Alt-rock icons Garbage bring their electrifying live show to Waterfront Hall on 17 July 2026, touring in support of Let All That We Imagine Be The Light
Garbage’s eighth album, Let All That We Imagine Be The Light, was born out of upheaval and recovery. In August 2024, Shirley Manson’s long-standing stage injury flared, surgery followed, and the band’s tour stopped overnight. While Shirley rebuilt strength at home, Butch Vig, Duke Erikson and Steve Marker crafted moody soundscapes in the studio and emailed “little sonic gifts” that she wrote, channeling vulnerability into clarity.
Garbage’s new tour is shaped by that spirit - a powerful, life-affirming celebration of resilience, hope and humanity. Inspired by Let All That We Imagine Be The Light, the shows embrace tenderness alongside intensity, confronting life’s fragility while finding beauty in imperfection. It’s a thrilling, emotional live experience from a band unafraid to face darkness, ignite hope and honour what it truly means to be alive.
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Championed by BBC 6Music, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and Brooklyn Vegan, Big Joanie are a UK-based Black feminist punk band who combine the fury of nineties riot grrrl with synth-heavy post punk.
Their second album ‘Back Home’ was released in November 2022 on Thurston Moore and Eva Prinz’s record label Daydream Library Series in the UK, and on the home of riot grrrl label Kill Rock Stars in the US. The album ranked in Rolling Stone’s top albums of the year list, receiving critical acclaim in the Guardian, Wire Magazine and The Quietus.
The release of ‘Back Home’ was followed by tours and numerous sold out dates in 2023 across the UK, mainland Europe, and the US, along with Glastonbury billing for the second consecutive year, and a sold out performance at the Grace Jones-curated Meltdown Festival. A revamped version of their album track ‘Today’ was released with additional vocals from indie rock icon Kim Deal (Pixies, the Breeders), and during a tour stop in Seattle the band performed a rite of passage session for KEXP. Additionally, Big Joanie’s contribution to the cannon of Black artists in alternative music was celebrated with a nomination for ‘Best Alternative Music Act’ at the MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Awards, in the inaugural year for that category.
‘Back Home’ was a more sonically ambitious record for Big Joanie, while remaining true to their DIY roots and the unique brand of feminist punk displayed on their debut album ’Sistahs’. The band intend to continue to push the boundaries of punk and arrive on even bigger stages in 2024.
