Legendary psych outfit Gong are back with their new single ‘Stars In Heaven’ alongside a brand new music video created by Drain Hope. The band have also teased the release of their new album, Bright Spirit, due in 2026 on Kscope,
“It’s such an eclectic record,” said singer and guitarist Kavus Torabi. “This is the most colourful and kaleidoscopic album so far from this incarnation of the band. There are Eastern-infused epics, long instrumental jazz-inspired sections, meditative and cosmic detours and blistering, incendiary psychedelic rock. When picking the first song to be released, it has felt as if there’s an extra weight on the choice, as if the song somehow has to represent the whole album.”
Lyrically it expands on the idea that the world is as you are. “If you are a cynical, defensive or suspicious person, then that’s the world you’ll inhabit,” continued Torabi. “You’ll see mean-spirited behaviour and selfishness all around you but it’s always a choice. I think perhaps some people forget that. That’s not the world I live in, nor would I want to. It’s a sad old world for sure but it’s also a beautiful one bursting with hope, possibility, wonder and magic in every single moment.
You can stream ‘Stars In Heaven’ here and check out the video here at RAMzine.
Bright Spirit continues the Gong catalogue – an extensive and acclaimed collection of releases that has seen the band produce over 30 studio albums during a career spanning more than 50 years, since the band was founded in 1970 by the late Daevid Allen. They continue to carry the torch ignited by Allen with their cUK tour alongside fellow psych band Henge currently underway – Tickets are available here.
GONG UK TOUR DATES 2025/26
Nov 08 – Bedford Esquires, Bedford
Nov 14 – Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
Nov 15 – The Boileroom, Guildford
Nov 16 – The Piper, St Leonards
Nov 25 – Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich
Nov 29 – Club 85, Hitchin
GONG & HENGE UK TOUR DATES
Nov 06 – Trinity Centre, Bristol
Nov 07 – Dreamland, Margate
Nov 09 – Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester
Nov 11 – The Globe, Cardiff
Nov 12 – Exeter Phoenix, Exeter
Nov 13 – Princess Pavilion, Falmouth
Nov 19 – Crookes Social Club, Sheffield
Nov 20 – The Leeds Irish Centre Leeds
Nov 21 – Northumbria Students’ Union, Newcastle
Nov 22 – Kanteena, Lancaster
Nov 23 – St Luke’s Glasgow, Glasgow
Nov 26 – Cambridge Junction, Cambridge
Nov 27 – The Robin, Bilston
Nov 28 – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
Nov 30 – Earth Hall, London
GONG 2026 UK TOUR DATES
Mar 19 – Chalk, Brighton
Mar 20 – Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury
Mar 21 – Hangar 18, Swansea
Mar 26 – The Drill, Lincoln
Mar 27 – New Century Hall, Manchester
Mar 28 – Hangar 34, Liverpool
