SPILL NEWS: JOE JACKSON ANNOUNCES NEW RECORD ‘HOPE AND FURY’ AND 2026 TOUR DATES

JOE JACKSON ANNOUNCES NEW RECORD HOPE AND FURY AND 2026 TOUR DATES

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Hope and Fury returns to the present, and the “JJ mainstream,” with nine strong new songs. After laying the groundwork for the album in Michael Tibes’ Fuzz Songs Full of Contrast, Humour and Heart Factory studio in Berlin, Jackson returned to New York’s Reservoir Studios with co-producer Patrick Dillett and assembled his on-and-off band since 2016, “bassist for life” Graham Maby, guitarist Teddy Kumpel, and drummer Doug Yowell — augmented by the Latin percussion of Peruvian native Paulo Stagnaro. The result might strike a fan as a cross between 2019’s Fool, 1991’s Laughter and Lust, and 1982’s Night and Day.

Like those albums, Hope and Fury overflows with great tunes, clever and original lyrics, and funky grooves, with Jackson’s vocals and keyboard playing as strong as, if not stronger than, they’ve ever been. In keeping with the title (an ironic twist on Land of Hope and Glory), this is a more English Joe Jackson than we’ve seen for quite a while (the Max Champion influence, perhaps?), with some songs suggesting a love/hate relationship with his homeland.

The opening track, “Welcome to Burning-By-Sea,” describes a fictional seaside town inspired by Brighton and Jackson’s hometown of Portsmouth, but turns out to be a microcosm of the whole country, while ingeniously contrasting a slice of British working-class life in 1922 with a post-pandemic version in 2022.

For that matter, this is an album full of contrasts. Still, it’s mostly upbeat, with the trademark JJ humour much in evidence: from biting sarcasm in “I’m Not Sorry” and playful mockery in “Fabulous People” to pure silliness in “Do Do Do.” In the song “The Face,” an everyman character finds himself lost in an angry and polarized political climate: “Not one of the Great Unwashed/One of the Great Overwhelmed.” Two other songs are in Jackson’s oft-cited bittersweet melodic mode: “Made God Laugh” expresses a kind of happy, grown-up fatalism about life in general, while “After All This Time” is a similar take on a long-term relationship. The album also follows a Joe Jackson tradition by ending with a slow ballad — this time one of his most beautiful, “See You In September.”

Tour Dates

NORTH AMERICA

MAY
11 – Poughkeepsie, NY – Bardavon 1869 Opera House
13 – Montreal, QC – Place Des Arts – Théâtre Maisonneuve
14 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
16– Rochester, NY – Kodak Theatre
17 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Cathedral
19–20 – Chicago, IL – Park West
22 – Madison, WI – Orpheum Theatre
23– Minneapolis, MN – Pantages Theatre
27 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue
28 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
30 – San Francisco, CA – Curran Theatre
31 – San Diego, CA – Balboa Theatre

JUNE
2 – Los Angeles, CA – Orpheum Theatre
3 – Tucson, AZ – Fox Theatre
5 – Albuquerque, NM – Kimo Theatre
6 – Boulder, CO – Chautauqua Auditorium
9 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
10 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
12 – Omaha, NE – Admiral
14 – Austin, TX – The Paramount Theatre
16 – Houston, TX – Heights Theatre
17 – Dallas, TX – Majestic Theatre
19 – San Antonio, TX – Empire Theatre
21 – New Orleans, LA – The Joy Theatre
24 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
26 – Atlanta, GA – Center Stage
27 – Charlotte, NC – Knight Theatre
29 – Orlando, FL – Steinmetz Hall @ Dr. Phillips Center

JULY
1 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – The Parker
2 – Clearwater, FL – Capitol Theatre
7 – Washington, DC – Lincoln Theatre
8 – New Brunswick, NJ – State Theatre
10 – Providence, RI – Uptown Theater
11 – Portland, ME – State Theatre
14 – Medford, MA – Chevalier Theatre
15 – Stamford, CT – Palace Theatre
17 – Philadelphia, PA – The Lansdowne Theater
18 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre

EUROPE

SEPTEMBER
24 – Cork, IRELAND – Cork City Hall
27 – Dublin, IRELAND – 3Olympia Theatre
29 – Bristol, UK – Beacon

OCTOBER
1 – Cambridge, UK – Corn Exchange
2 – Bournemouth, UK – Pavilion Theatre
4 – London, UK – Palladium
5 – Liverpool, UK – Philharmonic Hall
7 – York, UK – Barbican
9 – Glasgow, UK – Saint Luke’s
12 – Paris, FRANCE – L’Olympia
13 – Lyon, FRANCE – Le Radiant-Bellevue
14 – Toulouse, FRANCE – Théâtre du Casino Barrière
17 – Porto, PORTUGAL – Casa da Musica
18 – Lisbon, PORTUGAL – Aula Magna
20 – Madrid, SPAIN – Teatro La Latina
21 – Valencia, SPAIN – Teatro La Rambleta
23 – Barcelona, SPAIN – Paral·lel 62
25 – Bordeaux, FRANCE – Théâtre Femina
27 – Lille, FRANCE – Théâtre Sebastopol
28 – Stuttgart, GERMANY – Liederhalle/Hegelsaal
31 – Bremen, GERMANY – Metropol Theater

NOVEMBER
1 – Munich, GERMANY – Circus Krone
2 – Berlin, GERMANY – Admiralspalast
4 – Essen, GERMANY – Lichtburg
5 – Hamburg, GERMANY – Fabrik
7 – Darmstadt, GERMANY – Staatstheater
9 – Zürich, SWITZERLAND – Kaufleuten
11 – Bologna, ITALY – Teatro Duse
12 – Rome, ITALY – Auditorium Parco Della Musica (Sala Sinopoli)
14 – Milan, ITALY – Teatro Lirico
16 – Vienna, AUSTRIA – Globe
17 – Cologne, GERMANY – Gloria
18 – Luxembourg – den Atelier
20 – Antwerp, BELGIUM – De Roma
21 – Brussels, BELGIUM – Ancienne Belgique
24 – Ghent, BELGIUM – Vooruit
26 – Rotterdam, NETHERLANDS – Nieuwe Luxor
28 – Eindhoven, NETHERLANDS – Muziekgebouw
29 – Groningen, NETHERLANDS – De Oosterport

DECEMBER
1 – Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS – Royal Theatre Carré

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