Childish Gambino preps “final” LP ‘Bando Stone & The New World’ (hear “Lithonia”); interactive NYC event this weekend

Donald Glover has announced what he says will be his final Childish Gambino album. It’s titled Bando Stone & The New World and will be out July 19 via RCA. The album is also billed as a soundtrack to the film of the same name, and the trailer for that dropped on Sunday during the BET Awards telecast.

Today, Glover has shared the first single from the album, “Lithonia,” which was co-written and produced with Max Martin (Britney Spears, Coldplay), film/TV composer Ludwig Göransson (The Mandalorian, Oppenheimer), and Michael Uzowuru (SZA, Frank Ocean, Beyoncé). It’s a stadium-sized pop-rock anthem with a chorus of “Nobody gives a fuck,” and you can listen below.

As for the Bando Stone & The New World movie, Glover directed it from a screenplay credited to mystery scribe Evi Wilder (pen name?). There’s no release date or details like if it’s actually a full-length feature film or what. The trailer plays like a rollicking Indiana Jones / Romancing the Stone style adventure with sci-fi elements, and you can watch that below.

Folks in NYC can learn more very soon, as Glover is presenting a Bando Stone & The New World “exclusive interactive experience” event at Little Island’s The Amph & The Park this Saturday (7/6). They’re calling it CHILDISH GAMBINO LIVE FROM LITTLE ISLAND; it’s described as a “listening event,” but also there will be a “performance” of some kind. You can also get “Listening Party only” tickets that “do not include access to the primary performance venue or views of the stage where the performance is taking place.” Tickets for the “experience” are “extremely limited” and extremely affordable ($10-$25), and go on sale Wednesday, July 3 at 10 AM.

Meanwhile, Childish Gambino’s world tour begins with a North American leg featuring support from WILLOW. There are two Brooklyn shows at Barclays Center on August 26 & 27. All dates are listed below.

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Childish Gambino – 2024 Tour Dates
Sun Aug 11 – Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center *
Mon Aug 12 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center *
Wed Aug 14 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum *
Thu Aug 15 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center *
Sat Aug 17 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena *
Sun Aug 18 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena *
Tue Aug 20 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena *
Wed Aug 21 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center *
Fri Aug 23 – Boston, MA – TD Garden *
Sat Aug 24 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena *
Mon Aug 26 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center *
Tue Aug 27 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center *
Thu Aug 29 – Washington, D.C. – Capital One Arena *
Fri Aug 30 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena *
Sun Sep 1 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena *
Mon Sep 2 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena *
Wed Sep 4 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena *
Thu Sep 5 – Sunrise, FL – Amerant Bank Arena *
Sat Sep 7 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center *
Sun Sep 8 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center *
Tue Sep 10 – Austin, TX – Moody Center *
Wed Sep 11 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center *
Fri Sep 13 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena *
Sat Sep 14 – Salt Lake City, UT – Delta Center *
Mon Sep 16 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center *
Wed Sep 18 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena *
Thu Sep 19 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena *
Sat Sep 21 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center *
Mon Sep 23 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena *
Tue Sep 24 – Portland, OR – Moda Center *
Wed Sep 25 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena *
Fri Sep 27 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome *
Sun Sep 29 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place *
Wed Oct 2 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center *
Thu Oct 3 – Chicago, IL – United Center *
Thu, Oct 31 – Lyon, FR – LDLC Arena #
Sat, Nov 2 – Milan, IT – Unipol Forum #
Mon, Nov 4 – Cologne, DE – Lanxess Arena #
Wed, Nov 6 – Hamburg, DE – Barclays Arena #
Fri, Nov 8 – Oslo, NO – Oslo Spektrum #
Sun, Nov 10 – Copenhagen, DK – Royal Arena #
Tue, Nov 12 – Prague, CZ – O2 arena #
Wed, Nov 13 – Berlin, DE – Uber Arena #
Tue, Nov 19 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena #
Thu, Nov 21 – Munich, DE – Olympiahalle #
Sat, Nov 23 – Brussels, BE – ING Arena #
Sun, Nov 24 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome #
Tue, Nov 26 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena #
Thu, Nov 28 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro #
Sat, Nov 30 – London, UK – The O2 #
Sun, Dec 1 – London, UK – The O2 #
Tue, Dec 3 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena #
Thu, Dec 5 – Dublin, IE – 3Arena #
Tue, Jan 28 – Auckland, NZ –Spark Arena #
Sat, Feb 1 – Brisbane, QLD – Brisbane Entertainment Centre #
Tue, Feb 4 – Sydney, NSW – Qudos Bank Arena #
Wed, Feb 7 – Melbourne, VIC – Rod Laver Arena #
Sat, Feb 11 – Perth, WA– RAC Arena #

* With WILLOW
# With Aamarae