“Ring the Alarm” lands as a collision point between Rowlands’ legendary big-room electronics and AURORA’s otherworldly vocal presence. The track features club-leaning rhythms and dense synth textures, while AURORA threads the arrangement with her trademark, choral-like toplines and an urgent lyrical delivery, fitting the song’s title. It arrives alongside a video directed by longtime Chemical Brothers visual collaborator Adam Smith, who places the pair in an otherworldly environment, reinforcing the alien-esque aspect of the project. With high energy and eccentricity, it’s easy to envision the track in a festival-scale show, amongst a complex light show and an excitable crowd. The single also doubles as a statement of intent, signalling that TOMORA are aiming at late-night main stages rather than side-tent experimentation, inviting fans of both for a high-impact performance. 

That live focus is already baked into TOMORA’s 2026 plans. The duo have secured prominent slots at Coachella in California, NOS Alive in Lisbon, Øya in Oslo and Colours of Ostrava in the Czech Republic, with more dates expected to follow. Positioning on posters also tells its own story. Being billed above many established names suggests TOMORA are being treated not as a niche experiment but as a major talking point of the 2026 season, the kind of act that will be closely watched by peers and programmers alike. Beyond festival billings, the project also hints at a broader visual and conceptual world, with artwork and teaser clips pointing toward a futurist, eco-mystical aesthetic that comfortably bridges both artists’ histories.

On Reddit’s indie and festival communities, users have called the song fantastic and expressed strong anticipation for a full release schedule or album, with some noting how well Rowlands’ club-ready production meshes with AURORA’s more avant-pop sensibilities. A few fans also mention the video’s slightly unsettling, high-impact aesthetic, comparing it to other intense visual works.

For AURORA, TOMORA opens a new lane into the electronic sphere, expanding on her ethereal Nordic folk. For Rowlands, it offers a chance to explore a fresh collaborative dynamic away from The Chemical Brothers’ core identity, testing how far his signature sound can bend around a singular vocalist.

TOMORA 2026 tour dates:

12/04/2026 – Coachella – Indio, CA, US – Sold Out

19/04/2026 – Coachella – Indio, CA, US – Sold Out

03–05/07/2026 – Down The Rabbit Hole – Ewijk, NL – Tickets

09–11/07/2026 – NOS Alive – Lisbon, PT – Tickets

15–18/07/2026 – Colours – Ostrava, CZ – Tickets

14/08/2026 – Øya Festival – Oslo, NO – Tickets

Features Image Credits: Birgit Fostervold, Dena Flows 

We’re excited to announce the line-up for this year’s #TeenageCancerGigs at the @RoyalAlbertHall!

Tickets on sale Friday 12 Jan at 9:00am https://t.co/e6jo2B8WzP pic.twitter.com/G6BQLZs2tx

— Teenage Cancer Trust (@TeenageCancer) January 8, 2024

The event will kick off on Monday, March 18, with The Who, backed by an orchestra, and special guests Squeeze. There will be a night of comedy on Tuesday, March 19, with the full line-up to be announced soon, and Wednesday, March 20 will see The Who and Squeeze welcomed back to the Royal Albert Hall for the second time. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds will then perform on Thursday, March 21, along with indie rock special guests Blossoms.

Friday, March 22 will see Scottish progressive hip-hop group Young Fathers kick off the weekend, followed by a headline Saturday show from The Chemical Brothers, alongside DJ James Holroyd, on March 23. The week-long fundraising extravaganza will conclude on Sunday, March 24 with an Ovation, bringing together the likes of Roger Daltrey, Kelly Jones, Paul Weller, Robert Plant, Pete Townshend and Eddie Vedder to commemorate 24 successful years of performing live music for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

The celebrations come with a hint of sadness, however, as this year’s event will see Roger Daltrey stepping down from his role as curator for the Teenage Cancer Trust annual concerts. Since starting in 2000, performing at the first live Teenage Cancer Trust gig with his band, The Who frontman Daltrey has been at the centre of every annual celebration. He has unceasingly inspired countless musicians to come together and perform for a very special cause year upon year, and he will now allow a series of guest curators to take up the task.

