Today, Placebo release the newly reworked version of Lady of the Flowers, the second track to be shared from their forthcoming new album Placebo Re:Created, set for release 19th June 2026 via Elevator Lady Ltd through AWAL.
Listen to Lady of the Flowers (Re:Created Version) below:
The RE:CREATED version of Lady of the Flowers finds the band returning to the original tapes and pulling the song into new territory. The production is heavier and more layered throughout, with guitars that drift and build beneath Brian Molko’s iconic vocals that have been pushed higher in the mix. The result is a fuller and more expansive version of the track – recognisably the same, but with a scale and presence that reflects three decades of knowing exactly what it wants to be.
Originally arriving at the height of the Britpop era, Placebo stood in stark contrast to the prevailing cultural mood. While much of British guitar music at the time leaned into laddish nostalgia and national identity, Placebo’s debut delivered something altogether more provocative and confrontational. Its songs addressed sexuality, androgyny, addiction and alienation with an honesty rarely heard in mainstream rock at the time, establishing the band as one of the most distinctive voices of their generation.
Speaking about the forthcoming album, Placebo explain:
“We think of this record as a director’s cut. We haven’t recreated it from scratch. We went back to the original master tapes and brought 30 years of playing these songs live back into the record.
This project was about finally finishing the record, dragging it into the 21st century sonically, while preserving the integrity and the spirit of the original. It’s not about improving it, there’s nothing wrong with it, it’s about completing it.
When we made the first album, we didn’t yet have the experience or the studio knowledge to fully translate what was in our heads. Over the years, the songs took on a life of their own on stage; they grew, they developed, they kind of completed themselves.
It’s a celebration of where we began, and a meeting point between who we were then and who we are now. It’s a way of honouring that innocence, while letting the songs exist with the scale, confidence, and energy of the band we’ve become.”
30th Anniversary Tour Dates
Sep. 28, 2026 – Super Bock Arena – Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto, Portugal
Sep. 29, 2026 – Sagres Campo Pequeno, Lisboa, Portugal
Oct. 1, 2026 – Movistar Arena, Madrid, Spain
Oct. 3, 2026 – Sant Jordi Club, Barcelona, Spain
Oct. 5, 2026 – Zénith De Toulouse, Toulouse, France
Oct. 7, 2026 – Zenith Nantes Metropole, Saint-Herblain, France
Oct. 9, 2026 – Rockhal, Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Oct. 12, 2026 – QUARTERBACK Immobilien AG, Leipzig, Germany
Oct. 15, 2026 – Arena Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania
Oct. 16, 2026 – Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia
Oct. 18, 2026 – Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland
Oct. 20, 2026 – Annexet, Stockholm, Sweden
Oct. 22, 2026 – Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
Oct. 24, 2026 – K.B. Hallen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
Oct. 26, 2026 – Barclays Arena, Hamburg, Germany
Oct. 27, 2026 – Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Oct. 29, 2026 – Festhalle Messe Frankfurt, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
Nov. 1, 2026 – AFAS Dome, Antwerpen, Belgium
Nov. 2, 2026 – Lanxess Arena, Köln, Germany
Nov. 4, 2026 – Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland
Nov. 6, 2026 – Unipol Forum, Milan, Italy
Nov. 9, 2026 – Olympiahalle München, München, Germany
Nov. 10, 2026 – Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
Nov. 13, 2026 – Papp László Budapest Sportaréna, Budapest, Hungary
Nov. 15, 2026 – Sportovní Hala, Hlavní Město Praha, Czechia
Nov. 16, 2026 – Uber Arena, Berlin, Germany
Nov. 18, 2026 – Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland
Nov. 21, 2026 – Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany
Nov. 23, 2026 – LDLC Arena, Lyon, France
Nov. 25, 2026 – Accor Arena, Paris, France
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