Joe Jackson Announces New Rock Album, ‘Hope and Fury,’ and 2026 Tour

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Joe Jackson has announced a new album, Hope and Fury. The title will be released on April 10, 2026, on CD and 180g vinyl (with a gatefold sleeve), is available for pre-order in the U.S./worldwide here, in Canada here and in the U.K. here. To support the release, Jackson and his band will embark on a major North American tour from May to July, followed by an extensive European run from September to December. In total, the Grammy-winning artist will perform more than 80 shows across 14 countries. A pre-sale has begun; tickets for the general public go on sale Nov. 14 here.

From the Nov. 11 announcement: 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 U.K.’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.”

Hope and Fury presents nine 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 album overflows with clever and original lyrics, and funky grooves, led by Jackson’s vocals and keyboard playing. 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, with some songs suggesting a love/hate relationship with his homeland.

The opening track, “Welcome to Burning-By-Sea,” describes a fictional seaside town inspired by Brighton and Jackson’s hometown of Portsmouth, but turns out to be a microcosm of the whole country, while contrasting a slice of British working-class life in 1922 with a post-pandemic version in 2022.

Hope and Fury offers biting sarcasm in “I’m Not Sorry” and playful mockery in “Fabulous People” to pure silliness in “Do Do Do.” In the song “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 Jackson tradition by ending with a slow ballad, “See You In September.”

Joe Jackson Hope and Fury Tracklist
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 “Hope and Fury” 2026 Tour (Tickets are available here and here)
NORTH AMERICA
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