Sledgehammer was released 40 years ago today!

The Bright-Side mix of 'Till Your Mind Is Shining' is out now. You can listen here: lnk.to/PGS38

'Sledgehammer' performed at the Fila Forum, Milan, in 2003 as part of the 'Growing Up' tour.

The zoetrope picture disc 12” of Sledgehammer is out this Saturday as part of #RecordStoreDay Designed by Drew Tetz and Marc Bessant. Please visit the Record Store Day website to check out the full list of releases and also visit your local record store to see what they plan to order!

'Till Your Mind is Shining' is out now. Listen here: lnk.to/PGS38 "The song began around a chord sequence which I liked and which felt quite poppy and playful, so I just kept on playing around with it till I had something."

Another clip from the i/o tour in 2023, 'What Lies Ahead' performed live in Verona. Head over to YouTube to watch the full performance. youtu.be/ApQ3PDyemEM

'No Self Control', released in May 1980 was the second single from 'PG3'. This performance is from Top of the Pops. "Steve Reich had done this wonderful record called ‘Music for Eighteen Musicians’, which involved marimbas and I think, of all the ‘systems’ composers, his work

'What Lies Ahead' live in Verona as part of the i/o tour in 2023. The full performance is now available on YouTube: youtu.be/ApQ3PDyemEM

'Solsbury Hill' - Peter's debut solo single - was released on this day in 1977. In April 1977, Peter did an interview with Sounds discussing the song...

'Come Talk to Me' from Peter's 1992 album 'Us' was the concert opener on his 1993-94 Secret World Tour, with additional vocals from Paula Cole.

'In The Big Room' is out now. "I’d not really taken advantage of the big room as a performance space myself and when, in 2003, the opportunity came up, we grabbed it..." Order & listen now: lnk.to/PG22

'In The Big Room' is out this Friday Here’s the CD & LP in their rightful place, the Big Room at Real World Studios… Pre-order your copy now: lnk.to/PG22 📷: York Tillyer

'What Lies Ahead' was covered during the 2020 lockdown by Paolo Fresu "During COVID, I received a request from Paolo Fresu to put out a version of this song. I asked if Paolo would want to do the solo. "

Thanks to BBC Radio 2 for adding 'Put the Bucket Down’ to the playlist.

'What Lies Ahead’ features a beautiful performance by Linnea Olsson on cello, legendary trumpet player Paolo Fresu, bass from Tony Levin and John Metcalfe with additional orchestral elements. Photos by York Tillyer & Roberto Cifarelli

Today marks the Worm Moon and the release of ‘What Lies Ahead (Bright-Side Mix)’. “The song actually began with a melody that my son Isaac was playing with and I thought, oh, that's really nice - I could build that into something.” Listen now: lnk.to/PGS37

"I became very fascinated with the idea of the brain computer interface and what consequences that might bring to the world. And this is one of the reasons The Brain Show came up, so that people will have a chance to see some of the realisation of these ideas."

Peter's self-titled debut solo album was released on this day in 1977. This montage of live performances of Solsbury Hill includes footage from Rockpalast (1978), Live in Athens (1987), Secret World Live (1993), Growing Up Live (2003), New Blood Live (2011) and Back To Front (2013).

Here's a #throwback to this 1987 performance of 'Sledgehammer' in Athens at the end of the "This Way Up" tour.

A #throwback to Peter’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2014, with this performance with Youssou N'Dour of 'In Your Eyes'

'We have an artwork created by Tomás Saraceno and twelve spiders who are credited with authorship on this. I think he's a really interesting artist that I think a lot of you would enjoy learning more about. Tomás heard the music and chose this image as something that he thought was appropriate.'

The February new moon sees the release of the Dark-Side Mix of Put the Bucket Down. The Dark-Side Mix is by Tchad Blake.

On this day in 1993, Peter performed 'Steam' at the BRIT Awards, where he also won the award for Best Producer

Happy Valentine's Day! Here's a performance of 'The Power of the Heart' with the New Blood Orchestra in 2011. "I thought it was an extraordinarily beautiful lyric and song....”

Happy Birthday Peter! 📸: York Tillyer

'Scratch My Back' was released on this day in 2010, with a cover of David Bowie's 'Heroes' as the opening track - performed here at the Arena di Verona, September 2010.

This week in February last year, the first band session for the o\i album was in full swing at Real World Studios. "We've had two band sessions in the past year, so that's a good example that I'm really enjoying doing things at the moment, and they're playing magnificently." 📸: York Tillyer

'I'm working on a show with brain as the central core, and there are a number of songs that will be part of that project. This is one of those and it's a point in the narrative where we can both read thoughts and write thoughts.

