Split Dogs Return With New Single Be Somebody
Bristol punk rock ’n’ roll bruisers Split Dogs are back with a fresh blast of sweat, swagger and street-level noise in the shape of new single ‘Be Somebody’, out now via Venn Records. The track opens the band’s forthcoming new album ‘Nice N’ Rough’, set for release on September 25.
Fast becoming one of the UK’s hardest-working rock bands, Split Dogs have built their reputation on raw live energy, raspy hooks and a no-frills love of loud guitars. On ‘Be Somebody’, they channel that force into a fired-up call to stop watching life from the sidelines.
A Call To Arms From The Sidelines
“Believe Nobody, Deceive Nobody” is the rulebook here, with vocalist Harry Martinez describing the single as a shot of motivation for anyone stuck waiting for life to happen. It is all grit under the nails and fire in the belly, a punk rock kick toward movement, mischief and self-belief.
The accompanying video was filmed at 49 Social Club in Weston-Super-Mare, a working man’s club close to Harry’s heart. With sausage rolls, cheese and pineapple on sticks, an Elvis performance and a crowd of mates, the band turned the shoot into a brash community knees-up, somewhere between Martin Parr and David Lynch.
Nice N Rough Arrives In September
Recorded at The Station House in Leeds, a repurposed Victorian police station with an impressive VHS collection, ‘Nice N’ Rough’ sees the band working with producer Jonah Falco of Fucked Up and engineer James Atkinson.
New album ‘Nice N’ Rough’ set for release September 25th Via Venn Records Pre-order HERE
Across thirteen tracks, Split Dogs pull from the glam-stained chaos of New York Dolls, Plasmatics, Motörhead and The Stooges, while still digging into heavier emotional ground. ‘Speed Demon’ looks at tuning out the noise that can batter mental health, while ‘Suffer’ tackles the lingering damage of parental abuse.
Playful, nasty, heartfelt and built for the pit, ‘Nice N’ Rough’ sounds like Split Dogs capturing the sweat of the stage and bottling it.
Nice N Rough Track Listing
- Be Somebody
- Born Too Loose
- Breaker
- Get The Look
- Speed Demon
- Leave It Alone
- Shake Sum Action
- Rock ’N’ Roll Business
- Mamma Said
- Suffer
- I Wanna
- Dirty Denim
- Power Out
Split Dogs Live Dates 2026
Festival Tour
- 10-Jun-2026 UK Download
- 18-Jun-2026 SP Bilbao Azkena Rock
- 26-Jun-2026 PL Zelebsko Ultra Chaos Pinik
- 08-Jul-2026 UK Cheltenham 2000 Trees
- 10-Jul-2026 B Gierle Sjock Fest
- 17-Jul-2026 NL Lichetnworde Zwarte Cross
German Headline Tour and Festivals
- 18-Jul-2026 GER Selters Seepgo Festival
- 19-Jul-2026 GER Augsburg Ballonfabrik
- 20-Jul-2026 GER Tubingen Blauer Salon
- 22-Jul-2026 GER Cologne Sonic Ballroom
- 24-Jul-2026 GER Hnxe Ruhrpott Rodeo Festival
- 25-Jul-2026 GER Trebur Trebur Open Air
- 26-Jul-2026 GER Munich X Bar
- 27-Jul-2026 GER Bamberg Live Club
- 28-Jul-2026 GER Dresden Ostpol
- 29-Jul-2026 GER Erfurt MuseumsKeller
- 30-Jul-2026 GER Hamburg Welt TurboJugend Festival
- 31-Jul-2026 GER Goldenstadt Afreiht un Buten Festival
- 01-Aug-2026 GER Essen Freak Show
Festivals
- 07-Aug-2026 UK Blackpool Rebellion Fest
- 13-Aug-2026 Slov Tolmin Punk Rock Holiday
- 16-Aug-2026 UK Winchester Boomtown Festival
- 21-Aug-2026 DK Vordingborg Gutter Island
- 22-Aug-2026 UK Devon Beautiful Days
Supporting Gogol Bordello UK
- 23-Aug-2026 Northampton Roadmender
- 24-Aug-2026 Southampton The 1865
Instore Performances
- 25-Sep-2026 UK Leeds Crash Records
- 26-Sep-2026 UK Glasgow Blitzkrieg
- 27-Sep-2026 UK Liverpool Rough Trade
- 28-Sep-2026 UK Coventry Just Dropped In
- 29-Sep-2026 UK Bristol Rough Trade
- 30-Sep-2026 UK Nottingham Rough Trade
- 01-Oct-2026 UK Rough Trade East
Tour With Danko Jones
- 12-Oct-2026 GER Potsdam Waschhaus
- 13-Oct-2026 GER Nurnberg Löwensaal
- 14-Oct-2026 AT Wien Flex
- 15-Oct-2026 HU Budapest A38
- 16-Oct-2026 ROM Bucharest Quantic
- 17-Oct-2026 Bulg Sofia Pirotska 5 Event Center
- 19-Oct-2026 ROM Cluj Form Space
- 21-Oct-2026 Cro Zagreb Vintage Industrial Bar
- 22-Oct-2026 Slov Ljubljana Kino Siska
- 23-Oct-2026 AT Salzburg Rockhouse
- 24-Oct-2026 CH Rubingen Muhle Hunzinken
- 25-Oct-2026 CH Zurich Dynamo
- 27-Oct-2026 GER Oberhausen Turbinenhalle 2
- 28-Oct-2026 B Ghent Handelsbeurs
- 29-Oct-2026 GER Frankfurt Batschkapp
- 30-Oct-2026 NL Haarlem Patronaat
- 31-Oct-2026 NL Tilburg Next Stage
- 01-Nov-2026 NL Leuwaarden Neusoorn
