This comes as great news for fans who have patiently endured a long hiatus from Joji. After his third studio album ‘Smithereens‘ (2023) received intense critical acclaim worldwide, it has been speculated that he needed to step-back from the intensity of fame to focus on his mental health. Now, with a new perspective and an audience ready to remind him of their unconditional adoration, Joji has shared he’ll be playing almost forty shows globally in celebration of his fourth studio album.

Finding initial fame online in his former internet personality Filthy Frank and comedy music career as Pink Guy, Miller’s career took off in 2017 after the success of his EP ‘In Tongues‘, a lo-fi eery introduction which introduced his new-found sound. With quick recognition, Joji signed with 88Rising and produced trip-hop triumph albums ‘Ballads 1′ (2018) and ‘Nectar‘ (2020). The two albums peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, both featuring some of his most popular hits including ‘Slow Dancing In The Dark’ and ‘Sanctuary’. Later, he would see ‘Glimpse Of Us’ peak at #8 in the Billboard Hot 100 in 2023 and become his most-played track. His journey in becoming a global star has been rapid, backed ferociously with an already-formed fanbase from his earlier years of fame. Currently estimated to have 30 million monthly listeners across streaming platforms owed to his three globally-adored albums later, he has returned from off-the-grid to introduce his next work ‘Piss In The Wind‘.

His new album released on 6th February 2026 after an anticipated five month wait when he debuted the leading single ‘Pixelated Kisses’. The sneak-peak track held up intense excitement from fans of future music and the return of Joji to the immersive and ever-changing trip-hop realm. ‘Piss In The Wind‘ has had great reception since its release, being described by critics as “potentially the most authentic Joji project to date“.

Joji is set to commence his world tour later this year, landing him in the UK in August where he will play only three of his nearly 40 announced dates. The shows will be supported by  In an Instagram made by the artist, he teases that the tour will be “all the old hits, all the new hits” as well as a “brand new setlist, brand new experience”.

Tickets aren’t on sale yet – but they will likely be fast to go. UK fans will get to experience Joji’s return to music at his shows in Dublin’s 3Arena, the Co-Op Live in Manchester, and what will surely be a spectacular event at London’s 20,000 capacity O2 Arena. His UK shows will see support from Tommy Richman, with more artists yet to be announced for UK shows and beyond.

Artist pre-sale tickets will be on sale for eager fans at 10AM local time on Wednesday 4th March. General on sale tickets will be going on sale at 10AM local time on Friday 6th March.

Joji is back on the road, don’t miss out!

Psst – signups for presale entry closes 11pm 1st March. Sign up here.

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The band first recorded the cover back in 2016 as a tribute to Jo Cox, the Batley and Spen MP who was tragically killed. The song served as an “honour of her tireless campaigning in support of refugees”. At the time they released a monochrome video featuring singer Beth Gibbons. The clip ends with Cox’s quote from her speech in Parliament: “We have far more in common than which divides us”. You can watch the video below. 
Yesterday, on the 8th of June, Portishead released the track for the first time for streaming in aid of mental health charity, Mind. Revenue from the stream will be generated through Soundcloud new fan-powered royalty program, launched in March.

“When we heard that SoundCloud switched to a fairer user-centric payment system of streaming music, we were happy to make it the only place to stream our unreleased version of ABBA’s ‘SOS’,” said the band’s Geoff Barrow in a statement.  “After recording it years ago for Ben Wheatley’s film High-Rise, we are excited to finally share it with the world, and we are even more excited that all streaming profits are going to a great cause” he added.

Portishead’s version of “S.O.S” became one of the high-profile releases on Soundcloud. “Portishead’s timeless sound has inspired countless artists and given rise to many emerging genres on SoundCloud. We are honored Portishead chose SoundCloud, the only platform where the artist to fan connection is directly rewarded, as the first place to exclusively release their cover of this iconic song” commented Michael Pelczynski, SoundCloud’s head of content and rights holder strategy. 

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— Official (@Portisheadinfo) July 8, 2021

The new royalty concept introduced by Soundcloud came at the right time when artists started demanding more clarity and change from streaming companies like Spotify or Apple Music. Typically individual stream royalties don’t always go directly to the artist but to a bigger “pool which is then divvied up based on who has the most listens”. That option works well with major superstars but not with smaller artists. SoundCloud alternative model is set to help Independent artists. 

You can listen to Portishead “S.O.S” and contribute to Mind via SoundCloud here. Portishead and SoundCloud will also donate to Mind to mark the release.

Massive Attack will be performing a set, featuring songs from their Massive Attack vs Adam Curtis show. It’ll further include vocals by 3D and Elizabeth Fraser. So, for those ready to tune in, Massive Attack will perform at 8:30 pm GMT.

Support for the Minecraft Festival will come from Russian punk group Pussy Riot, as well as the Bristol-based band IDLES. American rockers Fever 333 and Sports Team are also billed, with Nothing,Nowhere, HEALTH, Cherry Glazerr, and Sir Sly further included. Check out the Block By Blockwest website for the full line up.

Recently, Massive Attack donated £10,000 to a crowdfunding campaign. The aim of the campaign is to provide free meals to NHS staff, as well as frontline workers during the pandemic.

An announcement was made by The Bristol Food Union. A Twitter post, (seen below), reads that the ‘Paradise Circus’ hitmakers have “extremely generously boosted the #FeedTheFrontLine campaign with a mega £10k – so much love!”

Recently, Massive Attack announced their European tour would be completed by train, as a way to tackle the effect of climate change. Robert Del Naja, one half of MA, discussed the plan with the BBC. He said:

“[As musicians] we have enjoyed a high-carbon lifestyle. But as a society we’ve all existed in a fossil-fuel economy for a long time and had very little choice in that.”

Check out the Massive Attack official website for their 2020 tour dates. The ‘Psyche’ duo will be performing in France, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Holland, Greece and Japan.

“[As musicians] we have enjoyed a high-carbon lifestyle. But as a society we’ve all existed in a fossil-fuel economy for a long time and had very little choice in that.”

 “The challenge now is to not only make personal sacrifices, but to insist on the systemic change that’s needed. Business as usual is over.” 

Massive Attack recently announced in December a ‘super low carbon’ gig in Liverpool. The event is in partnership with the Good Business Festival, a global climate change organization aiming to create positive changes from businesses. A venue and date have not yet been set.

The band intend to make their festivals carbon neutral, or as close as possible. They aim for a “dramatic reduction” in their carbon impact, from all sides of their music set up, (crew, catering, transport, merchandise, and production).

Live now -Massive Attack @ExtinctionR https://t.co/5CKXeLysD8

— sorrel (@Sorrelish) April 21, 2019

Back in April, Massive Attack performed at an Extinction Rebellion protest at London’s Marble Arch, as seen above from social media footage. A number of arrests were made earlier in the day, (April 21), with protestors being removed from Waterloo Bridge.

The ‘Paradise Circus’ duo’s performance came during the second week of non-violent civil disobedience demonstrations in the capital. Actress Emma Thompson and TV presenter/naturalist Chris Packham were among the crowds involved in the protest.

Massive Attack recently signed up to the Music Declares Emergency Campaign. Its aim is to revitalize the way in which the music industry combats climate disaster. Robyn, Mystery Jets, The Wombats, The 1975, Idles and Tom Morello also joined to show their support.

Having only launched in July, the campaign has now amassed over 2,250 artists and figures within the music industry.

In signing up, Mystery Jets singer Blaine Harrison declared: “We need to be the soundtrack to change.”