The album drops on May 17th followed by the 45-date trek
Cage The Elephant marks its return with the release of their forthcoming sixth studio album, Neon Pill, on May 17th via RCA Records, followed by a 45-date North American summer tour. The new album finds the Kentucky-bred six-piece forging new musical ground while maintaining their uncompromising creativity and wildly cathartic performances.
“To me, Neon Pill is the first record where we were consistently uninfluenced, and I mean that in a positive way,” observes frontman Matthew Shultz. “Everything is undoubtedly expressed through having settled into finding our own voice. We’ve always drawn inspiration from artists we love, and at times we’ve even emulated some of them to a certain degree. With this album, having gone through so much, life had almost forced us into becoming more and more comfortable with ourselves. We weren’t reaching for much outside of the pure experience of self-expression, and simultaneously not necessarily settling either. We just found a uniqueness in simply existing.”
The band’s extensive North American US tour, produced by Live Nation, will kick off on June 20th in Salt Lake City with shows in cities including Seattle, Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City, with support from Young The Giant & Bakar on most dates. Tickets and VIP available for all dates will go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 8th at 10 am local time with presales to begin on Tuesday, March 5th at 10 am local time.
Neon Pill, produced by John Hill, materialized during sessions at Sonic Ranch in El Paso, Electric Lady in New York, Sound Emporium in Nashville, Echo Mountain in North Carolina, and at Hill’s own studio in Los Angeles, and alchemized a season of tragedy and turbulence into the twelve tracks on their sixth full-length album. Nine months into the pandemic, brothers Matthew and Brad lost their father. The band weathered the back-to-back deaths of friends, while Matthew experienced depression and a mental breakdown, culminating in hospitalization. Coming out on the other side, he learned quite a bit about himself and gained a whole lot of strength and wisdom. Neon Pill came to life in the eye of the storm.
In addition, the band shares their new song, “Out Loud” the emotional centerpiece of the project. Backed by stark piano, Matthew’s bare delivery quakes as he sings, “Man, I really messed up now. Maybe it’s so straightforward and honest because I didn’t know if it would see the light of day,” he admits. “‘Out Loud’ is very connected to my father. My dad’s the reason we discovered music in the first place. When he died, ‘Out Loud’ just poured out of me. My efforts towards the song were deeply rooted in paying honor to him, and I knew it meant a lot to Brad too,” he remarks. “That, also in connection with the difficulties that I was dealing with at that time. It was almost a subconscious apology of sorts before I was fully capable of grasping the gravity of it all. Subconsciously working through it while channeling all of the adversity my family faced growing up coming full circle into my adult life in this one song.”
From their humble beginnings in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Cage The Elephant has gone on to become one of the generation’s premier rock bands. They have earned dozens of gold, platinum, and multi-platinum certifications, tallied over five billion streams, and notched ten No. 1 records on alternative radio and five No. 1 records on triple A radio. Their previous two albums — 2015’s Tell Me I’m Pretty and 2019’s Social Cues — garnered consecutive Best Rock Album Grammy Awards.
Cage The Elephant 2024 North American Tour Dates:
June 20 – West Valley City, UT @ Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 22 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
June 23 – Ridgefield, WA @ RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
June 24 – Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater
June 26 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
June 28 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place
June 30 – Spokane, WA @ BECU Live at Northern Quest
July 2 – San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
July 3 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
July 5 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
July 6 – San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
July 7 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
July 9 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
July 11 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center
July 12 – Houston, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
July 13 – Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
July 15 – Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP
Aug 2 – Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Aug 3 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Aug 4 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
Aug 7 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
Aug 8 – Madison, WI @ Breese Stevens Field
Aug 10 – Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Centre
Aug 12 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
Aug 14 – Chicago, IL @ Credit Union 1 Arena at UIC
Aug 16 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
Aug 18 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Broadview Stage at SPAC
Aug 19 – Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
Aug 21 – Gilford, NH @ BankNH Pavilion
Aug 22 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
Aug 24 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug 26 – Montreal, QC @ Centre Bell
Aug 27 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
Aug 29 – Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake
Aug 30 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
Sept 5 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Sept 6 – Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at the Mann
Sept 7 – Lewiston, NY @ Artpark Mainstage Theater
Sept 9 – Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center
Sept 10 – Detroit, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
Sept 12 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Sept 13 – Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena
Sept 14 – Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre
Sept 16 – Omaha, NE @ CHI Health Center Omaha
Sept 18 – Denver, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
