[Cover photo credit to Steve Gullick]

Mogwai has released The Bad Fire, their album produced by John Congleton (St Vincent, Angel Olsen, John Grant), via Temporary Residence Ltd. (North/South America) and Rock Action (UK/ROW). The Bad Fire is the band’s eleventh album and contains the previously released singles “Fanzine Made of Flesh,” “God Gets You Back” and “Lion Rumpus.”

The band will soon embark on a 2025 World Tour while celebrating Mogwai’s 30th anniversary as a band.

The Bad Fire was recorded in Lanarkshire, with Grammy Award-winning producer John Congleton joining the band at Chem19 studios in Scotland. A Scottish colloquialism for Hell, The Bad Fire “draws inspiration from a series of tough personal moments” that the band found themselves in following on from their tenth album, 2021’s As The Love Continues. The band continued to work through this, leading to the creation of The Bad Fire.

Mogwai shares:

After the high of putting out As The Love Continues, the following years were personally hard for us. We’ve dealt with a lot of loss and in Barry’s case a serious family illness with one of his daughters. Getting back together to write and record this record felt like a refuge and with John Congleton we feel that we’ve made something special. We often hear from people that our music has helped them get through hard times in their lives and for once I think it applies to us as well.

2025 World Tour Dates

Jan 30 – Kingston upon Thames, UK – Pryzm

Feb 04 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso

Feb 06 – Hamburg, Germany – Große Freiheit 36

Feb 07 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega

Feb 08 – Stockholm, Sweden – Fållan

Feb 09 – Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller

Feb 11 – Berlin, Germany – Admiralspalast

Feb 12 – Leipzig, Germany – Taubchenthal

Feb 14 – Maastricht, Netherlands – Muziekgieterij

Feb 15 – Groningen, Netherlands – De Oosterpoort

Feb 17 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique

Feb 18 – Antwerp, Belgium – De Roma

Feb 19 – Paris, France – Casino De Paris

Feb 20 – London, England – O2 Academy Brixton

Feb 22 – Leeds, England – O2 Academy

Feb 23 – Edinburgh, Scotland – Usher Hall

Mar 08 – Bangkok, Thailand – Voice Space

Mar 11 – Osaka, Japan – Gorilla Hall

Mar 12 – Tokyo, Japan – Zepp Shinjuku

Mar 14 – Tapai, Taiwan – Zepp New Taipei

Apr 07 – Washington, D.C., USA – 9:30 Club

Apr 08 – Philadelphia, PA, USA – Theatre Of Living Arts

Apr 10 – Brooklyn, New York City, USA – Brooklyn Steel

Apr 11 – Boston, MA, USA – Paradise Rock Club

Apr 13 – Montreal, Canada – Beanfield Theatre

Apr 14 – Toronto, Canada – Danforth Music Hall

Apr 16 – Detroit, MI, USA – Saint Andrew’s Hall

Apr 17 – Chicago, IL, USA – The Metro

Apr 18 – Minneapolis, MN, USA – Varsity Theatre

Apr 20 – Denver, CO, USA – Ogden Theatre

Apr 22 – Salt Lake City, UT, USA – Commonwealth Room

Apr 24 – Vancouver, Canada – The Commodore Ballroom

Apr 25 – Seattle, WA, USA – The Showbox

Apr 26 – Portland, OR, USA – Roseland Theatre

Apr 28 – San Francisco, CA, USA – The Regency Ballroom

Apr 29 – Los Angeles, CA, USA – The Bellwether

Apr 30 – Phoenix, AZ, USA – Van Buren

May 03 – Austin, TX, USA – Emo’s

May 04 – Dallas, TX, USA – The Echo Lounge