The Humanz Tour was a concert tour by the British

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Gorillaz Gorillaz are an English virtual band formed in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett, from London. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: 2-D (character), 2-D (Singing, vocals, Musical keyboard, keyboards), Murd ...

, in support of their fifth studio album ''

Humanz ''Humanz'' is the fifth studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz. It was released on 28 April 2017 in the United Kingdom by Parlophone and in the United States by Warner Bros. Records. The album was announced on the band's official Insta ...

''.Sources for shows in North America: * All except where noted: * 2nd San Francisco date: * Austin City Limits dates:

Personnel

Damon Albarn Damon Albarn (; born 23 March 1968) is an English-Icelandic musician, singer-songwriter and composer, best known as the frontman and primary lyricist of the rock band Blur and as the co-creator and primary musical contributor of the virtual ...

– lead vocals, keyboards, piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar,

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* Mike Smith – keyboards, backing vocals * Jeff Wootton – lead guitar * Seye Adelekan – bass guitar,

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, acoustic guitar, backing vocals *Gabriel Wallace – drums, percussion *Jesse Hackett – keyboards *Karl Vanden Bossche – drums, percussion *Angel Silvera – backing vocals *Petra Luke – backing vocals, vocals on " Dare" *Rebecca Freckleton – backing vocals, vocals on "Dare" *Michelle Ndegwa – backing vocals, vocals on "Out of Body" and "

Kids with Guns "Kids with Guns" is a song from the British virtual band Gorillaz' second album, '' Demon Days''. It was released on 10 April 2006 in the United Kingdom as a double A-side as the fourth and final singles from the album. "Kids with Guns" and its ...

" *Matthew Allen – backing vocals *Marcus Anthony Johnson – backing vocals (Select dates only) *Adeleye Omotayo – backing vocals (Select dates only) * Demon Strings – strings (Birmingham and London shows only)

Guest collaborators and additional musicians

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– vocals on "Sex Murder Party" and "

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" (Select dates only) *Peven Everett – vocals on "

Strobelite "Strobelite" is a single by British virtual band Gorillaz, released on their fifth studio album ''Humanz''. It features guest vocals by Peven Everett. The single was released on 4 August 2017, with an accompanying music video released three days l ...

" and " Stylo" (Select dates only) *

Vince Staples Vincent Jamal Staples (born July 2, 1993) is an American rapper and singer. Staples was once a close associate of Odd Future, Mike G and Earl Sweatshirt in particular. He is currently signed to Motown and Blacksmith Records. Staples rose to p ...

– vocals on " Ascension" and "

Clint Eastwood Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor and film director. After achieving success in the Western TV series '' Rawhide'', he rose to international fame with his role as the " Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone's "'' D ...

" (Select dates only) * Zebra Katz – vocals on "Sex Murder Party" and "Out of Body" (Select dates only) * Kilo Kish – vocals on "

19-2000 "19-2000", sometimes written "19/2000", is a song from the British virtual band Gorillaz' self-titled debut album ''Gorillaz''. It was the second single from the album, released on 25 June 2001 in the United Kingdom. "19-2000" reached number s ...

" and "Out of Body" (Select dates only) *

Little Simz Simbiatu "Simbi" Abisola Abiola Ajikawo (born 23 February 1994), better known by her stage name Little Simz, is a British rapper, singer and actress. She rose to prominence with the independent release of her first three albums; ''A Curious Tale ...

– vocals on "Garage Palace", " We Got the Power" and "Clint Eastwood" (Select dates only) * Anthony Hamilton – vocals on "Carnival" (Chicago and first San Francisco show only) *

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Hypnotic Brass Ensemble is an eight-piece, Chicago-based brass ensemble consisting of eight sons of the jazz trumpeter Phil Cohran. Their musical style ranges from hip hop to jazz to funk and rock, including calypso and gypsy music. They call t ...

– brass on "Broken" and "Sweepstakes" (Chicago and London shows only) *

Pusha T Terrence LeVarr Thornton (born May 13, 1977), better known by his stage name Pusha T, is an American rapper, songwriter and record executive. He rose to prominence as one-half of the hip hop duo Clipse, which was mainly active from 1994 to 20 ...

– vocals on " Let Me Out" (Select dates only) *

Del the Funky Homosapien Teren Delvon Jones (born August 12, 1972), better known by his stage name Del the Funky Homosapien (sometimes stylized as Del tha Funkee Homosapien) or Sir DZL, is an American rapper. Music career 1988–1997: Early life and beginnings Born in O ...

– vocals on "Clint Eastwood" (Select dates only) *

De La Soul De La Soul () is an American hip hop trio formed in 1988 in the Amityville area of Long Island, New York. They are best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternat ...