Noel Gallagher, on the positive impact the Teenage Cancer Trust has had, said, ‘The TCT continue to make a real difference to teenagers in what undoubtedly must be the most challenging years of their lives. Having performed at the very first event back in 2000 it is a charity very close to my heart.  24 years and counting is a triumph in itself. NGHFB will be there en masse. Together we will make the night unique. I’d buy a ticket if I were you.”

Tickets go on sale from 9am Friday January 12 and will be available to purchase here.

Donations to the Teenage Cancer Trust can be made here.

The new single from @chembros is here! Listen now to ‘Live Again’ featuring @HALOMAUD: https://t.co/y29Bsf069K #LiveAgain #NewMusic @eddychemical #thechemicalbrothers pic.twitter.com/jRc7fOxACS

— The Chemical Brothers (@ChemBros) June 28, 2023

Both tracks will feature in The Chemical Brothers’ upcoming tenth studio album, as yet unnamed, that is due to be released later this year. The album announcement was made back in April, 2 days before their performance at this year’s edition of Coachella.

Listen to “Live Again” below:

“Live Again”, according to an affiliated press release, “begins simply with a descending, filtered riff and a pair of contrasting vocal lines – one razor spliced to pieces and reconstructed, the other an angel’s sigh. And then it all kicks off. What follows is a speeding rollercoaster of skittering rhythm, monolithic noise and blissful harmony, of ping-ponging analogue noise and cascading voices. It’s a perfect Chemical Brothers track – unstoppable, resolutely hopeful and, once heard, utterly unshakeable“.

Quite the introduction, and quite accurate too. The classic Chemical Brothers big beat sound does meet with blissful harmony the wonderful vocal performance of Halo Maud; indeed, her ever present vocals send the pulsating electro walls of music into overdrive, the track in essence a locomotive of noise and splendour.

Big beat pioneers The Chemical Brothers, made up of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, formed in Manchester in 1989. Formerly known as The Dust Brothers, they changed their name prior to the release of their debut album, Exit Planet Dust, in 1995. This initial release proved successful, entering the UK Albums Chart at number 9 and going on to sell over a million copies. Signing with Virgin Records soon followed, as did supporting Oasis at Knebworth in 1996.

Their next album, Dig Your Own Hole, released in 1997, furthered the duo’s success, topping the UK Album Charts and cementing their place amongst the best in the UK dance music scene. The Chemical Brothers have gone on to release nine albums in total, six of which have reached number 1 in the UK. Their tenth, scheduled for release later this year, will undoubtedly prove just as popular.

Watch the music video for “Hey Boy Hey Girl” below:

The Chemical Brothers will also be commencing a summer tour, including a headline show at this year’s Glastonbury.

See below for tour date:

06/07/2023 – Bilbao BBK Live – Bilbao
08/07 – AMA Music Festival – Romano D’Ezzelino
21/07 – Electric Castle – Cluj
23/07 – Lucca Summer Festival – Lucca
04/08 – Wilderness Festival – Oxfordshire
12/08 – FEST Festival – Chorzów
18/08 – Caberet Vert – Charleville-Mézières
26/08 – Rock En Seine – Saint-Cloud
09/09 – The Bay Series – Cardiff
26/10 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow
27/10 – AO Arena – Manchester
28/10 – First Direct Arena – Leeds
01/11 – 3Arena – Dublin
03/11 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham
04/11 – The O2 – London

Purchase tickets here.

On 15^th May the festival announced the fiery lineup all over their social media accounts and website. The duo from Manchester was set to perform a DJ set at the Arcadia Spider last year but were forced to pull out of the festival and several other summer shows due to contracting COVID-19. Thankfully, the English DJ Bonobo and English duo Groove Armada stepped in to ensure EDM heads at Worthy Farm still got their electronica fill.

Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons have been the Chemical Brothers since 1995. The illustrious duo has had six UK number-one albums as well as won six Grammys throughout their career. Following the release of the single “No Reason“, the duo revealed via Instagram their tenth studio album will be released this Autumn which will coincide with a UK tour. Their last album, No Geography, was released in 2019. Watch the video for the third single from the album (and the theme tune for the BBC’s coverage of Glastonbury) “Got to Keep On” below:

Also set to play the spider this summer is progressive IDM musician Floating Points, the beloved DJ Shy FX, the boiler room fave VTSS, grime’s champion Skepta alongside Jammer, and DnB hero Wilkinson. See the poster above for the full lineup.

