Placebo release ‘Helen Keller’ single as 30th Anniversary Tour begins

Placebo released the single ‘Helen Keller’ on 28 September 2026, coinciding with the opening of their 30th Anniversary Tour in Porto. The track repurposes a piano melody from ‘H.K. Farewell,’ an instrumental B-side from their 1996 self-titled debut, transforming it into a full rock composition produced by the band alongside Adam Noble. Brian Molko named it after a historical figure he admires. The tour, drawing setlists from their first two albums with songs rarely performed in over two decades, continues through Lisbon before UK and Ireland dates in late November and December, followed by Latin American shows in early 2027. This release follows the band’s April 2026 announcement of ‘RE:CREATED,’ a reworking of the 1996 debut album led by a ‘Nancy Boy’ reimagining.

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