Joe Jackson « Hope and Fury Tour 2026 »

Joe Jackson emerged from late-70s London with formal training at the Royal Academy of Music and a taste for mixing sharp-edged new wave with refined pop writing. Look Sharp! (1979) and I’m the Man (1979) set his early pace, Beat Crazy (1980) stretched the band, then Night and Day (1982) widened the palette, with Steppin’ Out charting on both sides of the Atlantic. Body and Soul (1984) and the live-conceived Big World (1986) deepened his range, before detours into classical and orchestral projects. He circled back to the band format on Volume 4 (2003), then Rain (2008), Fast Forward (2015), Fool (2019) and What a Racket! (2023), moving freely between pop, rock, new wave and more orchestrated colors.

On May 14, 2026, Joe Jackson + Band bring the Hope and Fury Tour 2026 to Danforth Music Hall in Toronto. The set moves between Night and Day-era staples and recent material, with piano-centered songs, tight rhythm work and arrangements built for the stage. Milestones and deep cuts sit alongside new pieces, reflecting a catalog shaped over four decades and a group that knows how to carry these songs live.