The awe-worthy fire-spitting Arcadia stage is a 50-tone installation built from recycled military hardware by Pip Rush and Bert Cole. First appearing at the festival in 2010, the stage returned last year after its replacement by the Pangea crane in 2019. The team behind the giant spider wrote in their Instagram caption, “The Spider’s built on creative recycling and now she’s got transformation running through her veins. This year, the entire Arcadia field runs on recycled energy – waste cooking oil turned to high-grade biofuel”.

The festival also revealed the bill for the newly named Woodsies stage (previously known as the John Peel stage) earlier this week. Stellar acts include Hot Chip, Christine and the Queen, Pheonix, Warpaint, Rina Sawayama, Caroline Polachek, Slowdive, Shame, Pale Waves, and FLO. See the full lineup below.

“Although the WOODSIES STAGE takes a new name for 2023, it will offer the same raucous, effervescent and gloriously sweaty vibes it did when it was known as the John Peel and, before that, the New Bands Tent”, the organisers have promised. This year over 1000 trees have been planted in the arena, the festival has revealed, “as part of our commitment to maintain the magic of the original Worthy Farm and to let us remember the importance of keeping the land as a haven for wildlife as well as festivals and farming”.

Earlier this month, the festival announced its lineup for this year’s Left Field including Crawlers, Billy Bragg, Cavetown, and Kid Kapichi. Headliners for Glastonbury this year were announced in March and include Elton John, Arctic Monkeys, and Guns N’ Roses.

Though tickets for this year’s Glastonbury are sold out, those feeling lucky may try their luck at winning tickets by purchasing Tony’s Chocolonely‘s Willy Wonka-style chocolate bar. As it stands two pairs of tickets are waiting to be unwrapped.

The news comes sweetly after their release, the first since The Darkness That You Fear in 2021, of “No Reason”. Released on the 17th March, they allure us into their unmistakable energy once again. The song clatters with it’s snare and carries you into a twisted pool of melodic intricacies but doesn’t fail to maintain you stable with the ir renowned chemical bass sound. It hasn’t failed to trigger spectators in their latest live shows.

This song comes as preparation for an upcoming album release they are more than ready to drop on us. “It embraces new avenues of discovery and nods to the wider world, while having the feel of a victory lap and retrospective,” mentioned NME in a review of the record. The soon to be released album will be coming as a follow up from their 2019 release of No Geography.

The single has come visually accompanied by a production made by Smith & Lyall. A duo production company who have worked closely with The Chemical Brothers over the years, creating extraordinary and mind blowing creative pieces for the electronic couple.

Their upcoming UK tour is set to kick off on the Thursday, 26th October in Glasgow at the well known OVO Hydro. The journey continues on a short and sweet episode around the country. The following day on the Friday, 27th October, they will be performing at the AO Arena in Manchester. The next gigs will be held at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on the Saturday 28th October, at the 3Arena in Dublin on the 1st of November, at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham on the Friday, 3rd November and will host the grand finale at the O2 Arena in London on the 4th November.

Their summer tour commences this April and will be running through until beginnings of September where they will be visiting a variety of lands including the US, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, the Netherlands, Ireland, Finland, Italy, Romania, Poland, France, Wales, Scotland and England. Let’s hope the break they have given themselves between September and October is enough to regaine energies for another bomb finale week of shows around english territory.

Tickets for their UK tour go live on the 31st March and fans can access pre-sale tickets on the 29th March.

Click here for purchase.

UK Tour Dates:

26/10/2023 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow
27/10 – AO Arena – Manchester
28/10 – First Direct Arena – Leeds
01/11 – 3Arena – Dublin
03/11 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham
04/11 – O2 – London

The music video for “No Reason” was directed by Smith & Lyall and choreographed and performed by Gecko Theatre. The Chemical Brothers noted that this new single is a follow-up to their 2019 album, No Geography. Their 2019 album hit no. 3 on Dance/Electronic and won the Grammy for best dance/electronic album in 2020. In total, they have won seven Grammys in their nearly 3-decade long career, which launched with the 1995 release of their now classic album, Exit Planet Dust.

