{"id":80282,"date":"2025-09-23T05:27:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T05:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/80282\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T05:27:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T05:27:18","slug":"sleaford-mods-announce-2026-uk-ireland-tour-tease-new-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/80282\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleaford Mods announce 2026 UK\/Ireland tour, tease new music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/sleaford-mods\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sleaford Mods<\/a> have announced a UK and Ireland tour for 2026, and teased that more new music is coming. Find all the details below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/sleaford-mods-jason-williamson-interview-photography-noel-gallagher-oasis-acting-new-album-3799999\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sleaford Mods\u2019 Jason Williamson on his past feud with Noel Gallagher and the duo\u2019s next move<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The post-punk duo \u2013 comprising Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn \u2013 are due to hit the road early next year.<\/p>\n<p>Kicking off at the legendary Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow on Friday February 6, the forthcoming trek also includes stops in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Cardiff, Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Oxford, Nottingham, Bristol and Brighton.<\/p>\n<p>The run of dates is set to conclude with a headline performance at the O2 Academy Brixton in London on Saturday March 7.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe took a year off \u2019cause I needed to get my nails did, and now we\u2019re itching to get back out there and play live,\u201d said frontman Williamson. \u201cWe released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/sleaford-mods-share-rallying-cry-new-single-megaton-in-aid-of-war-child-no-war-no-death-3892915\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a new single \u2018Megaton\u2019<\/a> last week, it\u2019s an absolute banger so we\u2019re buzzing to play that live for the first time.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DO5hHX-iZLL\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3894289\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SleafordModsUK-Ireland-tour.jpg\" alt=\"the official tour poster for Sleaford Mods' UK and Ireland tour\" width=\"3000\" height=\"3000\"  \/>Sleaford Mods\u2019 UK and Ireland tour. CREDIT: Press<\/p>\n<p>He went on to hint at further new material on the horizon: \u201cWho knows, we might have a few more new tracks to drop by then. Either way, it\u2019s been a while since we toured, and we\u2019re gagging for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST this Friday (September 26) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fsleaford-mods-tickets%2Fartist%2F1990238\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">you\u2019ll be able to buy yours here<\/a>. Alternatively, fans can access a pre-sale on Wednesday (24) by <a href=\"https:\/\/sleafordmods.os.fan\/sign-up?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAac1TbJ48cDybNf24ocYWFOglLcojKKfLDD-t_13dgw9GUGN-opzTPHHCm6Vdw_aem_0Oa3hWyFaujtReUna_cDTg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">signing up<\/a> to Sleaford Mods\u2019 mailing list before midnight tomorrow (23).<\/p>\n<p>The band are donating \u00a31\/\u20ac1 from every ticket sold to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.warchild.org.uk\/donate-gazaemergencyappeal-2024-paidsearch?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=20778912870&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD2Tu6RgRsv_T65QEmIsC-LjgXR8r&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw58PGBhCkARIsADbDily6Gb3fca3xy1MzLPLGuUC7RfT0aBBMS_yHXYS7j8bo9Io1gz1dbe8aAszSEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">War Child<\/a>. They previously confirmed that they would be donating the proceeds from \u2018Megatron\u2019 to the charity, as part of an ongoing partnership.<\/p>\n<p>Sleaford Mods teamed up with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/hot-chip\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hot Chip<\/a> last November on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/listen-to-sleaford-mods-and-hot-chip-team-up-on-hot-mods-two-collaborative-singles-nom-nom-nom-and-cat-burglar-3815972\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> \u2018Nom Nom Nom\u2019 and \u2018Cat Burglar\u2019, with both of those songs also benefiting War Child<\/a>. At the start of this year, the duo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DFKtfmyiWAD\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">revealed<\/a> that they had raised over \u00a347,000 for the charity.<\/p>\n<p>Clare Sanders-Wright, War Child\u2019s Live Music Lead, said in a new statement: \u201cWe\u2019re incredibly grateful to Sleaford Mods for their continued generosity and support. Every ticket sold will directly support our work protecting, educating, and standing up for children affected by war, and we can\u2019t thank them and their team enough for standing with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sleaford Mods\u2019 2026 UK and Ireland tour dates are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FEBRUARY<\/strong><br \/><strong>6 \u2013 Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow<\/strong><br \/><strong>7 \u2013 Academy, Manchester<\/strong><br \/><strong>12 \u2013 O2 Academy, Leeds<\/strong><br \/><strong>13 \u2013 O2 Academy, Liverpool <\/strong><br \/><strong>14 \u2013 Great Hall, Cardiff\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>19 \u2013 3Olympia, Dublin <\/strong><br \/><strong>20 \u2013 Limelight, Belfast\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>21 \u2013 Cyprus Avenue, Cork <\/strong><br \/><strong>26 \u2013 O2 Academy, Oxford <\/strong><br \/><strong>27 \u2013 Rock City, Nottingham\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MARCH<\/strong><br \/><strong>5 \u2013 Bristol Beacon, Bristol\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>6 \u2013 Brighton Dome, Brighton<\/strong><br \/><strong>7 \u2013 O2 Academy Brixton, London\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sleaford Mods released their latest studio album, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/sleaford-mods-uk-grim-review-tracklist-3409370\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018UK Grim\u2019<\/a>, in early 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/sleaford-mods-jason-williamson-interview-photography-noel-gallagher-oasis-acting-new-album-3799999\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Speaking to NME last October<\/a>, Williamson revealed that the band were in the process of \u201cstarting a new album\u201d at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had a few sessions already. Things aren\u2019t so much shaping up; it takes a while to get back into the groove of it,\u201d he continued. \u201cYou always go in with: \u2018I wanna try this, I wanna try that.\u2019 And you try it and it doesn\u2019t quite work, so eventually you go back to the formula but there is all of this subconscious change \u2013 life, I guess \u2013 that then applies itself to the formula, and it then changes. Not massively, but it shifts along. So it\u2019s like a chemistry lesson!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When discussing the sound of the next LP, Williamson told NME: \u201cI wanna go rap-centric, or rant. It\u2019s just gonna be blocks of shouting again \u2013 as per usual! [Laughs].<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou learn to fall in love again with the formula. I\u2019m lucky I\u2019ve got Andrew Fearn, really. His music is like a whole universe of selection. It\u2019s like getting into a spaceship and taking your pick for two weeks!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sleaford Mods have announced a UK and Ireland tour for 2026, and teased that more new music is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":80283,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[18,117,19,6082,17,7162,53918],"class_list":{"0":"post-80282","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-indie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-live-music-news","14":"tag-post-punk"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80282\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}