Johnny Marr Announces The Age Of Everything and Liverpool Gig
johnny marr has set The Age Of Everything for Friday, October 2 and added an intimate Liverpool warm-up show at the O2 Academy. The release makes it his first studio album in four years, with the new campaign stretching from June through an October arena date in London.
Spin Opens the Rollout
The lead single, Spin, arrived on Tuesday, June 16, giving the album a first public marker before the full release. Marr said, “This is the record that’s been the most cathartic.” He also said, “The title came to me early in the process and became an inescapable idea.”
The Age Of Everything is Marr’s fifth solo album and follows 2022’s Fever Dreams Pts 1-4. It will be released across streaming platforms, CD and vinyl formats, with a three-colour splatter vinyl among the physical editions.
Liverpool on July 7
Marr will play Liverpool’s O2 Academy on Tuesday, July 7 as an intimate warm-up gig, one day after Leeds’ Stylus and two days before Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl. That run gives the new material a live test before the album lands, and it keeps the launch tightly focused on a handful of club and bowl-sized rooms rather than a long promotional stretch.
The Liverpool date sits inside a short sequence that starts with Leeds on Monday, July 6, then moves to Manchester on Thursday, July 9. General sale for the album-related dates opens at 10am on Friday, June 19, while an exclusive presale opens at 10am on Wednesday, June 17.
From The Smiths to Top 10
Marr, 62, first rose to prominence as guitarist and songwriter for The Smiths, who released four studio albums before disbanding in 1987. His solo career began in 2013 with The Messenger, and every solo record since then has reached the UK Top 10.
That record gives this release a built-in commercial floor even before the October 2 arrival. Marr also worked with Billie Eilish and Hans Zimmer on the 2020 James Bond theme No Time To Die, a reminder that his name still travels beyond the indie-rock lane that made him.
October 24 at Wembley Arena
The run ends at London’s Wembley Arena on Saturday, October 24, which places the Liverpool warm-up in the middle of a broader schedule rather than as a one-off nostalgia stop. Marr said, “It seemed to sum up the way I think a lot of people are feeling.”
He added, “It’s all-encompassing but it’s not necessarily a negative statement.” For listeners, the practical move is simple: the album arrives October 2, the Liverpool O2 Academy show lands July 7, and the June 17 and June 19 on-sale windows determine how quickly the smaller rooms disappear.
