Set to release their stomping new album Nice ‘N’ Rough on 25 September via Venn Records, Bristol punk rock ‘n rollers Split Dogs, hit back with new single titled ‘Be Somebody’.
““Believe Nobody, Deceive Nobody” Rules we live by,” states singer Harry. “The new single is a call to arms, a shot at anyone stuck on the sidelines, letting life pass them by. This song tells you not to be the version of yourself that keeps waiting for life to happen. Get out there and go get yours! Stay sworn to fun and loyal to none.”
The ‘Be Somebody’ video was filmed at the 49 Social Club in Weston-Super-Mare, a working man’s club that Harry has been visiting for years and the perfect setting for the band’s explosive new single.
“I have always loved the space and something about the workies just remind me of home. I wanted to shoot a music video there and invite our mates. We put on a decent spread of sausage rolls and cheese and pineapple on sticks, hired Elvis to perform a set and had a good old knees up. The vibe was Martin Parr meets David Lynch. The music video is a love letter to our community. Loud, brash, sweaty and unapologetically alive! Up the Punx!”
2026 has already seen Split Dogs complete their own UK headline tour, before multiple festival appearances, a headline German tour in July, a string of instore performances in September and an EU tour with Canadian rockers Danko Jones in October. This all comes off the back of a massive tour with Gogol Bordello in 2025 and gigs with Bad Nerves, Teen Mortgage and many many others.
New album Nice ‘N’ Rough was recorded at The Station House, a recording studio based in a repurposed Victorian police station in Leeds, Split Dogs quickly discovered the studio also boasts one of the country’s finest VHS collections. Fuelled with classics like ‘Heavy Metal’, ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’, and a Tina Turner live tape, the Bristol based four-piece went to work capturing their sophomore album, ‘Nice N’ Rough’, with producer Jonah Falco (High Vis, Rifle, and drummer of Canadian punks Fucked Up) and engineer James Atkinson (formerly of seminal hardcore band Voorhees). The result is thirteen thumping tracks featuring lightning-fast guitar licks, raspy hooks and cues from greats like Plasmatics, New York Dolls, Motörhead and The Stooges. Front-person Harry Martinez delivers a larger-than-life, undeniable rock ‘n’ roll performance, injecting the band’s reputable live energy straight into the vocal booth.
Despite the glam rock glimmer, the music possesses depth and soul that can easily be missed. Album opener and new single ‘Be Somebody’ reminds the listener to shine in whatever they do, ‘Speed Demon’ highlights the importance of tuning out the noise that can plague mental health, while the Danzig-esque ‘Suffer’ tackles the lasting shadow of parental abuse. Overall, the message is clear: go out there and live your life how you want to. Nice N’ Rough is playful yet pure, steeped in honesty and the soundtrack to all your future best days.
Split Dogs Live Dates
Festivals
June
10 – UK Download
18 – SP Bilbao Azkena Rock
26 – PL Zelebsko Ultra Chaos Pinik
July
8 – UK Cheltenham 2000 Trees
10 – B Gierle Sjock Fest
17 – NL Lichetnworde Zwarte Cross
German Headline Tour / Festivals
July
18 – GER Selters Seepgo (Festival)
19 – GER Augsburg Ballonfabrik
20 – GER Tubingen Blauer Salon
22 – GER Cologne Sonic Ballroom
24 – GER Hnxe Ruhrpott Rodeo (Festival)
25 – GER Trebur Trebur Open Air
26 – GER Munich X bar
27 – GER Bamberg Live Club
28 – GER Dresden Ostpol
29 – GER Erfurt MuseumsKeller
30 – GER Hamburg Welt TurboJugend (Festival)
31 – GER Goldenstadt Afreiht un Buten (Festival)
August
1 GER Essen Freak Show
Festivals
August
7 – UK Blackpool Rebellion Fest
13 – Slov Tolmin Punk Rock Holiday
16 – UK Winchester Boomtown Festival
21 – DK Vordingborg Gutter Island
22 – UK Devon Beautiful Days
Supporting Gogol Bordello (UK)
August
23 – Northampton Roadmender
24 – Southampton The 1865
Instore Performances
September
25 – UK Leeds Crash Records
26 – UK Glasgow Blitzkrieg
27 – UK Liverpool Rough Trade
28 – UK Coventry Just Dropped in
29 – UK Bristol Rough Trade
30 – UK Nottingham Rough Trade
October
1 – UK Rough Trade East
Tour w/ Danko Jones
October
12 – GER Potsdam Waschhaus
13 – GER Nurnberg Löwensaal
14 – AT Wien Flex
15 – HU Budapest A38
16 – ROM Bucharest Quantic
17 – Bulg Sofia Pirotska 5 Event Center
19 – ROM Cluj Form Space
21 – Cro Zagreb Vintage Industrial Bar
22 – Slov Ljubljana Kino Siska
23 – AT Salzburg Rockhouse
24 – CH Rubingen Muhle Hunzinken
25 – CH Zurich Dynamo
27 – GER Oberhausen Turbinenhalle 2
28 – B Ghent Handelsbeurs
29 – GER Frankfurt Batschkapp
30 – NL Haarlem Patronaat
31 – NL Tilburg Next Stage
November
1 – NL Leuwaarden Neusoorn
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