Joe Jackson announces new studio album ‘Hope and Fury’ and 2026 tour through earMUSIC.
“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 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 80 shows across 14 countries. Tickets go on sale November 14, 2025, and will be available under Joe Jackson’s website.
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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.
Opening track ‘Welcome to Burning-By-Sea’ describes a fictional seaside town inspired by Brighton and Jackson’s hometown Portsmouth but turns out to be a microcosm of the whole country, while ‘End of the Pier’ 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 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. Stay tuned, new music will be released soon!
Hope and Fury 2026 Tour Dates
Tickets are available from November 14, 2025, under Joe Jackson’s website
North America
(May – July 2026)
11 May – Poughkeepsie, NY – Bardavon 1869 Opera House
13 May – Montreal, QC – Place Des Arts – Théâtre Maisonneuve
14 May – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
16 May – Rochester, NY – Kodak Theatre
17 May – Detroit, MI – Masonic Cathedral
19–20 May – Chicago, IL – Park West
22 May – Madison, WI – Orpheum Theatre
23 May – Minneapolis, MN – Pantages Theatre
27 May – Vancouver, BC – Vogue
28 May – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
30 May – San Francisco, CA – Curran Theatre
31 May – San Diego, CA – Balboa Theatre
2 Jun – Los Angeles, CA – Orpheum Theatre
3 Jun – Tucson, AZ – Fox Theatre
5 Jun – Albuquerque, NM – Kimo Theatre
6 Jun – Boulder, CO – Chautauqua Auditorium
9 Jun – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
10 Jun – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
12 Jun – Omaha, NE – Admiral
14 Jun – Austin, TX – The Paramount Theatre
16 Jun – Houston, TX – Heights Theatre
17 Jun – Dallas, TX – Majestic Theatre
19 Jun – San Antonio, TX – Empire Theatre
21 Jun – New Orleans, LA – The Joy Theatre
24 Jun – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
26 Jun – Atlanta, GA – Center Stage
27 Jun – Charlotte, NC – Knight Theatre
29 Jun – Orlando, FL – Steinmetz Hall @ Dr. Phillips Center
1 Jul – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – The Parker
2 Jul – Clearwater, FL – Capitol Theatre
7 Jul – Washington, DC – Lincoln Theatre
8 Jul – New Brunswick, NJ – State Theatre
10 Jul – Providence, RI – Uptown Theater
11 Jul – Portland, ME – State Theatre
14 Jul – Medford, MA – Chevalier Theatre
15 Jul – Stamford, CT – Palace Theatre
17 Jul – Philadelphia, PA – The Lansdowne Theater
18 Jul – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
Europe
(September – December 2026)
24 Sep – Cork, IRELAND – Cork City Hall
27 Sep – Dublin, IRELAND – 3Olympia Theatre
29 Sep – Bristol, UK – Beacon
1 Oct – Cambridge, UK – Corn Exchange
2 Oct – Bournemouth, UK – Pavilion Theatre
4 Oct – London, UK – Palladium
5 Oct – Liverpool, UK – Philharmonic Hall
7 Oct – York, UK – Barbican
9 Oct – Glasgow, UK – Saint Luke’s
12 Oct – Paris, FRANCE – L’Olympia
13 Oct – Lyon, FRANCE – Le Radiant-Bellevue
14 Oct – Toulouse, FRANCE – Théâtre du Casino Barrière
17 Oct – Porto, PORTUGAL – Casa da Musica
18 Oct – Lisbon, PORTUGAL – Aula Magna
20 Oct – Madrid, SPAIN – Teatro La Latina
21 Oct – Valencia, SPAIN – Teatro La Rambleta
23 Oct – Barcelona, SPAIN – Paral·lel 62
25 Oct – Bordeaux, FRANCE – Théâtre Femina
27 Oct – Lille, FRANCE – Théâtre Sebastopol
28 Oct – Stuttgart, GERMANY – Liederhalle/Hegelsaal
1 Nov – Munich, GERMANY – Circus Krone
2 Nov – Berlin, GERMANY – Admiralspalast
4 Nov – Essen, GERMANY – Lichtburg
5 Nov – Hamburg, GERMANY – Fabrik
7 Nov – Darmstadt, GERMANY – Staatstheater
9 Nov – Zurich, SWITZERLAND – Kaufleuten
11 Nov – Bologna, ITALY – Teatro Duse
12 Nov – Rome, ITALY – Auditorium Parco Della Musica (Sala Sinopoli)
14 Nov – Milan, ITALY – Teatro Lirico
16 Nov – Vienna, AUSTRIA – Globe
17 Nov – Cologne, GERMANY – Gloria
18 Nov – Luxembourg – den Atelier
20 Nov – Antwerp, BELGIUM – De Roma
21 Nov – Brussels, BELGIUM – Ancienne Belgique
24 Nov – Ghent, BELGIUM – Vooruit
26 Nov – Rotterdam, NETHERLANDS – Nieuwe Luxor
28 Nov – Eindhoven, NETHERLANDS – Muziekgebouw
29 Nov – Groningen, NETHERLANDS – De Oosterport
1 Dec – Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS – Royal Theatre Carré