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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