– vocals on "Momentz", " Superfast Jellyfish" and "

Feel Good Inc. "Feel Good Inc." is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz featuring American hip-hop group De La Soul. Released on 9 May 2005 as the lead single from the band's second studio album, ''Demon Days'', the single peaked at 2 in the United Kingdo ...

" (Select dates only) *

Bootie Brown The Pharcyde (currently known as The Far Side) is an American alternative hip hop group, formed in 1989, from South Central Los Angeles. The original four members of the group are Imani (Emandu Wilcox), Slimkid3 (Trevant Hardson), Bootie Brown ...

– vocals on "

Dirty Harry ''Dirty Harry'' is a 1971 American neo-noir action thriller film produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the ''Dirty Harry'' series. Clint Eastwood plays the title role, in his first outing as San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) ...

" and "Stylo" (Select dates only) *

Carly Simon Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, memoirist, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include " Anticipation" (No. 13), " The Right Thi ...

– vocals on "Ticker Tape" (Boston only) *

Kali Uchis Karly-Marina Loaiza (born July 17, 1994), known professionally as Kali Uchis ( ), is an American singer. She released her debut mixtape, ''Drunken Babble'', in 2012, which was followed by her debut EP, '' Por Vida'', released in 2015. In 2018, U ...

– vocals on "She's My Collar" (Select dates only) *

Kelela Kelela Mizanekristos ( am, ከለላ ሚዛነክርስቶስ; born June 3, 1983) is an American singer. She made her debut in the music industry with the release of her 2013 mixtape '' Cut 4 Me.'' In 2015, she released '' Hallucinogen'', an E ...

– vocals on "Busted and Blue" and "Submission" (Quebec City only) *

Danny Brown Daniel Dewan Sewell (born March 16, 1981), better known by his stage name Danny Brown, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He has been described by MTV as "one of rap's most unique figures in recent memory". In 2010, after amassing ...

– rap on "Submission" (Select dates only) *

Yukimi Nagano Yukimi Eleanora Nagano (born 31 January 1982) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She is the vocalist for the Swedish electronic group Little Dragon. Career Early career Nagano first made a record at the age of 18 with Andreas Saag (Swell Sess ...

– vocals on "

Empire Ants "Empire Ants" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz, released on their third studio album ''Plastic Beach''. It features guest vocals and instrumentation from Yukimi Nagano, the vocalist of the trip hop band Little Dragon. Overview Gori ...

" (First San Francisco show only) *

DRAM Dynamic random-access memory (dynamic RAM or DRAM) is a type of random-access semiconductor memory that stores each bit of data in a memory cell, usually consisting of a tiny capacitor and a transistor, both typically based on metal-oxi ...

– vocals on " Andromeda" and "We Got the Power" (Select dates only) *

Jehnny Beth Jehnny Beth (born Camille Berthomier, 24 December 1984), is a French musician, singer-songwriter, producer, presenter and actress, best known as half of the duo John & Jehn and front woman of the English rock band Savages. Her debut solo album ...

– vocals on "We Got the Power" (Select dates only) *

Mos Def Yasiin Bey (; born Dante Terrell Smith, December 11, 1973), previously and more commonly known by his stage name Mos Def (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. His hip hop career began in 1994, alongside his siblings in the s ...

– vocals on "Stylo" and "Sweepstakes" (New York City and London shows only) * Eslam Jawaad – vocals on "Clint Eastwood" (Dubai only) *Malikah Lynn – vocals on "Clint Eastwood" (Dubai only) * Faia Younan – vocals on "Busted and Blue" (Dubai only) *

Popcaan Andrae Hugh Sutherland (born 19 July 1988), known professionally as Popcaan, is a Jamaican singer. In 2008, Popcaan joined Vybz Kartel's Gaza Music Empire. In 2010, he released his breakthrough international hit "Clarks" with Kartel, an ode ...

– vocals on "

Saturnz Barz "Saturnz Barz" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz, featuring Jamaican dancehall artist Popcaan. The song was released on 23 March 2017. It was released as the lead single from their fifth studio album ''Humanz''. The song marks the group' ...

" (Paris shows only) *

Pauline Black Belinda Magnus (born 23 October 1953), better known as Pauline Black (), is an English singer, actress and author. In a music career spanning over 40 years, Black came to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead singer of the 2 Tone ska reviva ...

– vocals on " Charger" - Alternate version (Select dates only) *

Gruff Rhys Gruffudd Maredudd Bowen Rhys (; born 18 July 1970) is a Welsh musician, composer, producer, filmmaker and author. He performs solo and with several bands, including Super Furry Animals, which obtained mainstream success in the 1990s. He formed ...

– vocals and guitar on "Superfast Jellyfish" (London shows only) *

Noel Gallagher Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born 29 May 1967) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. He was the chief songwriter, lead guitarist, and co-lead vocalist of the rock band Oasis until their split in 2009. After leaving Oasis, he formed ...

– vocals and guitar on "We Got the Power" (London shows only) *