Their new single has also been mastered in Dolby Atmos at Abbey Road Studios by Giles Martin who has been no stranger to helping out The Beatles remaster their back catalogue. The limited version of “No Reason” will be released on April 28, including a 12-inch red vinyl with a previously unreleased b-side track, “All Of A Sudden.” 

The new single from The Chemical Brothers is available everywhere Friday! Listen / Watch 'No Reason' at https://t.co/YJMzC7Ywfj Video by @smithandlyall #NewMusic @eddychemical #TheChemicalBrothers pic.twitter.com/bZSt8ax0b1

— The Chemical Brothers (@ChemBros) March 17, 2023

As The Chemical Brothers do not shy away from expressing their political opinions as demonstrated in two songs, “Free Yourself” and “MAH”  from their No Geography album that was explicitly about the Brexit crisis, but that was not the case for “No Reason”.

Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers shared his thoughts on electronic music. “Electronic music has always seen as a genre that’s divorced from reality or acts as an escape, but every day you come into the studio you’re informed by how you feel and what you have read in the papers,” He told NME in 2019. “These things seep into what you do. It’s Why I love using samples and how you decide to use it to communicate, you can find a voice and lyrics that resonate no matter when they’re from.”

The duo are both headed to perform at this year’s Coachella, Isle of Wight Festival and Wilderness Festival. Location-wise, they will be intertwined between Europe and the US. Their full 2023 live itinerary can be viewed here.

UK TOURS:

06/15/2023 – Isle Of Wight Festival – Newport, UK (Weekend Ticket)

06/17 – Isle Of Wight Festival – Newport, UK  (Saturday Ticket)

08/03 – Cornbury Park – Oxfordshire, UK

You can purchase your ticket from here.

Luke Huxham of Broadwick Live has given the following statement concerning the festival’s birthday, “We always wanted our 15th anniversary to be our best ever, and it was incredible to celebrate this milestone with so many people in our spiritual home of Victoria Park. Connecting the best artists in the world, both living icons and meteoric talent, with passionate audiences through the power of live music is why we love what we do.”

Over the years, All Points East’s Field Day has evolved into an event committed to Dance and electronic music. This year’s Field Day lineup further confirmed such a reputation when pioneering groups Chemical Brothers and Kraftwerk 3D took to the London stage. German masters of the electronic genre, Kraftwerk were first to take the stage at Victoria Park. Their Field Day show was one of the concluding performances of their 3D tour and saw the duo bring their unique brand of dance music and kaleidoscopic visuals to the capital. Their set included many of the group’s beloved hits including “Trans-Europe Express”, “The Model” and “Tour De France”.

Set times for the East Stage today at @fielddaylondon – we’ll see you there! #chemicalbrotherslive pic.twitter.com/KWT0NpdwWA

— The Chemical Brothers (@ChemBros) August 20, 2022

Billed to close this year’s Field Day was The Chemical Brothers, the English dance-electronic outfit made sure to pull out all the stops within their set. Their headlining performance was packed with hit singles such as “Galvanise”, “Swoon” and “Star Guitar”. Speaking on the group’s set, CEO and Field Day organiser Gareth Cooper has stated, “That was bigger and better than anything London has seen or heard this year. The Chemical Brothers’ unmissable live set shows why no act has had a bigger impact in UK electronic music, both here and internationally. The Chemical Brothers really showed London how it’s done!”

During the day, those in attendance were treated to a long list of artists who performed across the six stages. Also billed to appear at yesterday’s event were Peggy Gou, Bklava, CICI, Daniel Avery, Eliza Rose, Erol Alkan, a DJ set by Fjaak, Floating Points, Emerald B2B Jossy Mitsu, Helena Star, Kareem Ali, Logic 1000, Luxe and Mary Anne Hobbs.

Your first wave of artists for All Points East 2022 has arrived. Which day are you most excited about?

Purchased Early Birds? You can now redeem for the show of your choice – check your inbox for details.@AmexUK Cardmembers can book now: https://t.co/vkTxO74nLA pic.twitter.com/7LVqVtzGur

— All Points East (@allpointseastuk) November 22, 2021

At the moment, we aren’t sure how much more is to be announced for the festival, but as it stands; Day 1 on Friday 19^th August starts the festival off strong with IDLES returning for the second time in support of their new album “CRAWLER”, Pusha T joins with his only known UK appearance, and Yves Tumour and it’s Band, before Damon Albarn’s virtual band Gorillaz round out the evening.

