Twenty One Pilots Breach Tour: Will It Skip the UK/EU?
(Tyler Joseph Statement Via Instagram)
With ‘Drum Show’ due to release today, the second single from their up-coming album ‘Breach’, we thought we’d go through the recent statement from Tyler Joseph that has left fans divided after posting a candid message about the Breach tour. “We aren’t giving Breach a proper world tour,” he wrote, before adding, “after North America, I have no idea when we’ll tour again, other than maybe some festivals next year.” While the message wasn’t framed as a farewell, it did confirm what many feared: there are currently no plans for the duo to take their new album to Europe or the UK.
The reaction from fans this side of the Atlantic has been one of frustration and disappointment. Breach is set to be the closing chapter of the Dema story, a narrative spanning more than a decade across multiple albums, and many feel it’s unfair to leave such a significant conclusion without a proper run of shows in Europe. The band’s Clancy Tour earlier this year included London, Manchester and Glasgow, but this time Joseph’s words suggest fans will have to pin their hopes on summer festival appearances at best.
There’s also wider speculation about what this means for the band’s future. Rumours have circulated for months about twenty one pilots’ relationship with their longtime label, Fueled By Ramen. With Breach arriving as the duo’s eighth record, some believe this could mark the end of their contract, potentially explaining why the campaign feels smaller in scale than past cycles. The idea of a hiatus, or at least a period of regrouping, also hangs over Joseph’s post-though he was careful to stress, “I’m not saying this is our last tour ever.”
Hints of a break aren’t new territory for the band. Long-time fans will remember the symbolic silence that followed Blurryface, when they disappeared for nearly a year before returning with Trench. More recently, the duo themselves leaned into that memory when teasing the Clancy anniversary, posting the same cryptic “eyes” imagery that originally marked their 2017-2018 hiatus. For many, Joseph’s new comments feel like a continuation of that cycle: step away, regroup, then re-emerge with a new era.
But for fans who’ve followed the Dema saga since its earliest clues, the idea that its ending may never be performed live in the UK or Europe stings. This uncertainty mirrors moves from other major acts. Bring Me the Horizon, for instance, have spoken openly about taking time away after POST HUMAN: NeX GEn, balancing selective festival slots with a break from touring. The difference here is that twenty one pilots are tying off a story arc fans have invested in for over ten years, making the absence of EU dates feel even more pronounced.
As it stands, Breach will arrive on 12 September, closing a narrative chapter unlike any other in modern alternative music. Whether UK and EU fans will get the chance to experience it live remains unknown - but Joseph’s carefully chosen words suggest the story of twenty one pilots is far from over.
