Down From the Mountain, Gorillaz Bring Their First Big U.S. Tour Since 2022 to the Kia Forum
Damon Albarn and the Gorillaz live band play Inglewood on October 24 behind The Mountain, their ninth studio album.
The cartoon band lands in Inglewood on Saturday, October 24, when Gorillaz play the Kia Forum at 7:30 p.m. on The Mountain Tour. Deltron 3030 opens, as it does at every stop on the run. Velvet also covered Fireworks and a Final Freeze, Charli xcx Plays Two Nights at the Kia Forum.
The Forum date belongs to a 22-date run across the U.S. and Canada, the band’s first extensive North American tour since 2022, mxdwn reported. It opened September 17 at the Kia Center in Orlando and wraps on Halloween at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Los Angeles comes the night after Phoenix and the night before San Diego.
The tour is built around The Mountain, the band’s ninth studio album, which came out February 27 and opened at No. 1 in the U.K., Billboard reported. Damon Albarn fronts a full live band, with special guests woven through the night, mxdwn reported.
Opening night in Orlando ran 24 songs, according to Consequence and to the Arizona Republic’s Ed Masley, who drew on fan reports at setlist.fm. The set opened with “The Mountain” and “The Happy Dictator,” worked through “19-2000,” “On Melancholy Hill” and “Rhinestone Eyes,” and closed the main set with “Feel Good Inc.” Little Simz came out for “Garage Palace,” Kara Jackson sang on “Orange County” and Bootie Brown took “Stylo” and “Dirty Harry.” The encore ended with “Clint Eastwood,” with Del the Funky Homosapien.
Whether Little Simz plays Inglewood is an open question. The tour’s original announcement marked her for most dates but not Los Angeles or San Diego, and Consequence reported in September that she was scheduled for every date except those two. Live Nation’s listing for the Forum night, however, names her alongside Deltron 3030, so check the night’s lineup before you leave the house.
Tickets for the Forum are sold through Ticketmaster, and the tour offers VIP packages that include premium seats and exclusive merchandise, mxdwn reported.
