Cage the Elephant have confirmed the release of their sixth full-length album — news they're sharing alongside summer North American tour dates with Young the Giant and the release of new single "Out Loud."
Neon Pill is due May 17 on RCA Records and is now available for pre-order. Following 2019's Social Cues, the John Hill-produced record materialized in 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.
“To me, Neon Pill is the first record where we were consistently uninfluenced, and I mean that in a positive way,” frontman Matthew Shultz said in a statement. “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.”
Of "Out Loud," Schultz added, “Maybe it’s so straightforward and honest because I didn’t know if it would see the light of day. 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 honour to him, and I knew it meant a lot to [brother and guitarist] Brad [Shultz] too."
Listen to the piano ballad below, where you'll also find the band's full tour itinerary — including Canadian stops in Vancouver (June 26), Edmonton (June 28), Winnipeg (August 10) and Toronto (August 27). Tickets go on sale to the general public next Friday (March 8), with presales for select dates beginning March 5.
Cage the Elephant 2024 Tour Dates:
06/20 West Valley City, UT - Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre ^
06/22 Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena ^
06/23 Ridgefield, WA - RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater ^
06/24 Bend, OR - Hayden Homes Amphitheater ^
06/26 Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena ^
06/28 Edmonton, AB - Rogers Place ^
06/30 Spokane, WA - BECU Live at Northern Quest ^
07/02 San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium *
07/03 Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl ^
07/05 Phoenix, AZ - Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre ^
07/06 San Diego, CA - Viejas Arena ^
07/07 Los Angeles, CA - Kia Forum ^
07/09 Albuquerque, NM - Isleta Amphitheater ^
07/11 Austin, TX - Moody Center ^
07/12 Houston, TX - The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman ^
07/13 Fort Worth, TX - Dickies Arena ^
07/15 Rogers, AR - Walmart AMP ^
08/02 Alpharetta, GA - Ameris Bank Amphitheatre *
08/03 Raleigh, NC - Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek ^
08/04 Charlotte, NC - PNC Music Pavilion *
08/07 Noblesville, IN at Ruoff Music Center ^
08/08 Madison, WI - Breese Stevens Field ^
08/10 Winnipeg, MB - Canada Life Centre ^
08/12 Minneapolis, MN - Target Center ^
08/14 Chicago, IL - Credit Union 1 Arena at UIC ^
08/16 Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena ^
08/18 Saratoga Springs, NY - Broadview Stage at SPAC ^
08/19 Bridgeport, CT - Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater ^
08/21 Gilford, NH - BankNH Pavilion ^
08/22 Mansfield, MA - Xfinity Center *
08/24 Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center ^
08/26 Montreal, QC - Centre Bell ^
08/27 Toronto, ON - Budweiser Stage ^
08/29 Burgettstown, PA - The Pavilion at Star Lake ^
08/30 Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center ^
09/05 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden ^
09/06 Philadelphia, PA - TD Pavilion at the Mann ^
09/07 Lewiston, NY - Artpark Mainstage Theater ^
09/09 Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center ^
09/10 Detroit, MI - Pine Knob Music Theatre ^
09/12 St. Louis, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre ^
09/13 Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena ^
09/14 Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre ^
09/16 Omaha, NE - CHI Health Center Omaha ^
09/18 Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre *
^ with Young the Giant and Bakar
* with Bakar