Greatest Glam Punk Goth ’n’ Roll outlaws GYPSY PISTOLEROS explode into 2026 with the release of their brand new single “Dark Faerie Tales” via The New Church Records / Plastichead Distribution.
Alongside the single, the band have launched full album pre-orders — available now on two exclusive colour vinyl editions in deluxe gatefold sleeves, plus CD digipak gatefold editions:
https://www.plastichead.com/artist/gypsy-pistoleros
This marks the opening chapter of the band’s most ambitious era to date. Following the critical acclaim of Church of the Pistoleros — hailed as one of 2025’s most fearless and eclectic rock albums — Gypsy Pistoleros return darker, bolder, and more unhinged than ever. Dark Faerie Tales is glam-goth-punk with teeth: theatrical, feral, cinematic, and wired straight into the outlaw bloodstream.
The only rule musically is simple:
There are no rules.
A FAIRYTALE FOR THE DAMNED
Produced and co-written once again by sonic architect Dave Draper (Michael Monroe, Ginger Wildheart, The Wildhearts, Ryan Hamilton, Therapy?, Elvana), “Dark Faerie Tales” fuses glam-soaked punk energy with gothic grandeur, raw fire, and apocalyptic swagger — a dark anthem for outsiders, believers, and beautiful misfits.
The album unfolds like a myth burned into vinyl: a church collapses, its followers scatter, and the story resurfaces as ritual and legend. It’s about inherited rebellion, songs as survival, and the cult that rises from creative destruction. Forest rites replace altars. Memory mutates into myth. Music becomes magick.
The single sets the tone for the full album, due April 17th, 2026 — a decadent, dangerous collection of tales for the beautiful, the broken, and the strange of heart.
UK TOUR ANNOUNCED — APRIL–MAY 2026
To support the release, Gypsy Pistoleros hit the road this spring on the Dark Faerie Tales U.K. Tour, with festival and European dates being added.
2026 UK Tour Dates
11 April – St Austell, The Band Club
16 April – London, The Underworld (with Slady, Continental Lovers, Bai Bang)
17 April – Worcester, The Marrs Bar
18 April – Pontypool, The Dragonffli
22 April – Newcastle, The Cluny
24 April – Dunfermline, The Brasshouse
25 April – Edinburgh, Bannermans
1–2 May – Beltane Gathering Festival, Wales
9 May – No Sleep Till Blackpool Festival @ The Waterloo
10 May – Stoke-on-Trent, Eleven (Matinee Show)
15 May – Nottingham, The Old Cold Store
16 May – Stockport, The Holy Diver
23 May – Breaking Bands Festival, Droitwich
6–9 August – Rebellion Punk Festival, Blackpool Winter Gardens
Special Guests: James Kennedy & The Underdogs across the tour.
You can find out more about Gypsy Pistoleros on the website here www.gypsypistoleros.com
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