Just over a year ago today i/o won two 2025 GRAMMY Awards, for Best Engineered Album and Best Immersive Audio Album. #Grammys 👏 Oli Jacobs, Katie May, Dom Shaw, Tchad Blake, Mark ‘Spike' Stent, Matt Colton and Hans-Martin Buff

Record Store Day 2026 has just announced their list of releases for April, and it includes a zoetrope picture disc 12” of Sledgehammer. Please visit the #RecordStoreDay2026 website to check out the full list of releases and also visit your local record store to see what they plan to order!

Today's snow full moon heralds the arrival of Put the Bucket Down... “As a side project, I am working on a show with the brain as the central core and there are a number of songs, some on i/o and some on o\i that will be part of that. This is one of those..."

This song, in many ways, even though it has one element that is old, is the newest song to be worked on and developed. There was an idea around ’95/96 called 'Sit' and there was something there that I always wanted to explore… there was one bit of guitar that David did, so I grabbed that...

The Bright-Side mix of Been Undone has been released for the new moon. Peter has given Tchad Blake and Mark 'Spike' Stent slightly different materials to work from. 'Tchad likes things just taking their time... Spike is brilliant at creating these wonderful atmospheres…’

‘I’m delighted to say that we will be beginning another year of full moon releases under the name o\i. The songs are a mix of thoughts and feelings. I hope you like them.’ - pg

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Love, pg

I guess it was no surprise that Jane Goodall died working, she died in service. One of the most extraordinary people I have ever met - so full of life, enthusiasm, good humour and passion for the conservation work she championed and absolutely determined to protect the planet and all of its species.

“We were perfectionists, just obsessing about every little detail – and often not getting it to where we wanted. But the imperfections that irritated you hugely at the time, sometimes I think they give it a bit of charm” – pg The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Super Deluxe Edition is released today...

Because WOMAD was unique in its focus on music and art from around the world, and mixing it with up with rock and jazz, no-one knew how many people might turn up... but those that had decided to check out WOMAD and its weird and wonderful lineup were open-minded, bold and curious - a great audience.

“I remember this gig well. We played a mix of old and brand-new material. I would normally be very nervous about playing some of this stuff for the first time, however my mind was very preoccupied with the running of our very first WOMAD festival...

Our video project continues at www.5050.dev and since our last posting here, there have been videos added for And Still, The Family and the Fishing Net, Sledgehammer, Road to Joy, Washing of the Water and more. Today's new video is for Intruder.

I’ve always been a big fan of tennis and support Tony Hawks' campaign -pg www.change.org/p/keep-publi...

What is Big Room? 'I’d not really taken advantage of the big room as a performance space myself and when, in 2003, the opportunity came up, we grabbed it...' petergabriel.com/focus/what-i... 📸 York Tillyer

Brian Wilson single-handedly raised the bar on how to write and arrange a great pop song. He inspired and touched so many songwriters, including me. It pushed the Beatles towards Sergeant Pepper and in God Only Knows he created a masterpiece that remains unmatched to this day. God speed, Brian. -pg

If you can access BBC Two or BBC iPlayer, then you might interested to know that Peter has contributed to a new documentary 'When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain' which airs tonight (Sat 31 May) at 9.30pm. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

From BBC Archive, Andy Batten-Foster interviews futurist Ray Hammond and PG about the impact that the synthesizer is having on popular and classical music... www.youtube.com/watch?v=91NC...

The Music Producers Guild - MPG Awards, held in association with Dolby and Mix with the Masters, took place at the Troxy in London last night. petergabriel.com/news/mpg-pio... 📸 Gabriel Bush

More new videos have been added to the 50:50 project including this one from Mike Bennion, for a track called 'Before Night Falls' from Passion. 'This piece is a visual poem, attempting to complement the exotic and sacral nature of the music,' says Mike.

It's @recordstoreday.bsky.social / @recordstoredayuk.bsky.social Following on from Live Blood in 2022, Rated PG in 2019 and the two Scratch My Back 7"s of way back in 2010, this year it is the turn of OVO. First time on vinyl. #RSD2025

I was very upset to learn of the death of Kanzi, the Bonobo ape last week. One of the most remarkable experiences of my life was making music with Kanzi and Panbanisha, two extraordinary Bonobo apes - pg petergabriel.com/news/kanzi/ Photo courtesy of Ape Initiative

Peter has signed a tambourine for the Donne Foundation Silent Auction. Money raised will support the foundation’s mission to amplify women in music, ensuring their voices are heard and celebrated. More info >> auctions.nationalfundingscheme.org/auction/159/...