4 min read
Gorillaz India Tour 2027: Bengaluru Concert Guide, Tickets & Details
Gorillaz bring their first-ever India tour to Bengaluru in 2027, celebrating their album, The Mountain, and featuring Indian collaborators.
For the first time in their 25-year history, Gorillaz are coming to India.
The groundbreaking virtual band created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett will finally perform on Indian soil in January 2027, bringing their ambitious Mountain Tour to Bengaluru and Mumbai. For fans who have spent decades listening to ‘Feel Good Inc.’, ‘Clint Eastwood’, ‘DARE’, ‘On Melancholy Hill’ and countless other classics, this is your moment!
What makes this performance meaningful is that Gorillaz's latest album, The Mountain, was heavily shaped by India itself. Recorded across multiple Indian cities and featuring some of the country's most respected musicians, the album has created a unique connection between the band and India. Now, that story comes full circle.
What is The Mountain?
The Mountain, released on 27 February 2026, is Gorillaz's ninth studio album and features some of the band's strongest creative ties to India so far.
The record was created across several countries, but India became one of its most important creative centres. Recording sessions took place in Mumbai, New Delhi, Jaipur, Rishikesh, Varanasi, Haridwar and other locations, with Indian classical influences woven throughout the album.
Rather than treating India as a backdrop, the band incorporated Indian instruments, musicians and cultural influences directly into the music.
The result is an album that blends Gorillaz's signature electronic, alternative and pop sound with Indian classical textures and global influences.
Thematically, The Mountain explores life, death, grief and the afterlife. Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett have both spoken about how the project was shaped by personal loss during its creation, giving the record a deeper emotional weight than many previous Gorillaz releases.
Why this is a historic moment for Indian music fans
Despite being one of the most influential music projects of the 21st century, Gorillaz have never performed in India before.
Since their debut in 2000, the band has built a global following through a unique combination of animation, storytelling, visual art and genre-defying music. Their fictional members 2D, Murdoc Niccals, Noodle and Russel Hobbs, have become as recognisable as many real-world bands.
Over the past two and a half decades, Gorillaz have sold millions of records, won Grammy Awards, headlined major festivals and collaborated with artists from virtually every corner of the music world.
India remained one of the few major markets they had never visited. That changes in January 2027. Alongside Bengaluru, the band will also perform in Mumbai on 27 January 2027, marking the first-ever Gorillaz concerts in the country.
The Indian musicians featured on the album
One of the most exciting aspects of The Mountain is its impressive lineup of Indian collaborators. The album includes contributions from:
- Anoushka Shankar
- Asha Bhosle
- Asha Puthli
- Ajay Prasanna
- Amaan Ali Bangash
- Ayaan Ali Bangash
For Indian audiences, this makes the upcoming concerts especially significant. Several reports surrounding the tour have suggested that Indian collaborators may join Gorillaz on stage during the India dates.
Surprise guest appearances are pretty normal at Gorillaz concerts, and the band is well known for bringing collaborators on stage without prior announcement, making every show a little unpredictable.
The India shows carry particular significance for Damon Albarn himself. Speaking about the announcement, Albarn described bringing Gorillaz to India as a long-held dream. That context gives this concert an emotional significance beyond the usual excitement surrounding an international tour.
What songs will Gorillaz play in Bengaluru?
Expect a career-spanning setlist that celebrates 25 years of Gorillaz music. While ‘The Mountain’ will naturally feature heavily, fans can also expect many of the songs that transformed the band into a global phenomenon.
The District event listing has specifically highlighted:
- Feel Good Inc.
- Orange County
- On Melancholy Hill
- The Mountain
- The Moon Cave
- She's My Collar
For longtime fans, this means one evening could seamlessly move between early-2000s classics, festival favourites and brand-new material from the band's latest chapter.
What makes a Gorillaz concert different?
The project combines a full live band with large-scale visual storytelling. Throughout the performance, the animated band members appear on giant screens, interacting with the music and creating an immersive audio-visual experience.
Damon Albarn serves as the central live performer, but the show extends far beyond a traditional frontman-and-band format. Massive projections, cinematic visuals, animation sequences, guest appearances and elaborate stage production all come together to create something closer to a multimedia spectacle than a conventional concert.
This approach has helped Gorillaz become one of the most acclaimed live acts in modern music.
Quick information
Date: Saturday, 23 January 2027
Venue: District Arena @ Terraform, Bengaluru
Gates Open: 4:00 PM
Show Starts: 6:00 PM
Duration: Approximately 4 hours
Age Limit: 7+
Layout: Outdoor standing event
Tickets: Click here to buy
This is the band's first-ever India tour, built around an album deeply connected to the country, and likely the only opportunity to experience The Mountain in the environment that inspired much of its creation.
Even if you're newer to Gorillaz, the combination of iconic songs, immersive visuals, guest performers and the rarity of the occasion makes this one of the most significant international concerts currently announced for India in 2027.
This is a milestone moment in Gorillaz history!
Bengaluru
Gorillaz The Mountain Tour 2027 | Bengaluru
₹5K
