Morrissey has a new album out and a full U.S. tour to go with it. ‘Make-Up Is a Lie,’ his 14th solo studio album and his first for Sire/Warner Records in 30 years, landed in early March and has already hit number three on the UK Albums Chart, his 26th Top 10 album overall when counting his work with The Smiths. Now he’s bringing it stateside, with dates running from Las Vegas in August through a Southern and East Coast run that wraps in November.
The album was produced by Joe Chiccarelli, whose credits include The Strokes, Weezer, and My Morning Jacket, and features 12 tracks including the trip-hop-infused title single and “The Monsters of Pig Alley.” Morrissey is joined throughout by a familiar band of collaborators, including Jesse Tobias, Camila Grey, Carmen Vandenberg, Juan Galeano, Alain Whyte, Gustavo Manzur, and Brendan Buckley.
The U.S. run opens with a four-night residency at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas in August before moving east for September dates in Buffalo and Lowell, with a headlining slot at the CBGB Festival in Brooklyn on September 26 alongside Patti Smith and Interpol. The fall leg moves through Washington D.C., Nashville, Fort Worth, Houston, and El Paso before closing with a headlining appearance at the Darker Waves Festival in Huntington Beach on November 14.
On June 19, Morrissey releases the companion ‘Deluxe Notre-Dame’ EP, featuring two new songs and an orchestral rendition of the album track “Notre-Dame.” Artist presales begin April 29 at noon local time, with general on-sale Friday, May 1 at noon local time. Tickets for the CBGB Festival and Darker Waves Festival dates are on sale now.
2026 U.S. Tour Dates:
Fri Aug 14 — Las Vegas, NV @ Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas
Sat Aug 15 — Las Vegas, NV @ Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas
Tue Aug 18 — Las Vegas, NV @ Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas
Wed Aug 19 — Las Vegas, NV @ Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas
Tue Sep 22 — Buffalo, NY @ Shea’s Performing Arts Center
Sat Sep 26 — Brooklyn, NY @ CBGB Festival
Wed Sep 30 — Lowell, MA @ Lowell Memorial Auditorium
Thu Oct 15 — Washington, DC @ The Anthem
Sun Oct 18 — Greensboro, NC @ Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts
Wed Oct 21 — Louisville, KY @ Louisville Palace
Sun Oct 25 — Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle
Thu Oct 29 — Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
Sun Nov 1 — Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall
Fri Nov 6 — El Paso, TX @ Don Haskins Center
Tue Nov 10 — Tempe, AZ @ Mullett Arena at Arizona State University
Sat Nov 14 — Huntington Beach, CA @ Darker Waves Festival