Peter Gabriel releases new song “Road To Joy”

As he promised since he announced his new studio album “i/o”, Peter Gabriel keeps releasing a new song every full moon. The most recent one was last June 4 and the track “Road To Joy” is now available. The song was written by Gabriel and produced by him alongside Brian Eno.

It features the Soweto Gospel Choir, a string arrangement from John Metcalfe and contributions from a number of Gabriel’s current touring band; long-time collaborators Tony Levin (bass), David Rhodes (guitar) and Manu Katché (drums) as well as two newer members Don E (bass keys), ‘he did the funkiest bass line that you can imagine’ and Josh Shpak (trumpet), ‘beautiful playing, a super musical guy.’

Hear the new Peter Gabriel song “Road To Joy”

“I’m working on a project which is partly a story focused around the brain and how we perceive things and this song connects to that. It deals with near-death experience and locked-in syndrome situations where people are unable to communicate or to move. It’s an amazingly frustrating condition.”

“There have been some great books and films about this subject, but at this point in our story the people looking after our hero manage to find a way to wake him up. So, it’s a lyric about coming back into your senses, back to life, back into the world,” Peter Gabriel said about the song.

Next tour dates

The former Genesis vocalist already started his solo tour across Europe and has scheduled dates for North America still in 2023.

June

• 8 – Zurich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion
• 10 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena
• 12 – Hamburg, Germany – Barclays Arena
• 13 – Frankfurt, Germany – Festhalle
• 15 – Bordeaux, France – Arkea Arena
• 17 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena
• 19 – London, UK – The O2
• 22 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
• 23 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena
• 25 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena

September

• 8 – Quebec City, Quebec Videotron Centre
• 9 – Ottawa, Ontario Canadian Tire Centre
• 11 – Toronto, Ontario Scottiabank Arena
• 13 – Montreal, Quebec Bell Centre
• 14 – Boston, Massachusetts TD Garden
• 16 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wells Fargo Center
• 18 – New York, New York Madison Square Garden
• 20 – Washington, D.C. – Capital One Arena
• 22 – Buffalo, N.Y. – KeyBank Center
• 23 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – PPG Paints Arena
• 25 – Columbus, Ohio – Nationwide Arena
• 27 – Cleveland, Ohio – Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
• 29 – Detroit, Michigan – Little Caesars Arena
• 30 – Chicago, Illinois United Center

October

• 2 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Fiserv Forum
• 3 – St. Paul, Minnesota – Xcel Energy Center
• 7 – Vancouver, British Columbia Rogers Arena
• 8 – Seattle, Washington Climate Pledge Arena
• 11 – San Francisco, California Chase Center
• 13 – Los Angeles Kia Forum
• 14 – Palm Springs, California – Acrisure Arena
• 16 – Denver, Colorado – Ball Arena
• 18 – Austin, Texas – Moody Center
• 19 – Dallas, Texas – American Airlines Center
• 21 – Houston, Texas – Toyota Center