# Villanelle talk new music and huge plans for 2027: “Some might say we are locked in”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/villanelle-talk-new-music-and-huge-plans-for-2027-some-might-say-we-are-locked-in/
- Published: 2026-07-17T13:24:31+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-17T14:13:39+00:00
- Original publisher: NME
- Original article: https://www.nme.com/news/music/villanelle-interview-mad-cool-2026-oasis-2027-new-ep-new-album-tour-3957565?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=villanelle-interview-mad-cool-2026-oasis-2027-new-ep-new-album-tour
- Topics: Americas, Business, Celebrity, Entertainment, Markets, Music, World

## Key points

- Villanelle feel "locked in" ahead of a big 2027
- New EP due by end of 2026, album to follow
- Reading & Leeds and Deftones support slot upcoming

## Summary

Grunge four-piece Villanelle have told NME they feel more "locked in" as a band than ever, with new music on the way and big ambitions for 2027. Speaking backstage at Mad Cool 2026, frontman Gene Gallagher and bandmates described a breakout year of festival slots and touring that has left them feeling part of a wider guitar-music community rather than the outsiders they once described themselves as.

The band detailed a packed 2026 schedule including America's Warped Tour, The Great Escape, Neighbourhood Weekender, and upcoming appearances at Reading & Leeds and alongside Deftones at All Points East x Outbreak in London. They also confirmed a new EP is due by the end of the year, with an album to follow, saying their new material marks "an evolution" that has cemented them as a band, while playfully dismissing suggestions they'd be linked to an Oasis-style 2027 reunion narrative.

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