A Perfect Circle reemerge with new single ‘Starless’

A Perfect Circle return with “Starless”, a new single from Billy Howerdel and Maynard James Keenan that signals a new dawn for the band, arriving days before they launch their first European/U.K. tour in eight years.

“Absolutely chuffed to debut this new track on stage in the U.K.,” Keenan shares. “Of course I’m excited to release the recordings but our songs always take on an expanded personality once we start playing them live.”

Unmistakably A Perfect Circle, “Starless” moves between muscular, guitar-driven intensity and delicate, intricate passages, with the precision that has long defined the band’s work.

Recorded at Howerdel’s Lankershim Ranch Studio in Studio City, Calif., “Starless” was written earlier this year, produced by Howerdel and mixed by Matty Green (U2, Florence + the Machine, TV on the Radio) and features longtime collaborator Josh Freese on drums.

“Some songs get kicked around and massaged for years,” Howerdel says. “But once in a while, one takes shape quickly, as if it had been there all along.”

The four-and-a-half-minute track arrives in tandem with a video directed by Jon Vulpine. Unfolding across three eras, the “Starless” video follows vulnerable figures drawn toward movements that offer purpose, salvation, and belonging. 

Tickets for all shows except Japan are available now via APerfectCircle.com. Japanese tickets are available June 13 at 10 a.m. local time. Puscifer appears on dates from Nov. 25 to Dec. 19. Jehnny Beth, Reclus.É, and A.A. Williams open on various dates throughout Europe.

A Perfect Circle EU/UK tour dates:

3 June   London, UK   O2 Academy Brixton  SOLD OUT ^&
4 June   London, UK   O2 Academy Brixton  SOLD OUT ^&
6 June   Nürnberg, DE  Rock Im Park
7 June   Nürburg, DE  Rock Am Ring
9 June   München, DE   Zenith ^
10 June   Warszawa, PL   Torwar ^
12 June   Wien, AT   Nova Rock Festival
13 June   Ferrara, IT   Ferrara Summer Festival ^#
15 June   Budapest, HU   Budapest Park ^
16 June   Zagreb, HR   SRC Šalata #
18 June   Zürich, CH   Halle622 ^
20 June  Clisson, FR  Hellfest
21 June   Düsseldorf, DE   Mitsubishi Hall ^
23 June  Tilburg, NL  Poppodium 013 #
24 June   Amsterdam, NL   AFAS Live #
26 June   København, DK  Copenhell
27 June   Oslo, NO  Tons of Rock
28 June   Stockholm, SE   Gröna Lund
1 July   Berlin, DE   Zitadelle ^
2 July   Praha, CZ   Forum Karlín ^
4 July   Esch-sur-Alzette, LU   Rockhal
5 July   Werchter, BE  Rock Werchter 2026
7 July   Paris, FR  Zenith Paris ^
9 July   Oeiras, PT  NOS Alive 2026
10 July  Madrid, ES  Mad Cool Festival

^ – Jehnny Beth
& – Reclus.É
# – A.A. Williams

Formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and vocalist Maynard James Keenan, A Perfect Circle quickly established themselves as a powerful new voice in alternative rock with the release of Mer de Noms (2000), which debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 and became the highest-charting debut rock album of its time. Featuring fan favorites “Judith,” “3 Libras,” and “The Hollow,” the platinum-selling album remains a defining release. Their catalog has continued to resonate, from Thirteenth Step (2003) and eMOTIVe (2004), to 2018’s Eat the Elephant, which debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200.

A Perfect Circle has headlined festivals worldwide, sold out iconic venues including the Hollywood Bowl, Madison Square Garden, and Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and appeared on late night television shows including “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and “The Tonight Show.”