Cosmic prog rockers Gong have shared a video for their brand new single, the suitably trippy Stars In Heaven.
At the same time, the band have announced more live dates for March 2026, and have also teased the release of their new album, which fans will see next year and shared the album’s title – Bright Spirit.
“It’s such an eclectic record,” says singer and guitarist Kavus Torabi. “This is the most colourful and kaleidoscopic album so far from this incarnation of the band. There are Eastern-infused epics, long instrumental jazz-inspired sections, meditative and cosmic detours and blistering, incendiary psychedelic rock. When picking the first song to be released, it has felt as if there’s an extra weight on the choice, as if the song somehow has to represent the whole album.”
Talking about Stars In Heaven, Torabi says, “If you are a cynical, defensive or suspicious person, then that’s the world you’ll inhabit. You’ll see mean-spirited behaviour and selfishness all around you, but it’s always a choice. I think perhaps some people forget that. That’s not the world I live in, nor would I want to. It’s a sad old world for sure, but it’s also a beautiful one, bursting with hope, possibility, wonder and magic in every single moment.”
Gong, who are touring the UK at the moment, will play the following dates in March:
Mar 19: Brighton Chalk
Mar 20: Canterbury Gulbenkian Theatre
Mar 21: Swansea Hangar 18
Mar 26: Lincoln The Drill, Lincoln
Mar 27:Manchester New Century Hall
You can see the full list of live dates below.
Gong UK tour dates
Nov 08: Bedford Esquires
Nov 14: Lyme Regis Marine Theatre
Nov 15: Guildford The Boileroom
Nov 16: St. Leonards The Piper
Nov 25: Norwich Arts Centre
Nov 29: Hitchin Club 85
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Nov 05: Southampton The 1865
Nov 06: Bristol Trinity Centre
Nov 07: Margate Dreamland:
Nov 09: Colchester Arts Centre
Nov 11: Cardiff The Globe
Nov 12: Exeter Phoenix,
Nov 13: Falmouth Princess Pavilion
Nov 19: Sheffield Crookes Social Club
Nov 20:The Leeds Irish Centre
Nov 21: Newcastle Northumbria Students' Union
Nov 22: Lancasster Kanteena
Nov 23: Glasgow St Luke's
Nov 26: Cambridge Junction
Nov 27: Bilston The Robin
Nov 28: Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Nov 30: London Earth Hall
Mar 19: Brighton Chalk
Mar 20: Canterbury Gulbenkian Theatre
Mar 21: Swansea Hangar 18
Mar 26: Lincoln The Drill, Lincoln
Mar 27: Manchester New Century Hall
