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Des Rocs Returns With Arena-Sized New Single “When The Love Is Gone”

Feb 26, 2026

“When The Love Is Gone” is the kind of rock song that announces itself immediately. Built on hard-hitting drums, a driving bassline, gritty guitar riffs and soaring solos, the new single from New York rocker Des Rocs (Danny Rocco) channels the swagger of 1970s heavy rock through a modern, stadium-sized lens without slipping into nostalgia. “This one’s a gut punch,” Rocco says. “It’s about losing something that was everything to you. The riffs are aggressive but it’s all tied up in these vulnerable moments. When you mix rock with real pain and real stories it hits harder than any detuned riff or breakdown on the planet. That’s what I’m always chasing.” The track follows “The Juice” and Borderlands 4 theme song “This Land,” which broke into the Top 20 at rock radio, and points clearly toward his forthcoming album, confirmed for 2026 via Sumerian Records.

Known for explosive live shows and a magnetic stage presence honed on tours with The Rolling Stones, Muse, The Cult and Bring Me The Horizon, Des Rocs heads back out on a North American headline run this spring, kicking off March 17 in Atlanta. The full tour dates are as follows.

March 17 | Atlanta, Georgia | Terminal West

March 21 | Orlando, Florida | Central Florida Fairgrounds

March 24 | Dallas, Texas | The Cambridge Room at House of Blues

March 25 | Houston, Texas | The Bronze Peacock at House of Blues Houston

March 27 | El Paso, Texas | Lowbrow Palace

March 28 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Backstage at Revel

March 29 | Phoenix, Arizona | The Rebel Lounge

March 31 | Los Angeles, California | El Rey Theatre

April 1 | San Francisco, California | Rickshaw Stop

April 3 | Portland, Oregon | The Get Down

April 4 | Seattle, Washington | Hidden Hall

April 5 | Spokane, Washington | The District Bar