White Lies share “reckless, unhinged” single ‘Nothing On Me’ and announce 2026 UK and European tour

White Lies have shared a new single, ‘Nothing On Me’, and announced a 2026 UK and European tour. Listen and find all the details below.

The high-octane song marks the first material from the London band in three years, following on from their 2022 sixth album ‘As I Try Not to Fall Apart’, and is somewhat of a gear shift.

It was recorded at The Church Studios in the capital, produced by Riley MacIntyre (Ezra Collective, Arlo Parks) and mixed by Chris Coady (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Blondshell, Beach House).

“This track welcomes you into the collaborative present mind of White Lies. It’s somewhat reckless, unhinged, full of competing ideas,” the group said in a joint statement. “There is a disregard for any external influences, pressures, or expectations. We’re driving with no brakes or seatbelts. Lyrically and conceptually, it’s a rebirth, and an introduction.”

Speaking more about how ‘Nothing On Me’ came about, White Lies recalled how “the initial musical ideas came from having a synth sequence that is in a different time signature to the rest of the band”.

“This is something I borrowed a lot from the 70’s prog that I love and listened to a lot during the making of this record. I listened to records by Genesis, Chris Squire, Yes, Utopia and Gong, who all extensively make use of this in their music,” they said.

“The rhythm is a classic motorik beat borrowed from the krautrock that we all love and is a motif we’ve used a lot across our careers in White Lies. The guitar melody is almost jolly and absurdist like the nursery rhyme or something you’d hear an ice cream van playing. It clashes, I think, to the feel of the music. This is inspired by Steve Hillage and his album Motivation Radio where he often utilises similar melodies. All of this feeds a cacophony and an overload of information that disorients and confuses.”

As for the lyrical themes, White Lies explained that the words “reflect the difficulties we can all have in relating to people even when they are close to us, especially in the heat of an argument or disagreement and how overwhelming that can be”.

They went on: “This is probably the fastest most intense song we’ve ever written and was further developed in rehearsals, with Seth Evans (formerly of Black Midi) on keys, and then performed in the studio. The foundations of this track are one take played live.”

White Lies are yet to announce details of their next studio album. However, it is said that ‘Nothing On Me’ serves as “a taster of what’s to come” from the trio.

In the meantime, the band have announced a UK and Ireland headline tour for early next year. This includes gigs in Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow and Manchester, ahead of a homecoming performance at the Roundhouse in Camden Town, London.

From there, White Lies will head to Europe for a run of concerts. Stop-offs include Paris, Milan, Munich, Budapest, Prague, Berlin and Amsterdam in February.

Tickets for the UK and Ireland tour go on general sale at 10am BST next Friday (May 30) – you’ll be able to buy yours here. Fans in Europe can buy tickets from 10am local time next Wednesday (28) – get yours here.

Additionally, there’ll be a fan community pre-sale from 10am this Friday (23) ahead of local pre-sales at the same time next Tuesday (27).

White Lies’ 2026 UK and European tour dates are:

JANUARY
24 – Academy, Dublin
25 – Limelight 1, Belfast
28 – SWG3 TV Studio, Glasgow
29 – Albert Hall, Manchester
31 – Roundhouse, London 

FEBRUARY
03 – La Machine Du Moulin Rouge, Paris
04 – Den Atelier, Luxembourg
06 – Magazzini Generali, Milan
07 – Dynamo Saal, Zurich
09 – Muffahalle, Munich
10 – Ottakringer Brauerei, Vienna
12 – Boogaloo, Zagreb
13 – Durer Kert Main Hall, Budapest
15 – Progresja, Warsaw
16 – Lucerna Music Bar, Prague
17 – Huxleys, Berlin
20 – Grosse Freheit, Hamburg
21 – Tobakken, Esberjg
22 – Vega, Copenhagen
24 – Live Music Hall, Cologne
25 – Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
26 – Afas Live, Amsterdam
27 – O13, Tilburg

Meanwhile, White Lies’ 2025 schedule includes support slots with Smashing Pumpkins and Razorlight. Last year saw the trio play a string of intimate UK and European gigs in celebration of their previous albums ‘Ritual’ and ‘BIG TV’.

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