Hear Lukas Graham's New Album 'Good Times'
(2b) Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Lukas Graham releases his new album Good Times, out now via Virgin Music Group. Rooted in the Celtic and folk traditions that shaped his upbringing in Copenhagen, the 13-track collection brings Lukas full circle, reconnecting him with the storytelling tradition, acoustic instrumentation and Irish musical heritage at the heart of his earliest relationship with music.
The album arrives one day before Lukas joins Ed Sheeran as a special guest on select North American dates of the 2026 "Loop Tour," beginning tomorrow, August 15, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN.
With the album's arrival, Lukas also shares "Before You Go," one of the project's most intimate songs, written in 2019 for his longtime friend Thomas, who had been chronically ill and slowly dying throughout all of their nearly two-decade friendship. When Thomas was preparing for further brain surgery that could potentially take away his sense of taste, he asked to join Lukas on tour stops in Korea and Japan, where Lukas helped give him the chance to experience the places, food and moments he had hoped to while he still could. After turning that experience into a song, Lukas held onto it, promising Thomas it would only be shared publicly at a time of his choosing. Years later, Thomas asked Lukas to sing it at his funeral, where "Before You Go" was performed publicly for the first time in the same church where Lukas had buried his father. Since then, the song has become a quietly powerful moment in Lukas' live show. "It's a song that's meant to be sung along to, even though nobody knows it yet," says Lukas.
That sense of memory, grief, friendship and connection runs throughout Good Times, an album built on reflection, heritage and hard-won perspective. Across the project, Lukas returns to the roots-music traditions that surrounded him as a child in Christiania, an abandoned, squatted army base that is now a free-spirited Copenhagen community where he grew up. His late father Eugene, a Donegal-born music lover, booked folk musicians throughout Scandinavia and helped introduce Lukas to the sounds and communal spirit that shaped the album's foundation.
The album was recorded with a rolling collective of musicians in Nashville and New York, many of whom had a personal connection to Eugene and the folk community Lukas grew up around. The players include Michael McGoldrick, one of the world's great uilleann pipe and Irish flute players; bassist Sam Grisman; Tim O'Brien on mandolin and backing vocals; Stuart Duncan on fiddle; and Brian Sutton on guitar - a lineup that roots the album in the Celtic, bluegrass and acoustic traditions that have long been part of Lukas' story.
"People my dad knew. People who had slept on a couch in my mum and dad's living room," Lukas previously explained. "It was very important to me that we got a hold of some of these musicians and got that cultural connection."
Good Times includes the previously released title track, a spirited album opener that set the tone for the project's bright, communal energy, as well as "Second Chance," a song about owning your mistakes, embracing renewal and choosing to become a better version of yourself. The album was first introduced with "To Know A Girl," a banjo-driven offering paired with a soaring vocal and powerhouse chorus.
Stream or purchase the album here
Lukas Graham North American Tour Dates w/ Ed Sheeran:
Aug. 20, 2026 - Toronto, ON - Rogers Centre
Aug. 21, 2026 - Toronto, ON - Rogers Centre
Aug. 22, 2026 - Toronto, ON - Rogers Centre
Aug. 29, 2026 - Detroit, MI - Ford Field
Sep. 4, 2026 - East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium
Sep. 5, 2026 - East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium
Sep. 19, 2026 - Philadelphia, PA - Lincoln Financial Field
Sep. 25, 2026 - Foxborough, MA - Gillette Stadium
Sep. 26, 2026 - Foxborough, MA - Gillette Stadium
Oct. 3, 2026 - Atlanta, GA - Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Oct. 10, 2026 - Indianapolis, IN - Lucas Oil Stadium
Oct. 17, 2026 - Charlotte, NC - Bank of America Stadium
Oct. 24, 2026 - Arlington, TX - AT&T Stadium
Nov. 7, 2026 - Tampa, FL - Raymond James Stadium
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