Giant Rooks have a new single out today, and it lands exactly where the band intended. “Want It Back” is a coming-of-age breakup anthem that sits between longing and release, the kind of track that captures the quiet moment you realize you have already moved on without trying. Indie-pop momentum drives the whole thing forward, infectious and melodically immediate, built for the kind of live crowds Giant Rooks have been commanding across three continents.
The band describes it as both a fresh chapter and a reconnection with their roots, and that tension gives the song genuine energy. It is not a melancholic farewell. The lyric at its centre says everything: “You can have my heart, it’s yours for free, but you don’t see the fact, I never want it back.” Quietly confident, forward-facing, and full of motion, “Want It Back” is the second single from their upcoming 2026 studio album.
The numbers behind Giant Rooks make their ambition entirely credible. Four billion combined streams, an RIAA Gold certification in the US, and their latest album ‘How Have You Been’ debuting at Number 1 on the German album charts. In 2024 they completed their third sold-out North American headline tour, appeared as special guest for Louis Tomlinson, and played Lollapalooza Chicago, Reading and Leeds, and Corona Capital in Mexico City. In 2025 they sold out two hometown shows in Hamm, Germany, a moment the band called both an emotional homecoming and a marker of how far they have come.
A massive European festival run begins in May, followed by a full headline tour through Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in the fall.
Giant Rooks Festival Dates 2026:
May 29 – Konstanz, GER – Campusfestival Konstanz
May 30 – Dudelange, LUX – USINA Open Air
Jun 20 – Landgraaf, NLD – Pinkpop Festival
Jun 25-27 – Rottershausen, GER – Ab geht die Lutzi Festival
Jun 26 – Lörrach, GER – Stimmenfestival
Jul 16-18 – Straubenhardt, GER – Happiness Festival
Jul 16-19 – Cuxhaven, GER – Deichbrand Festival
Aug 5 – Schwetzingen, GER – Schlossgarten Schwetzingen
Aug 5-9 – Eschwege, GER – Open Flair Festival
Aug 6-9 – Ribnitz-Damgarten, GER – About You Pangea Festival
Aug 6 – Rothenburg ob der Tauber, GER – Taubertal Festival
Aug 11-15 – Budapest, HUN – Sziget Festival
Aug 14 – Leipzig, GER – Highfield Festival
Aug 22 – Bochum, GER – Zeltfestival Ruhr
Giant Rooks Tour 2026:
Sep 29 – Bielefeld, GER – Lokschuppen
Sep 30 – Oberhausen, GER – Turbinenhalle
Oct 2 – Frankfurt, GER – Jahrhunderthalle
Oct 3 – Vienna, AUT – Gasometer
Oct 5 – Cologne, GER – Palladium
Oct 6 – Stuttgart, GER – Porsche Arena
Oct 7 – Hannover, GER – Swiss Life Hall
Oct 9 – Munich, GER – Zenith
Oct 10 – Düsseldorf, GER – Mitsubishi Electric Halle
Oct 11 – Zurich, CHE – Halle 622
Oct 14 – Nuremberg, GER – KIA Metropol Arena
Oct 15 – Münster, GER – Halle Münsterland
Oct 16 – Hamburg, GER – Sporthalle
Oct 17 – Berlin, GER – Max-Schmeling-Halle