White Lies Share New Song Nothing On Me, Announce UK And European Tour For Early 2026
Wednesday, 21 May 2025
Written by Jon Stickler
White Lies have announced a UK and European tour for early 2026.
The London trio have lined up shows in Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow, Manchester and London between January 24 and 31, before stops in various European cities throughout February. Tickets for the UK and Ireland leg go on general sale at 10am on May 30, with the European gigs on sale at 10am local time on May 28.
Alongside the tour dates, the band have shared a new song, Nothing On Me, an urgent offering which finds them experimenting with elements of krautrock alongside their blend of post-punk influences and signature atmospheric style. Recorded at The Church Studios in North London, and produced by Riley MacIntyre, it marks their first new music since their 2022 album, 'As I Try Not To Fall Apart'. They said:
"This track welcomes you into the collaborative present mind of White Lies. It's somewhat reckless, unhinged, full of competing ideas. There is a disregard for any external influences, pressures, or expectations. We're driving with no brakes or seat-belts. Lyrically and conceptually it's a rebirth, and an introduction.
"The initial musical ideas came from having a synth sequence that is in a different time signature to the rest of the band. This is something I borrowed a lot from the 70's prog that I love and listened to a lot during the making of this record. I listened to records by Genesis, Chris Squier, Yes, Utopia and Gong who all extensively make use of this in their music.
"The rhythm is a classic motorik beat borrowed from the krautrock that we all love and is a motif we've used a lot across our careers in White Lies. The guitar melody is almost jolly and absurdist like the nursery rhyme or something you'd hear an ice cream van playing. It clashes, I think, to the feel of the music. This is inspired by Steve Hillage and his album Motivation Radio where he often utilizes similar melodies. All of this feeds a cacophony and an overload of information that disorients and confuses.
"The lyrics reflect the difficulties we can all have in relating to people even when they are close to us, especially in the heat of an argument or disagreement and how overwhelming that can be. This is probably the fastest most intense song we've ever written and was further developed in rehearsals, with Seth Evans (formerly of Black Midi) on keys, and then performed in the studio. The foundations of this track are one take played live."
White Lies will support Ocean Colour Scene at Dundee's Slessor Gardens on July 25, before joining The Smashing Pumpkins at their UK shows in London, Halifax, Scarborough and Colchester in August. They'll also join Ocean Colour Scene and Jake Bugg as special guests for Razorlight at the Darlington Arena stadium, County Durham on August 23. Tickets for those dates are on sale now.
NEW // Alongside releasing their new single Nothing On Me, @whiteliesmusic have announced UK and Ireland shows for January as part of a European tour.
Sat January 24 2026 - DUBLIN Academy
Sun January 25 2026 - BELFAST Limelight
Wed January 28 2026 - GLASGOW SWG3 TV Studio
Thu January 29 2026 - MANCHESTER Albert Hall
Sat January 31 2026 - LONDON Roundhouse
Tue February 03 2026 - PARIS La Machine du Moulin Rouge (France)
Wed February 04 2026 - LUXEMBOURG Den Atelier (Luxembourg)
Fri February 06 2026 - MILAN Magazzini Generali (Italy)
Sat February 07 2026 - ZURICH Dynamo Saal (Switzerland)
Mon February 09 2026 - MUNICH Muffathalle (Germany)
Tue February 10 2026 - VIENNA Ottakringer Brauerei (Austria)
Thu February 12 2026 - ZAGREB Boogaloo (Croatia)
Fri February 13 2026 - BUDAPEST Durer Kert Main Hall (Hungary)
Sun February 15 2026 - WARSAW Progresja (Poland)
Mon February 16 2026 - PRAGUE Lucerna Music Bar (Czech Republic)
Tue February 17 2026 - BERLIN Huxleys (Germany)
Fri February 20 2026 - HAMBURG Grosse Freiheit (Germany)
Sat February 21 2026 - ESBJERG Tobakken (Denmark)
Sun February 22 2026 - COPENHAGEN Vega (Denmark)
Tue February 24 2026 - COLOGNE Live Music Hall (Germany)
Wed February 25 2026 - BRUSSELS Ancienne Belgique (Belgium)
Thu February 26 2026 - AMSTERDAM AFAS Live (Netherlands)
Fri February 27 2026 - TILBURG O13 (Netherlands)
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