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Placebo RE:CREATED Album Artwork<\/p>\nCelebrating three decades since the release of their groundbreaking debut album, legendary alternative rock band Placebo announce Placebo RE:CREATED, a powerful new reworking of the record that first introduced them to the world in 1996. The album will be released on 19 June 2026 via Elevator Lady Ltd through AWAL.<\/p>\n
Originally arriving at the height of the Britpop era, Placebo stood in stark contrast to the prevailing cultural mood. While much of British guitar music at the time leaned into laddish nostalgia and national identity, Placebo\u2019s debut delivered something altogether more provocative and confrontational. Its songs addressed sexuality, androgyny, addiction and alienation with an honesty rarely heard in mainstream rock at the time, establishing the band as one of the most distinctive voices of their generation.<\/p>\n
Thirty years on, Placebo RE:CREATED sees the band return to this pivotal album with a fresh perspective. The new record features reworked and embellished versions of all ten tracks from the original album plus two bonus tracks from the original release, capturing the way these songs have evolved across decades of performance while retaining the raw spirit that defined them. Among the tracks are the era-defining singles \u201cNancy Boy\u201d and \u201c36 Degrees\u201d, songs that helped establish Placebo\u2019s reputation for fearless lyricism and genre-defying sound. These new recordings amplify the urgency and attitude that made the originals resonate so strongly, while reflecting the band\u2019s growth and experience in the years since their debut.<\/p>\n
Speaking about the new record, Placebo explain:<\/p>\n
\u201cWe think of this record as a director\u2019s cut. We haven\u2019t recreated it from scratch. We went back to the original master tapes and brought 30 years of playing these songs live back into the record.<\/p>\n
This project was about finally finishing the record, dragging it into the 21st century sonically, while preserving the integrity and the spirit of the original. It\u2019s not about improving it, there\u2019s nothing wrong with it, it\u2019s about completing it.<\/p>\n
When we made the first album, we didn\u2019t yet have the experience or the studio knowledge to fully translate what was in our heads. Over the years, the songs took on a life of their own on stage; they grew, they developed, they kind of completed themselves.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a celebration of where we began, and a meeting point between who we were then and who we are now. It\u2019s a way of honouring that innocence, while letting the songs exist with the scale, confidence, and energy of the band we\u2019ve become.\u201d<\/p>\n
When Placebo first appeared in 1996, the band\u2019s aesthetic and lyrical perspective challenged expectations within British rock culture. Their visual identity \u2013 deliberately ambiguous, glamorous and confrontational \u2013 pushed against traditional ideas of gender and masculinity at a time when such conversations rarely entered mainstream discourse. In doing so, Placebo carved out a space for a different kind of alternative voice, one that resonated deeply with audiences who felt outside the cultural mainstream and is still referenced to this day by many of their contemporaries.<\/p>\n
Placebo RE:CREATED Album Artwork<\/p>\n
Today, discussions around identity, gender expression and individuality are more visible \u2013 and often more contested \u2013 than ever. Against this backdrop, the origins of Placebo\u2019s debut feel strikingly relevant again. Placebo RE:CREATED not only celebrates the legacy of the original album, but also highlights its enduring cultural significance, reaffirming how forward-thinking the record was upon its release.<\/p>\n
The album was recreated by Brian Molko and Rob Kirwan from the original master tapes and mixed by Adam Noble. The result is a collection that preserves the immediacy and defiance of the original while pushing the sound into new territory \u2013 reflecting both the band\u2019s long history with these songs and their continued creative evolution.<\/p>\n