Saturday 20^th will present Field Day, for the second time, since the festivals merged last year. Kraftwerk will return after their 2020 show was cancelled; they will headline the festival alongside The Chemical Brothers. Floating Points represents Manchester’s dance scene while Logic1000 keeps the party local.

Thursday 25^th will be headlined by Tame Impala. Other highlights come from London’s own post-punk outfit Dry Cleaning after the success of their recent debut album, the experimental Swedish group Goat only add the energy.

Friday 26^th will feature previous headliners The National, their second time on the top of the bill since the festival’s debut. They will be joined by, arguably, Melbourne’s greatest musical export King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, alongside the likes of Fleet Foxes, Low, and Perfume Genius.

Saturday 27^th sees the festival kick back into party mode with Disclosure closing an exciting evening with support from James Blake touring his most recent critically acclaimed album “Friends That Break your Heart”, as well as the always on-point Freddie Gibbs, Channel Tres, and Sherelle.

Sunday 28^th welcomes Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back to close the final night of the festival. Nick Cave will be joined by 2020 Mercury Prize winner Michael Kiwanuka. Nottingham punks Sleaford Mods will also be attending the festival, contrasting the sweet sounds of Japanese Breakfast earlier in the day.

Tickets for the festival go on sale at 10 AM on Thursday 25^th November, ticket prices may vary anywhere from £60-£100 depending on which day, and what tier of ticket you’re after. See the full lineup here, and get tickets here.

YASSS. We WILL be back together this September

See you on the Green. #cinchxTRNSMT pic.twitter.com/kNZtqFjd4L

— TRNSMT Festival (@TRNSMTfest) August 3, 2021

Full vaccination for the festival-goers won’t be needed, however lateral flow test and evidence of the negative result will be probably be required to enter. He commented: “I don’t think the Scottish government will insist on vaccination for clubs because I don’t think they believe in that”.

Original headliners Liam Gallaher and The Courteeners will take the stage as planned. The brit award winner Lewis Capaldi won’t be able to attend and has been replaced with The Chemical Brothers.
For tickets and full line up check out the festival page.

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The preview which showcases the band’s trademark sound mixed with a psychedelic approach also features an eye-catching aesthetic whilst providing the release date, 23rd April 2021. The Duo, consisting of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, have posted various teasers on social media over the past couple of days and have enlisted the talents of British artist Sir Terry Frost within their posts. The group have used the late abstract artist’s original material as the new single’s artwork and within their social media campaigns for the new release.

The single will be the duo’s first release in over two years, the band’s ninth studio album ‘No Geography’ was their last LP, released on 12th April 2019. The album won the group three Grammy awards in 2020 for the categories Best Dance/Electronic Album, Best Dance Recording and Best Music Video. The group took inspiration for the album title from the poem ‘’Geography’ by the famed and highly influential New York poet Michael Brownstein, the poet is often associated with beat poetry and is part of the second wave of New York School poets. The group also paid homage to the poet’s material by including a sample of the reading within the album itself.

As well as their new single release, the Manchester formed duo have also released a brand-new mix which sees the group celebrate their love of dub music. The hour-long mix was released in March of this year and includes artists such as Mixman, Dub Syndicate and King Tubby, the iconic musician and producer who is credited with the development of dub within the 1960s and 1970s.

The Chemical Brothers have promised that the mix was not a one-off, the duo has planned a series of mixes, which will all be themed. The pair have been working hard this year, besides the release of their mix and new single, Rowlands and Simons announced in January the launch of their new station. The pair’s new station, ‘Radio Chemical’, is available on Sonos Radio and is specially curated by the duo and features artists such as Jazz musician, Pharaoh Sanders and electronic pioneers, Kraftwerk.

Click here to listen to the station.

Click here to pre order the single.

The Chemical Brothers UK Tour

29/06/2021 – Irish Independent Park Court – Ireland
27/08 – Creamfields – Danbury
12/09 – TRNSMT Festival – Glasgow