SUPER FURRY ANIMALS break their silence...
Speaking exclusively to Uncut Magazine, Super Furry Animals discuss their eventful past and SOLD OUT 2026 return
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS
SUPACABRA 2026 TOUR – BRITAIN & IRELAND - SOLD OUT
LOVE KRAFT - 20TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM RE-ISSUE
Released Fri 24 October 2025
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SUPER FURRY ANIMALS have spoken for the first time as a band since 2016 and revealed why they declined career-boosting support slots with Oasis, how they caused Bruce Springsteen’s drummer to fly into a rage and described the 16-foot-tall horses they have as potential stage props. The rare interview is published as the much-loved, Welsh offbeat legends mark their return for a sold-out Supacabra 2026 Tour and release the 20th Anniversary Reissue of their 2005 album, Love Kraft on Fri 24 October 2025.
Primarily and deservedly known for their nine albums of fearlessly explorative music, adventurously blending and skipping between harmonic rock, psych, folk, electronica and dancefloor indie, Super Furry Animals story also includes the repeated, newsworthy acts that caught the headlines. From the campervan that accidentally drove into the middle of their Glastonbury set in 1999 to spurning mega advertising money from Coca Cola, the band often, usually inadvertently, made their story about more than just the music.
Featured in this month’s issue of Uncut Magazine, lead singer, Gruff Rhys not only reflects on the gauntlet of wild street dogs that could have easily hampered the recording of Love Kraft itself (and the emergency measures provided to them to avoid their attention) but also the difficult decisions the band has faced over the years.
Amongst five pages of memories and talk of next year’s return to the stage, Rhys says: “We turned down the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury for ‘Rings Around The World’, because our sound guy couldn’t do it, he was going on holiday in France. We turned Oasis down for Loch Lomond, because we were below The Bootleg Beatles on the bill,” and goes on to say a potentially career-changing tour with U2 couldn’t happen “because the flat fee they offered couldn’t cover our expenses.”
Signed to Creation Records from 1995, the Furries were label mates to Oasis during arguably the most successful and tumultuous period of the Gallaghers’ rise to international fame. Performing together over a period of more than 30 years, the band’s encounters with rock legends haven’t been limited to Manchester’s most famous musical siblings. The band also described how a misunderstanding over classical musicians brought them into rare conflict with an admired icon ahead of an appearance on Late Night With David Letterman.
“We got into a row with Bruce Springsteen’s drummer, Max Weinberg,” remembers Rhys. “We asked his brass section to do our gig in New York, and he caught wind. We weren’t trying to poach his brass section, but he flew into our dressing room… it was unpleasant.”
With more stories of big recording budgets replacing Pot Noodles with fresh fish on Brazilian beaches, lip-syncing on Tonight With Richard and Judy and sharing Japanese television appearances with audience members crafting wooden fish with sharp knives, Super Furry Animals’ interview with Uncut is on sale via www.uncut.co.uk now.
Opening in Dublin at the start of May next year, Super Furry Animals Supacabra 2026 Tour was confirmed in a surprise announcement at the end of September, bringing Rhys back together with fellow Furries, Huw Bunford, Cian Ciaran, Dafydd Ieuan and Guto Pryce on stage for the first time since December 2016.
Coming to a total of nine outings, having added three extra dates following significant demand in fan pre-sales, all of the band’s scheduled live dates are as follows:
Wed 6 May 2026: Dublin, 3Olympia Theatre* - SOLD OUT
Fri 8 May 2026: Glasgow, The Barrowlands* - SOLD OUT
Sat 9 May 2026: Glasgow, The Barrowlands* - SOLD OUT
Thu 14 May 2026: Llandudno, Venue Cymru* - SOLD OUT
Fri 15 May 2026: Llandudno, Venue Cymru* - SOLD OUT
Sat 16 May 2026: Cardiff, Utilita Arena** - SOLD OUT
Thu 21 May 2026: Manchester, O2 Apollo* - SOLD OUT
Fri 22 May 2026: London, O2 Brixton Academy*** - SOLD OUT
Sat 23 May 2026: London, O2 Brixton Academy**** - SOLD OUT
*supported by Getdown Services
**supported by Getdown Services and Melin Melyn
***supported by Honeyglaze
****supported by The Bug Club
The opportunity to sign up to the band’s mailing list and be the first to hear of any upcoming announcements can be found at www.superfurry.com
Released on Cardiff independent label, Strangetown Records on double vinyl and 2CD formats in updated packaging alongside digital, the Love Kraft 20th Anniversary Reissue - Remastered includes the album’s original 12-tracks return in freshly remastered form, while the total number of rarities spread across CD and digital versions totals 23 tracks. One of those tracks, the long-lost Rock N Roll Flu (“It’s a song about one of the very worst hangovers I have ever had.” – Daf Ieuan) was celebrated with a standalone release on Thu 2 October 2025, while the rest remain under wraps.
The release features the original, meticulously built diorama design by long-time collaborator, the artist, Pete Fowler, while the final sleeve design again comes courtesy of Mark James. Love Kraft was compiled with the enduring support of band archivist, Kliph Scurlock and remastered by Donal Whelan at Hafod Mastering.
Release Information:
Super Furry Animals: Love Kraft (20th Anniversary Reissue – Remastered)
Release Date: Fri 24 October 2025
Formats: 2 x Standard heavyweight black vinyl / 2CD Digipack / Digital
Label: Strangetown Records
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