Porcupine Tree is an English progressive rock band founded by Steven Wilson in 1987 - initially as a solo project, later expanded into a full group with keyboardist Richard Barbieri, bassist Colin Edwin and drummer Gavin Harrison. Over eleven studio albums their sound shifted from psychedelic space rock through art rock to progressive metal, earning them a devoted global following and descriptions like "the most important band you'd never heard of" from Classic Rock and PopMatters. After a decade-long hiatus, Wilson, Barbieri and Harrison reunited in 2022 with the critically acclaimed album Closure/Continuation and a world tour that filled arenas across Europe and North America.
Keyboardist Richard Barbieri confirmed in an interview that the band has held several writing sessions and named 2027 as a possible target for a new Porcupine Tree album.
In a February 2025 NME interview, Steven Wilson confirmed the band had been working on new music, calling a follow-up album probable but not yet certain.
A major deluxe box set edition of Fear of a Blank Planet was released on 25 October 2024, featuring a 2024 remaster, over 55 minutes of unreleased demos, a 112-page hardback book and a Blu-ray documentary.
The live concert film and album Closure/Continuation.Live, documenting the band's 7 November 2022 show at Amsterdam's 17,000-capacity Ziggo Dome, was released on 8 December 2023.
Porcupine Tree released Closure/Continuation on 24 June 2022 - their first studio album in thirteen years - as a trio of Wilson, Barbieri and Harrison, without bassist Colin Edwin.
