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Sleaford Mods release new single, ‘Megaton’, and announce 2026 UK tour
Words: David Rea
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27 September 2025
SLEAFORD MODS have released a new single, ‘Megaton’, with all profits going to War Child, a charity for children affected by conflict. In a statement in the band's newsletter, the duo said,
‘Megaton, No War No Death! Such is the weight of trauma, guilt and powerlessness in privileged societies that we squirm like an overloaded petri dish full of algae fed by the algorithm. Everything is wrong and everything as a reaction is argued to be right, and in this we give birth to behaviours that smother solidarity and cause mass waves of haemorrhaging alienation while the world quietly collapses offscreen. Might sound serious but it's also an absolute banger.’
Sleaford Mods recorded a video to accompany the new single at Speaker’s Corner in London’s Hyde Park, directed by Nick Waplington. ‘A traditional location for speeches, debate and discussion since the 1800s,’ the duo said in the newsletter, ‘we dropped ‘Megaton’ in amongst the regular speakers who swarm the park every Sunday morning.’
The duo have also announced a tour for 2026, called UK + Eire 2026, Live and Uncut! The following dates have been released:
Glasgow - Fri 6 Feb - Barrowland
Manchester - Sat 7 Feb - Academy
Leeds - Thur 12 Feb - O2 Academy
Liverpool - Fri 13 Feb - O2 Academy
Cardiff - Sat 14 Feb - Great Hall
Dublin - Thur 19 Feb - 3Olympia
Belfast - Fri 20 Feb - Limelight
Cork - Sat 21 Feb - Cyprus Avenue
Oxford - Thur 26 Feb - O2 Academy
Nottingham - Fri 27 Feb - Rock City
Bristol - Thur 5 Mar - Bristol Beacon
Brighton - Fri 6 Mar - Dome
London - Sat 7 Mar - Brixton Academy
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Words: David Rea
Photo: nidpor / Alamy
27 September 2025