Joe Jackson Announces New Rock Record and Tour

JOE JACKSON ANNOUNCES HOPE AND FURY NEW ALBUM AND 2026 TOUR HOPE AND FURY TO BE RELEASED APRIL 10, 2026

"Hello cruel world / I'm not going away / So I might as well have my say," sings Joe Jackson on his new album, and there's no doubt that at a point when many of his contemporaries have lost their passion, their talent, their voices, or even their lives, Jackson goes from strength to strength. Hope and Fury might, in fact, just be his best album yet. The new album will be released digitally, on CD, and 180g vinyl with a gatefold sleeve worldwide on April 10, 2026, and is available for preorder starting today. To accompany the release, Joe Jackson and his band will embark on a major North American tour from May to July 2026, followed by an extensive European run from September to December. In total, the Grammy-winning artist will perform more than 80 shows across 14 countries. Tickets go on sale November 14, 2025, and will be available on Joe Jackson’s website. A Return to Joe Jackson’s “Own Mainstream” Though often depicted as a chameleonic artist who constantly “changes his style,” Jackson insists that most of his albums are in “his own mainstream” — collections of sophisticated pop songs, using different kinds of rhythms and combinations of instruments. At the same time, Jackson reserves the right to step away from that mainstream. As he said in a rare, recent interview for the UK's Chap magazine, “I always knew I was in this music thing for life. So every now and again I'm going to do something different, to keep it interesting.” Jackson's most recent “sidestep,” Mr. Joe Jackson presents Max Champion in ‘What A Racket!’ saw him hilariously channelling a forgotten Music Hall entertainer from Edwardian England. About the Album, Hope and Fury: 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 contrasts 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, but 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” but “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." Joe Jackson is definitely not going away. Dividing his time between New York City and Portsmouth, UK, Jackson describes himself as “bicoastal” both geographically and musically — and Hope and Fury as "Bicoastal LatinJazzFunkRock." JOE JACKSON HOPE AND FURY (Ear Music) Release Date: April 10, 2026

Tracklist Welcome to Burning-by-Sea I’m Not Sorry Made God Laugh Do Do Do Fabulous People After All This Time The Face End of the Pier See You in September # # # HOPE AND FURY TOUR DATES 2026   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 CONNECT WITH JOE JACKSON Instagram | Facebook | Website