Placebo Release "Happy Birthday In The Sky"; Never Let Me Ago Arrives March 25

	PLACEBO RELEASE NEW SINGLE: “HAPPY BIRTHDAY IN THE SKY” https://lnk.to/Placebo-HBITS NEVER LET ME GO ARRIVES MARCH 25 VIA RISE RECORDS

Placebo | Photo credit: Mads Perch

	March 4, 2022, LONDON – Placebo have released “Happy Birthday In The Sky” (https://lnk.to/Placebo-HBITS), a fourth, and final, preview of their highly-anticipated new album, Never Let Me Go (March 25, Rise Records). Never Let Me Go pre-orders are available now (https://lnk.to/Placebo-NeverLetMeGo) with the collection available on limited-edition 2LP red vinyl (indie retail exclusive), pink 2LP vinyl (web exclusive), standard black 2LP vinyl, cassette (a variety of limited-edition colors), and digitally.

Happy Birthday In The Sky” visualizer: https://youtu.be/565hAlrfMSI

	“Happy Birthday In The Sky” follows recent singles “Beautiful James,” “Surrounded By Spies,” and “Try Better Next Time,” each of which offered its own unique glimpse into what has been weighing on the minds of the band in the near decade since their last album release. Where the album’s opening singles considered themes of personal accountability, tech-saturation, and humanity’s true place in the world, “Happy Birthday In The Sky” is Placebo at their heart-breaking best. Brian Molko grips every word and releases it in a flurry of controlled expressive outpouring, revisiting dark emotions to tell a story of loss and the mechanisms we use to cope with it. He comments: “’Happy Birthday In The Sky’ for me, is one of the more heartbreaking moments on the album. Happy birthday In the sky is a phrase that I've been using for quite some time. When I say, happy birthday to people who aren't with us anymore, it communicates the kind of heartbreak that we're really, really good at communicating I think. You know that sense of loss, that sense of desperation. It's as if a part of your body and your soul has been ripped from you unfairly. And you pine and you pine, and you wait. What I am thinking is that this is kind of so visceral and so intense emotionally that it's really going to communicate something very powerful to the listener. And that's basically all I'm interested in. At what cost? Who cares. As long as the song really, really moves people, then whatever sacrifices you have to make in order to get there are fine with me. It's not such a bad thing to inhabit these emotions - you're very, very much alive and in the moment while you're doing so.”

“Happy Birthday In The Sky” single artwork

	Placebo embark on run of headline UK / European tour dates in 2022. Tickets are available here.

	PLACEBO UK + EUROPEAN 2022 HEADLINE TOUR DATES October 1 Frankfurt, Germany - Festhalle October 4 Stuttgart, Germany - Schleyerhalle October 6 Berlin, Germany - Mercedes-Benz Arena October 8 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega October 10 Oslo, Norway - Sentrum Scene October 11 Stockholm, Sweden - Cirkus October 13 Helsinki, Finland - Ice Hall Black Box October 14 Tallin, Estonia - Saku Arena Black Box October 17 Warsaw, Poland - Expo XXI Hall 3 October 19 Leipzig, Germany - Quarterback Immobilien Arena October 22 Hamburg, Germany - Barclaycard Arena October 24 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Ziggo Dome October 26 Munich, Germany - Olympiahalle October 27 Milan, Italy - Mediolanum Forum October 29 Zurich, Switzerland - Samsung Hall October 31 Prague, Czech Republic - O2 Universum November 2 Vienna, Austria - Stadthalle November 4 Esch El Azette, Luxembourg - Rockhal November 7 Cologne, Germany - Lanxess Arena November 8 Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis November 10 Nancy, France - Zenith November 11 Paris, France - Accorhotels Arena November 13 Bordeaux, France - Arkea Arena November 14 Rennes, France - La Liberte November 18 Portsmouth, UK - Guildhall November 19 Brighton, UK - Brighton Centre November 21 Liverpool, UK - Eventim Olympia November 22 Manchester, UK - O2 Victoria Warehouse November 24 Cardiff, UK - Motorpoint Arena November 26 London, UK - O2 Brixton Academy November 27 London, UK - O2 Brixton Academy November 29 Leicester, UK - De Montford Hall November 30 Leeds, UK - O2 Academy Leeds December 2 Newcastle, UK – O2 City Hall December 3 Glasgow, UK - O2 Academy Glasgow December 5 Dublin, Ireland - 3 Arena December 7 Cambridge, UK - Corn Exchange December 8 Birmingham, UK - O2 Academy 1

Placebo | Never Let Me Go album artwork

	Never Let Me Go track listing Forever Chemicals Beautiful James Hugz Happy Birthday In The Sky The Prodigal Surrounded By Spies Try Better Next Time Sad White Reggae Twin Demons Chemtrails This Is What You Wanted Went Missing Fix Yourself # # # Placebo: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter