The Now Now Tour

{{Short description|2018 concert tour by Gorillaz}} {{Infobox concert | concert_tour_name = The Now Now Tour | image = File:The Now Now Tour Poster.jpg | caption = Promotional poster for North American tour dates | location = {{hlist|Asia|Europe|North America}} | artist = Gorillaz | album = ''The Now Now'' | start_date = 1 June 2018 | end_date = 24 October 2018 | number_of_legs = 4 | number_of_shows = 29 | support_acts = {{hlist|Bonobo|De La Soul|Hypnotic Brass Ensemble|The Internet|Jupiter & Okwess|Little Dragon|Little Simz|Oscar and the Wolf}} | last_tour = Humanz Tour (2017–2018) | this_tour = '''The Now Now Tour''' (2018) | next_tour = 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''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/gorillaz-the-now-now-album-track-list-humility-video-tour-dates-8458682/|title=Gorillaz Share 'The Now Now' Album Track List, Drop 'Humility' Video|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref><ref name="US tour">Sources for shows in North America: * US and Canada: {{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2018/05/gorillaz-north-american-arena-show-festival|title=Gorillaz announce North American arena tour, Los Angeles Demon Dayz Festival|publisher=Consequence of Sound|date=31 May 2018|accessdate=2 June 2018}} * Mexico: {{cite web |url=https://lacarteleramx.com/noticias/el-final-llego-gorillaz-al-palacio-de-los-deportes/|title=EL FINAL LLEGÓ… GORILLAZ AL PALACIO DE LOS DEPORTES|publisher=La Cartelera|language=es|date=22 August 2018|accessdate=1 September 2021}}</ref>

==Set list== {{unsourced section|date=March 2026}} The following set list was obtained from the concert held in Toronto on 8 October 2018. It is not a representation of all shows on the tour.

{{col div}} # "M1 A1" (with "Lil' Dub Chefin'" outro) # "Tranz" # "Last Living Souls" # "Rhinestone Eyes" # "Saturnz Barz" # "Tomorrow Comes Today" # "Sorcererz" # "Every Planet We Reach Is Dead" # "19-2000" # "Humility" # "Superfast Jellyfish" (featuring De La Soul) # "On Melancholy Hill" # "El Mañana" # "Fire Flies" # "Strobelite" (featuring Peven Everett) # "Andromeda" # "Hollywood" (featuring Jamie Principle, and Snoop Dogg via video) # "Stylo" (featuring Bootie Brown and Peven Everett) # "Magic City" # "Dirty Harry" (featuring Bootie Brown) # "Feel Good Inc." (featuring De La Soul) # "Souk Eye" # "Plastic Beach" ;Encore #<li value=24> "Lake Zurich" # "Latin Simone" / "Latin Simone (¿Qué Pasa Contigo?)" (medley, featuring Ibrahim Ferrer via video) # "Kids with Guns" # "Clint Eastwood" (featuring Del tha Funkee Homosapien via video) # "Don't Get Lost in Heaven" # "Demon Days" {{col div end}}

==Tour dates== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of 2018 concerts<ref name="Europe">{{cite web |url=https://festileaks.com/2018/05/gorillaz-tease-new-album-release-june-2018/ |title=Gorillaz tease new album release June 2018|publisher=Festileaks|date=29 May 2018|accessdate=1 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/06/14/music/gorillaz-premiere-new-album-tokyo-show/#.XU853-3PzIU|title=Gorillaz to premiere new album at Tokyo show|publisher=The Japan Times|date=14 June 2018|accessdate=1 September 2021}}</ref><ref name="US tour"/> !width="170"|Date !width="150"|City !width="150"|Country !width="275"|Venue !width="150"|Opening act |- |1 June{{efn|The show on 1 June 2018 in Nuremberg was part of the Rock im Park festival.}} |Nuremberg |rowspan="2"|Germany |Zeppelinfeld |{{N/A}} |- |3 June{{efn|The show on 3 June 2018 in Nürburg was part of the Rock am Ring festival.}} |Nürburg |Nürburgring |{{N/A}} |- |9 June |Dublin |Ireland |Malahide Castle |Little Simz De La Soul Hypnotic Brass Ensemble |- |15 June{{efn|The show on 15 June 2018 in Barcelona was part of the Sónar festival.}} |Barcelona |Spain |Fira de Barcelona |{{N/A}}

