SUPER FURRY ANIMALS release 'Rock N Roll Flu' PLUS Additional Live Dates
Super Furry Animals add three further dates to 2026 tour and release lost glam anthem to long-haul hedonism…
ROCK ‘N’ ROLL FLU
Ahead of the reissue of their 2005 album, Love Kraft, the Furries dig out a gleaming nugget of squidgy, harmony-rich stomping pop
DUE TO DEMAND – Three further dates added to their Supacabra Britain & Ireland 2026 Tour, on sale Fri 3 October 2025 at 10am BST
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS
SUPACABRA 2026 TOUR – BRITAIN & IRELAND
PLUS LOVE KRAFT - 20TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM RE-ISSUE
TICKETS ON GENERAL SALE – FRI 3 OCTOBER 2025, 10AM
Sign-Ups, Ticket Links + Pre-Orders: www.superfurry.com
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SUPER FURRY ANIMALS follow up this week’s surprise announcement of their return to play live in 2026 with a new release PLUS three additional dates due to overwhelming demand. Bringing a multicolour patchwork of rich vocal harmonies and sunshine melodies together in their long lost, hangover cure track, Rock ‘N’ Roll Flu, the sky-streaking comet of synth-specked glam rock is OUT NOW.
Bursting with euphoria typical of the band’s most upbeat moments, their timely celebration of exuberant touring habits arrives just days after the band announced their Supercabra Britain & Ireland 2026 Tour, with tickets going on general sale tomorrow, Fri 3 October 2025 at 10am.
Following a rush of interest in advance pre-sales, the band adds a second date at Glasgow’s Barrowlands on Sat 9 May 2026, Llandudo’s Venue Cymru on Fri 15 May 2026 and London’s O2 Brixton Academy on Sat 23 May 2026. With Getdown Services continuing to support the band at all shows except London, the band adds eccentric garage rock outfit, The Bug Club to their second date in the English capital.
With high demand expected, fans can find all dates and relevant booking links at www.superfurry.com
Over two decades since the final track listing for their 2005 album, Love Kraft, was decided, memories amongst the five Super Furry Animals - Huw Bunford, Cian Ciarán, Daf Ieuan, Guto Pryce and Gruff Rhys – become cloudy, making Rock ‘N’ Roll Flu’s original loss to the archives a mystery. Occasionally poring over their extensive digital lock-up of sidelined gems, such as during the compilation of their forthcoming 20th Anniversary Reissue of Love Kraft, released on Fri 24 October 2025 on Strangetown Records, the Furries happen upon songs that re-assert their presence. In the case of Rock ‘N’ Roll Flu, brought into recording sessions and sung by hard-partying drummer, Ieuan, it’s an inarguable case of better-late-than-never.
Filing through hazy memories of departure lounges and empty bottles, he says: “It’s a song about one of the very worst hangovers I have ever had. We were on our way to Tokyo, and I took in some refreshments before taking off and topped up during the flight. Arriving in a totally different time zone and being unable to sleep, we took off into the night when we got there. The perfect conditions for absolute dehydration. Which tour was it? Well, your guess is as good as mine.”
Commencing an almost decade-long hiatus as they walked off stage at Cardiff’s Utilita Arena in mid-December 2016, the beloved Super Furry Animals kept fans in suspense on their next great move until Monday’s Supercabra Tour announcement. Including a return to the same Cardiff venue, the band’s nine announced live dates are re-confirmed as follows:
Wed 6 May 2026: Dublin, 3Olympia Theatre*
Fri 8 May 2026: Glasgow, The Barrowlands*
Sat 9 May 2026: Glasgow, The Barrowlands* - ADDED DATE
Thu 14 May 2026: Llandudno, Venue Cymru*
Fri 15 May 2026: Llandudno, Venue Cymru* - ADDED DATE
Sat 16 May 2026: Cardiff, Utilita Arena**
Thu 21 May 2026: Manchester, O2 Apollo*
Fri 22 May 2026: London, O2 Brixton Academy***
Sat 23 May 2026: London, O2 Brixton Academy**** - ADDED DATE
*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, being first to hear about any subsequent announcements, as well as links to find the band on social media can also be found at www.superfurry.com
Planning a live set that does justice to their three decades of music making together, as well as paying homage to the enduring faith of their fans, Super Furry Animals remain true to their track record for hair-raising and smile-inducing exploits. Their signing Creation Records and first releases in 1995 put them in the eye of the mid-90’s indie guitar storm, yet they cut a singular silhouette as Britpop and Cool Britannia took one path and the Furries very much took their own.
As well as their debut album, Fuzzy Logic, birthing singles that helped to define the decade as a whole, not least their two Top 20-charting singles, Something 4 The Weekend and If You Don’t Want Me To Destroy You, the band made dents in popular culture beyond music. Grabbing as many tabloid as music media headlines, the famous Super Furry Animals Tank, giant inflatable bears, Yeti costumes (and Yeti murder) and refusal to sell their song, Hello Sunshine, to Coca Cola has concreted their legend into the long, winding road of rock and roll history.
Following Fuzzy Logic, Super Furry Animals moved forward to release a further eight studio albums, including the follow-up, Top Ten album, Radiator. Completing Guerilla (1999), a harvest of songs that included the sweet fruit of Northern Lites, they then self-released the first Welsh language album to enter the Top 20, Mwng in 2000.
Going for broke in the realms of pop writing and lavish international studios as millennial major label budgets landed in their laps, the opulent Rings Around The World (2001), Phantom Power (2003) and Love Kraft added standout singles such as Juxtapozed With U and Golden Retriever to international airwaves. Hey Venus (2007) and Dark Days/Light Years (2009) brought a comma to an open-ended recording career, followed only by 2016’s European Football Championship-celebrating single, Bing Bong.
Released on double vinyl and 2CD formats in updated packaging alongside digital, the Love Kraft 20th Anniversary Reissue - Remastered 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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