Joe Jackson preps first album in 7 years, touring in 2026: hear “Welcome to Burning-By-Sea”

The great Joe Jackson will release a new album, Hope and Fury, on April 10 via Earmusic. It’s his first proper studio album in seven years and it was made with bassist Graham Maby, guitarist Teddy Kumpel, and drummer Doug Yowell, along with percussionist Paulo Stagnaro.

The first single is fiery indeed, laying into England and its traditions. “This started as a song about a fictional seaside town inspired by Brighton, but somehow my hometown Portsmouth muscled its way in, to be followed by a hundred other seaside towns in all their faded glory, and ultimately, by the whole damn country,” Joe says. “It ended up being a love/hate song to England. When people say they have a love/hate relationship with something, they often just seem to mean that they have mixed feelings or they’re ‘on the fence’. But there’s nowhere that makes me more angry or sad than England, and nowhere I love more. This could only be a song full of contradictions. But it’s all true.”

Watch the lyric video for “Welcome to Burning-by-Sea” below.

Joe and his band will be on tour in 2026, starting with a North American leg that kicks off May 11 in Poughkeepsie and wraps up in NYC on July 18 at Beacon Theatre. He’ll spend the fall touring across the UK and Europe and all dates are listed below.

Hope and Fury
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

JOE JACKSON – 2026 TOUR DATES

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