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Militarie Gun have announced a string of headline shows – several of which feature support from Shady Nasty.

Armed with their excellent 2025 second album God Save The Gun, the band will kick off their new 2026 summer run at Newcastle’s Marrapalooza Fest on June 7, before heading to Cambridge, Norwich and Brighton. Then, in July they’ll be back for round two, performing at Cheltenham’s mega 2000trees and then onto Birmingham, Edinburgh and Manchester.

In our 4/5 review of God Save The Gun, we said that, ​“Militarie Gun have made themselves a silver lining, a record that’s not just a tremendous step up but one that could be their defining moment.” So if you want to be there to witness that, catch them at the following:

Militarie Gun UK dates

June

7 Newcastle Marrapalooza Fest
8 Cambridge Junction 2*
9 Norwich Arts Centre*
10 Brighton Chalk*

July

10 Cheltenham 2000trees
11 Birmingham The Castle & Falcon
12 Edinburgh The Caves
13 Manchester Gorilla

* = w/ Shady Nasty

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It appears as though Welsh post-hardcore faves Holding Absence are getting ready for their next era.

Having concluded their first run of of records – 2019’s self-titled debut, 2021’s The Greatest Mistake Of My Life and 2023’s The Noble Art Of Self Destruction – they’ve recently taken to social media to share a Studio Ghibli-esque video with the words, ​“You have completed the trilogy! Would you like to continue?” In the comments, Lucas Woodland happily answers, ​“Yes, we would like to continue.” (Phew – us too!)

Of course, the singer has also been busy lately fronting Funeral For A Friend, but it’s clear he’s also found the time to hit the studio with his HA bandmates – indeed, in a post on New Year’s Eve, their official accounts confirmed that, ​“Holding Absence will return in 2026.” Watch this space…

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Catch the band live later this year as main support to Enter Shikari:

Enter Shikari UK tour with Holding Absence and The Callous Daoboys

November

13 Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
14 Cardiff Utilita Arena
15 Hull Connexin Live
18 Glasgow Hydro
19 Manchester Co-op Live
20 London Alexandra Palace
21 London Alexandra Palace

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• Holding Absence: ​“Music is and always has been my life – it’s the only thing that’s ever understood me”
• Holding Absence’s Lucas Woodland: We must stop telling guys to ​‘man up’
• Holding Absence: ​“As a kid, music is what helped me, and I’d love to be that person for more people”