Later this year Placebo will embark on an extensive UK and European arena tour to celebrate this momentous anniversary. The band will be performing songs from their first two albums, Placebo and Without You I\u2019m Nothing \u2013 some of which have not been performed live for over 20 years! The tour kicks off in Portugal before heading across Europe and ending in the UK, seeing them perform to hundreds of thousands of fans across 36 dates. Later this month Placebo will , at the invitation of The Cure\u2019s Robert Smith, take to the stage alongside their good friends \u2018Garbage\u2019 for the Teenage Cancer Trust concert series at the legendary Royal Albert Hall. The annual series has long been one of the UK\u2019s most respected charity music events, bringing together major artists to raise funds for young people facing cancer. All tickets available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Placebo RE:CREATED will be available to pre-order from 18th March across a range of physical formats, including 1CD, 2CD, Cassette, a Box Set, and five vinyl variants including a Picture Disc.<\/p>\n PLACEBO RE:CREATED TRACKLISTING FORTHCOMING PLACEBO TOUR DATES<\/p>\n March 28th \u2013 London Royal Albert Hall \u2013 Teenage Cancer Trust PLACEBO 30TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR:<\/p>\n September 2026 October 2026 November 2026 December 2026 \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Celebrating three decades since the release of their groundbreaking debut album, legendary alternative rock band Placebo announce Placebo…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":335674,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[156,157,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-335673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=335673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335673\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/335674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=335673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=335673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=335673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Come Home
Teenage Angst
Bionic
36 Degrees
Hang On To Your IQ
Nancy Boy
I Know
Bruise Pristine
Lady of the Flowers
Swallow
Drowning By Numbers
H.K. Farewell<\/p>\n
April 11th \u2013 Switzerland \u2013 Zermatt Unplugged<\/p>\n
28th \u2013 Oporto, Portugal \u2013 Super Bock Arena
29th \u2013 Lisbon, Portugal \u2013 Sagres Campo Pequeno<\/p>\n
1st \u2013 Madrid, Spain \u2013 Movistar Arena (The Ring)
3rd \u2013 Barcelona, Spain \u2013 St. Jordi Club
5th \u2013 Toulouse, France \u2013 Zenith
7th \u2013 Nantes, France \u2013 Zenith
9th \u2013 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg \u2013 Rockhal
12th \u2013 Leipzig, Germany \u2013 Quarterback Immobilien Arena
15th \u2013 Vilnius, Lithuania \u2013 Twinsbet Arena
16th \u2013 Riga, Latvia \u2013 Xiaomi Ar\u0113na
18th \u2013 Helsinki, Finland \u2013 Veikkaus Arena
20th \u2013 Stockholm, Sweden \u2013 Annexet
22nd \u2013 Oslo, Norway \u2013 Spektrum
24th \u2013 Copenhagen, Denmark \u2013 KB Hall
26th \u2013 Hamburg, Germany \u2013 Barclays Arena
27th \u2013 Amsterdam, Netherlands \u2013 Ziggo Dome
29th \u2013 Frankfurt, Germany \u2013 Festhalle<\/p>\n
1st \u2013 Antwerp, Belgium \u2013 Afas Dome
2nd \u2013 Cologne, Germany \u2013 Lanxess Arena
4th \u2013 Zurich, Switzerland \u2013 Hallenstadion
6th \u2013 Milan, Italy \u2013 Unipol Forum
9th \u2013 Munich, Germany \u2013 Olympiahalle
10th \u2013 Vienna, Austria \u2013 Stadthalle
13th \u2013 Budapest, Hungary \u2013 Budapest Arena
15th \u2013 Prague, Czech Republic \u2013 Fortuna Sports Hall
16th \u2013 Berlin, Germany \u2013 Uber Arena
18th \u2013 Lodz, Poland \u2013 Atlas Arena
21st \u2013 Stuttgart, Germany \u2013 Hans-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
23rd \u2013 Lyon, France \u2013 LDLC Arena
25th \u2013 Paris, France \u2013 Accor Arena
28th \u2013 Nottingham, UK \u2013 NIC Arena
30th \u2013 Glasgow, UK \u2013 OVO Hydro<\/p>\n
2nd \u2013 Dublin, Ireland \u2013 3 Arena
4th \u2013 Manchester, UK \u2013 Co-op Live Arena
5th \u2013 London, UK \u2013 OVO Wembley Arena
7th \u2013 Cardiff, UK \u2013 Utilita Arena<\/p>\n