Cage The Elephant

When: 25th February 2027
Location: O2 Academy

Cage the Elephant is an American rock band formed in 2006 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Coming to Glasgow’s O2 Academy on 25th February 2027.

Since forming in 2006, Cage The Elephant have quietly bloomed as one of this generation’s premier rock bands buoyed by uncompromising creativity and wildly cathartic performances. Thus far, they have earned dozens of Gold, Platinum, and Multi Platinum certifications, tallied 5 billion streams and counting, and notched ten #1 records on Alternative Radio and 5 #1 records on Triple A Radio.

The band consecutively garnered two GRAMMY Awards in the category of Best Rock Album for both 2015’s Tell Me I’m Pretty and 2019’s Social Cues. Of the latter, Entertainment Weekly said, “The album’s introspection paired with its urgent energy make Cage The Elephant sound more passionate than ever.” In the meantime, their music has also surged through popular culture as ‘Cigarette Daydreams’ graced the soundtrack of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 blockbuster video game, ‘Goodbye’ appeared in The Summer I Turned Pretty, and ‘Trouble’ powered a global campaign for Amazon Prime. Plus, they’re the rare force of nature who can inspire millions of TikTok creators or hold their own on stage with Dave Grohl and duet with Iggy Pop and Beck.

The Kentucky-bred six-piece instinctually lean on their enduring bond as both musicians and friends to get through anything and everything. Together, the band members make sense of life’s unpredictability and uncertainty via music. Moments of elation might take the form of sticky hooks, swaggering rhythms, or upbeat guitars, while tense riffs and jittery grooves could give shape to feelings of anxiety, doubt, or instability. As such, the group fearlessly alchemize a season of tragedy and turbulence into the twelve tracks on their sixth full-length album, Neon Pill.

The band returned in 2024 with sixth album Neon Pill, which earned yet another GRAMMY nomination in the Alternative category. Its release led into another sizeable stretch on the road, culminating in a run as special guests on the Oasis Live ’25 tour.

Cage The Elephant carried that momentum directly into new sessions. Working in Los Angeles with producers Justin Raisen and Jeremiah Raisen, AKA SADPONY, they began shaping their first full-length release for Big Loud Rock.

The first glimpse arrived in 2026 with ‘Beaches In Tennessee’. Its raw guitar churn and skewed melody frame a song rooted in Matt Shultz’s experience of recovering from a serious mental health crisis, handled with characteristic sideways humour. It marks another turn for a band that has rarely lingered over one version of itself for long – and opens the door for Cage The Elephant’s next chapter.