|- |21 June |Chiba |rowspan="2"|Japan |Makuhari Messe |{{N/A}} |- |22 June |Tokyo |Zepp DiverCity |{{N/A}} |- |5 July{{efn|The show on 5 July 2018 in Werchter was part of the Rock Werchter festival.}} |Werchter |Belgium |Werchterpark |{{N/A}} |- |6 July{{efn|The show on 6 July 2018 in Gdynia was part of the Open'er Festival.}} |Gdynia |Poland |Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport |{{N/A}} |- |7 July{{efn|The show on 7 July 2018 in Roskilde was part of the Roskilde Festival.}} |Roskilde |Denmark |Festivalpladsen |{{N/A}} |- |11 July{{efn|The show on 11 July 2018 in Bern was part of the Gurtenfestival.}} |Bern |Switzerland |Gurten |{{N/A}} |- |12 July{{efn|The show on 12 July 2018 in Lucca was part of the Lucca Summer Festival.}} |Lucca |Italy |Piazza Napoleone |{{N/A}} |- |14 July{{efn|The show on 14 July 2018 in Bilbao was part of the Bilbao BBK Live festival.}} |Bilbao |Spain |Mount Cobetas |{{N/A}} |- |19 July{{efn|The show on 19 July 2018 in Nyon was part of the Paléo Festival.}} |Nyon |Switzerland |Plaine de l'Asse |{{N/A}} |- |21 July{{efn|The show on 21 July 2018 in Carhaix was part of the Vieilles Charrues Festival.}} |Carhaix |rowspan="2"|France |La Prairie de Kerampuilh |{{N/A}} |- |22 July{{efn|The show on 22 July 2018 in Paris was part of the Lollapalooza festival.}} |Paris |Longchamp Racecourse |{{N/A}} |- |25 July{{efn|The show on 25 July 2018 in Kyiv was part of the U-Park Festival.}} |Kyiv |Ukraine |People's Friendship Arch |{{N/A}} |- |28 July{{efn|The show on 28 July 2018 in Moscow was part of the Park Live Festival. This show wasn't finished due a constant thunderstorm.}} |Moscow |Russia |Gorky Park |{{N/A}} |- |9 August{{efn|The show on 9 August 2018 in Budapest was part of the Sziget Festival.}} |Budapest |Hungary |Hajógyári Island |Oscar and the Wolf Bonobo |- |11 August{{efn|The show on 11 August 2018 in Winchester was part of the Boomtown festival.}} |Winchester |England |Matterley Estate Farm |{{N/A}} |- |16 August{{efn|The show on 16 August 2018 in Sankt Pölten was part of the FM4 Frequency Festival.}} |Sankt Pölten |Austria |VAZ St. Pölten |{{N/A}} |- |17 August{{efn|The show on 17 August 2018 in Biddinghuizen was part of the Lowlands festival.}} |Biddinghuizen |Netherlands |Walibi Holland |{{N/A}} |- |8 October |Toronto |rowspan=2|Canada |Scotiabank Arena |rowspan=4|The Internet |- |9 October |Montreal |Bell Centre |- |11 October |Philadelphia |rowspan=5|United States |Wells Fargo Center |- |13 October |Brooklyn |Barclays Center |- |14 October |Boston |TD Garden |Little Dragon |- |16 October |Chicago |United Center |The Internet |- |20 October{{efn|The show on 20 October 2018 in Pico Rivera was part of the Demon Dayz Festival LA.}} |Pico Rivera |Pico Rivera Sports Arena |{{N/A}} |- |24 October |Mexico City |Mexico |Palacio de los Deportes |Jupiter & Okwess |}

==Personnel== {{div col}} *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 {{div col end}} ;Guest collaborators and additional musicians {{div col}} *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) {{div col end}}

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