Gnarls Barkley Announce First Tour in 18 Years as Their Comeback Moves to the Stage

Gnarls Barkley are returning to the road for the first time in 18 years. CeeLo Green and Danger Mouse have announced the 2026 To Whom It Still Concerns Tour, beginning with a nine-city North American run in November before four UK shows in December. The North American leg opens November 5 in San Francisco and closes November 28 in Chicago, with stops including Los Angeles, Atlanta, Detroit, Boston, Toronto and New York. Citi and Spotify presales begin September 21, while the general North American onsale starts September 24.

A Live Chapter for Atlanta

The tour extends a comeback that began earlier this year with Atlanta, Gnarls Barkley’s third and final album and their first full-length project since The Odd Couple in 2008. After such a long recording and touring gap, the new dates turn the reunion from a studio event into a live one.

Atlanta is more than an album title in this story. Both CeeLo Green and Danger Mouse have deep ties to Atlanta, and the North American route includes a November 10 stop at the Coca-Cola Roxy. That connection gives the comeback a clear geographic anchor while the tour itself reaches audiences across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

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Why the Return Matters to DJs and Radio

Gnarls Barkley have always sat between musical lanes rather than inside a single narrow box. Their catalog connects soul, HipHop, pop and alternative production, which helped “Crazy” become an international breakthrough in 2006. For DJs and radio programmers, that crossover identity is part of what makes the return more interesting than a standard nostalgia tour.

A major live comeback can also place older records back into current listening conversations. That does not guarantee renewed club or radio rotation, but it creates a natural moment for programmers and DJs to revisit a catalog that already bridges generations and formats. The timing is especially useful because the tour follows a new album rather than existing only as a retrospective celebration.

From an 18-Year Gap to an International Run

After the North American dates, Gnarls Barkley are scheduled to play Manchester, Glasgow, Wolverhampton and London between December 8 and 12. The UK leg expands the comeback’s international reach and brings Gnarls Barkley back to audiences in a market where “Crazy” became one of their defining records.

The significance of the announcement is straightforward: a duo that had been absent from touring for nearly two decades now has both a new final album and a confirmed live run. For fans, DJs and radio, the next phase of the Gnarls Barkley comeback is no longer only about new music. It is about hearing how that music — and the catalog around it — works on stage again.