)
• Little Simz – vocals on "Garage Palace" and "We Got the Power" (Select dates only)
• Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – brass on "Broken" and "Sweepstakes" (Dublin and Pico Rivera only)
• Moonchild Sanelly – vocals on "Out of Body" (Roskilde only)
• Benjamin Clementine – vocals on "Hallelujah Money" (Bilbao only)
• Jehnny Beth – vocals on "We Got the Power" (Paris only)
• Noel Gallagher – vocals and guitar on "We Got the Power" (Paris only)
• Yukimi Nagano – vocals on "Empire Ants" and "To Binge" (Moscow and Boston only)
• Gruff Rhys – vocals and guitar on "Superfast Jellyfish" (Winchester only)
• Shaun Ryder – vocals on "Dare" (Winchester only)
• Roses Gabor – vocals on "Dare" (Winchester only)
• Mos Def – vocals on "Stylo" (New York City only)
• DRAM – vocals on "Andromeda" (Pico Rivera only)
• Graham Coxon – guitar on "Song 2" (Pico Rivera only)
• George Benson – guitar on "Humility" (Pico Rivera only)

Set list

The following setlist is obtained from the concert held in Nuremberg on 1 June 2018. It is not a representation of all shows on the tour.

1. "M1 A1"
2. "Tranz"
3. "Last Living Souls"
4. "Rhinestone Eyes"
5. "Tomorrow Comes Today"
6. "Every Planet We Reach Is Dead"
7. "Humility"
8. "Superfast Jellyfish" (featuring De La Soul)
9. "On Melancholy Hill"
10. "El Mañana"
11. "Magic City"
12. "Strobelite" (featuring Peven Everett)
13. "Andromeda"
14. "Hollywood" (featuring Jamie Principle)
15. "Stylo" (featuring Bootie Brown and Peven Everett)
16. "Sorcererz"
17. "Dirty Harry" (featuring Bootie Brown)
18. "Feel Good Inc. (featuring De La Soul)
19. "Souk Eye"

Encore

1. "Lake Zurich"
2. "Saturnz Barz"
3. "Kids with Guns"
4. "Clint Eastwood"

The following setlist is obtained from the concert held in Toronto on 8 October 2018. It is not a representation of all shows on the tour.

1. "M1 A1" (with "Lil' Dub Chefin'" outro)
2. "Tranz"
3. "Last Living Souls"
4. "Rhinestone Eyes"
5. "Saturnz Barz"
6. "Tomorrow Comes Today"
7. "Sorcererz"
8. "Every Planet We Reach Is Dead"
9. "19-2000"
10. "Humility"
11. "Superfast Jellyfish" (featuring De La Soul)
12. "On Melancholy Hill"
13. "El Mañana"
14. "Fire Flies"
15. "Strobelite" (featuring Peven Everett)
16. "Andromeda"
17. "Hollywood" (featuring Jamie Principle, and Snoop Dogg via video)
18. "Stylo" (featuring Bootie Brown and Peven Everett)
19. "Magic City"
20. "Dirty Harry" (featuring Bootie Brown)
21. "Feel Good Inc." (featuring De La Soul)
22. "Souk Eye"
23. "Plastic Beach"

Encore

1. "Lake Zurich"
2. "Latin Simone" / "Latin Simone (¿Qué Pasa Contigo?)" (medley, featuring Ibrahim Ferrer via video)
3. "Kids with Guns"
4. "Clint Eastwood" (featuring Del tha Funkee Homosapien via video)
5. "Don't Get Lost in Heaven"
6. "Demon Days"

Songs performed

Tour dates

Notes

1. The show on 1 June 2018 in Nuremberg was part of the Rock im Park festival.
2. The show on 3 June 2018 in Nürburg was part of the Rock am Ring festival.
3. The show on 15 June 2018 in Barcelona was part of the Sónar festival.
4. The show on 5 July 2018 in Werchter was part of the Rock Werchter festival.
5. The show on 6 July 2018 in Gdynia was part of the Open'er Festival.
6. The show on 7 July 2018 in Roskilde was part of the Roskilde Festival.
7. The show on 11 July 2018 in Bern was part of the Gurtenfestival.
8. The show on 12 July 2018 in Lucca was part of the Lucca Summer Festival.
9. The show on 14 July 2018 in Bilbao was part of the Bilbao BBK Live festival.
10. The show on 19 July 2018 in Nyon was part of the Paléo Festival.
11. The show on 21 July 2018 in Carhaix was part of the Vieilles Charrues Festival.
12. The show on 22 July 2018 in Paris was part of the Lollapalooza festival.
13. The show on 25 July 2018 in Kyiv was part of the U-Park Festival.
14. The show on 28 July 2018 in Moscow was part of the Park Live Festival. This show wasn't finished due a constant thunderstorm.
15. The show on 9 August 2018 in Budapest was part of the Sziget Festival.
16. The show on 11 August 2018 in Winchester was part of the Boomtown festival.
17. The show on 16 August 2018 in Sankt Pölten was part of the FM4 Frequency Festival.
18. The show on 17 August 2018 in Biddinghuizen was part of the Lowlands festival.
19. The show on 20 October 2018 in Pico Rivera was part of the Demon Dayz Festival LA.

References

1. "Gorillaz Share 'The Now Now' Album Track List, Drop 'Humility' Video". Billboard. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
2. ^ Sources for shows in North America:
   • US and Canada: "Gorillaz announce North American arena tour, Los Angeles Demon Dayz Festival". Consequence of Sound. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
   • Mexico: "EL FINAL LLEGÓ… GORILLAZ AL PALACIO DE LOS DEPORTES" (in Spanish). La Cartelera. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
3. ^ "Gorillaz tease new album release June 2018". Festileaks. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
4. "Gorillaz to premiere new album at Tokyo show". The Japan Times. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

• Gorillaz concert tours
• 2018 concert tours