ORBITAL ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM OTHER
& 2027 UK AND EUROPEAN TOUR
Tickets on general sale from 10am next Friday October 23rd with a pre-sale from 10am Wednesday October 21st.
+ EXCLUSIVE 2LP + 1CD TOUR EDITION
NEW SINGLE ‘MOTHER, MAIDEN & CRONE’ FEAT. MAXINE PEAKE
AVAILABLE NOW, LISTEN HERE
OCTOBER 15, 2026: Orbital will return in 2027 with new studio album Other, accompanied by an extensive UK & European Tour during Spring 2026. Other will be released on multiple formats by London Records on March 19th, 2027, with The Other Tourbeginning in Dublin on April 8th. Tickets on general sale from 10am next Friday October 23rd with a pre-sale from 10am Wednesday October 21st.
Fans who join the pre-sale will be given access to purchase a 2LP + 1CD Tour Exclusive Edition of Other, with alternative artwork featuring an unticked ‘Other’ box which will be personally hand-ticked by either Paul or Phil Hartnoll. This unique edition will only be available to pre-order here during The Other Tour early-access period, 10am October 15th to 11.59pm October 22nd.
Available now, the first single to be taken from Other, ‘Mother, Maiden & Crone’ draws on influences from witchcraft and folklore, featuring gothic synth-lines and séance-like vocals from award winning English actor Maxine Peake. The track is Orbital’s first new material since their last studio album 2023’s critically acclaimed Optical Delusion, which reached No. 6 on the UK Official Albums Chart (Orbital’s first UK Album Chart Top 10 album since 1999’s Middle Of Nowhere) and No. 1 on the Official Dance Albums Chart. Orbital also reached No. 1 on the Dance Albums Chart with the 2024 reissue of their debut album The Green Album and with this year’s Glastonbury 1994, the first ever official release of their ground-breaking festival set.
One of the most important and influential acts in the history of British electronic music, Orbital – Kent-born brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll – helped define electronic music, bringing it from underground rave culture to festival main stages and establishing electronic artists as a major live force.
Their 11th studio album, Other explores themes of otherness – neurodiversity, identity, outsiders and the freedom to exist beyond society’s prescribed categories. Thematically and sonically, it is one of Orbital’s most ambitious records, moving through gothic folk, drum & bass, punk and ambient music alongside their trademark electronic sounds. Orbital have never restricted themselves to a single genre, never been content to tick the music category marked ‘Dance Music’. Other is further proof that after more than 35 years into their career, Orbital continue to challenge themselves and push electronic music forward. At their core, their attitude is always utterly punk.
Stand by for more news on Other release formats.
ORBITAL THE OTHER TOUR, 2027
April 8 Dublin 3Olympia Theatre
April 9 Limerick Dolans
April 10 Belfast Limelight 1
April 13 Northampton The Roadmender
April 14 Liverpool O2 Academy 1
April 15 Glasgow The Barrowland Ballroom
April 16 Nottingham Rock City
April 17 Manchester Academy 1
April 20 Cardiff The Tramshed
April 21 Frome Cheese and Grain
April 22 Birmingham O2 Institute Birmingham
April 23 Bournemouth O2 Academy Bournemouth
April 24 London British Airways ARC
April 29 Amsterdam Gashouder
April 30 Paris Le Bataclan
May 01 Brussels Ancienne Belgique
May 03 Berlin Festsaal Kreuzberg
May 04 Copenhagen Store Vega
Praise for Optical Delusion (2023):
“Orbital remain a comforting presence, and still have plenty to say.”
MOJO
“A moreish album – their best in years.”
DJ Magazine
“Probably their best album to date.”
Louder Than War
“Orbital’s best album since 1996’s In Sides.”
Classic Pop
“a fantastic return from the rave heroes.”
CLASH
“Orbital’s techno stylings remain crucial to UK music.”
Rolling Stone UK