Europe announce new album and 2026 tour, release first single

After nine years away, Europe return with "Come This Madness", their twelfth studio album, due out on September 25 via Silver Lining Music / Hell & Back Recordings.

The first single, "One On One", has been released, built around a bass riff and enriched with sumptuous melodies, blending Europe's classic sound with fresh, modern energy. It opens with an orchestral introduction before letting the riff take over, building into a hard-rock monolith perfectly suited to the live setting.

The new single comes with an unconventional music video marking a new visual chapter for the band. Set against a stripped-back cinematic backdrop, the video focuses on a single character, worn down, broken and emotionally exposed, portrayed with intensity and humanity by actor Peter Stormare (Fargo, The Big Lebowski, Minority Report, 8MM, Armageddon).

Watch/Listen to “One on One” HERE, video by Patric Ullaeus.

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“Come This Madness” was recorded at RMV Studio in Stockholm, founded by Benny Andersson and Ludvig Andersson. The album features special appearances by Tobias Forge (Ghost) and Michael Åkerfeldt (Opeth) and was produced by Tom Dalgety (Ghost, Rammstein, Pixies, The Cult, Opeth), the true creative force behind the writing and recording process, helping to shape the album's sound from the ground up. To bring the project to completion and finalize their vision, the band turned to Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Van Halen, Metallica, The Cult, Loverboy) for mixing.

The band will be on the road with numerous dates, including several festivals and the tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of “The Final Countdown”. Kicking off in Glasgow on September 30, the The Final Countdown 40th Anniversary Tour promises to bring together the legacy of the past with the energy of the present. For the full list of dates and tickets: www.europetheband.com

2026 Dates:

Jun 6 – North Festival, Maia (PT)

Jun 21 – Graspop Metal Meeting, Dessel (BE)

Jun 25 – Rock Pod Kameňom Festival, Bela Nad Cirochou (SK)

Jun 28 – Retro Trop C, Tilloloy (FR)

Jul 5 – Summer Festival Piazza Castello, Marostica (IT)

Jul 7 – Cavea-Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome (IT)

Jul 8 – Arena Campo Marte, Brescia (IT)

Jul 9 – Villa Bertelli, Forte dei Marmi (IT)

Jul 25 – Son Do Mar Festival, Meaño, Pontevedra (ES)

Jul 30 – Wacken Open Air, Wacken (DE)

Aug 29 – Stonedead Festival, Newark (GB)

Sep 30 – SEC Armadillo, Glasgow (GB)*

Oct 2 – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton (GB)*

Oct 3 – Eventim Apollo Hammersmith, London (GB)*

Oct 5 – Musis Arnhem, Arnhem (NL)*

Oct 6 – Olympia, Paris (FR)*

Oct 8 – Poble Espanyol, Barcelona (ES)*

Oct 9 – Bilbao Arena Mirabilla, Bilbao (ES)*

Oct 10 – La Cubierta, Madrid (ES)*

Oct 12 – Salle Métropole, Lausanne (CH)*

Oct 13 – Volkshaus, Zurich (CH)*

Oct 14 – Alcatraz, Milan (IT)*

Oct 16 – Liederhalle, Stuttgart (DE)*

Oct 17 – Gasometer, Vienna (AT)*

Oct 19 – Admiralspalast Theater, Berlin (DE)*

Oct 20 – COS Torwar, Warsaw (PL)*

Oct 22 – Falkoner, Frederiksberg (DK)*

Oct 23 – Film Studios, Gothenburg (SE)*

Oct 24 – B-K, Stockholm (SE)*

Oct 26 – Sentrum Scene, Oslo (NO)*

Nov 15 – Malta Metal Weekend, St. Julians (MT)*

Nov 21 – Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava (CZ)*

25 nov – Aalto Hall @ House of Culture, Helsinki (FI)*

Nov 27 – John Smith Rock Frozen Paviljonki, Jyväskylä (FI)*

Nov 28 – Unholy Winter Festival Joensuu Areena, Joensuu (FI)*

*The Final Countdown 40th Anniversary Tour

Tracklist for “Come This Madness”:

One on One

The Cult of Ignorance

Come This Madness

This Time of Year

In a Different World

Scandinavian Eyes

Takin' It Back

In the Absence of Grace

The Angels Must Have Flown

The Devil’s Back

Nothing Can Follow This

“Come This Madness” will be available on vinyl, CD and digitally. Pre-order available here

EUROPE:

Joey Tempest – vocals

John Norum – guitar

John Levén – bass

Mic Michaeli – keyboards

Ian Haugland – drums

EUROPE online:

www.europetheband.com

www.facebook.com/europetheband

www.instagram.com/officialeuropetheband

www.youtube.com/europethebandtv

www.tiktok.com/@europethebandofficial

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