Fat Dog—the undefinable, raucous South London band—are back with a bang with their subtly named new single, “Go Fuck Urself.” With 80s-tinged, airy synths and dripping in melodica, “Go Fuck Urself” is three minutes of propulsive, jubilant electro-pop. It’s an irascible, exasperated rant wrapped in joyous hooks and Balearic grooves.
As frontman, songwriter and chief rabble rouser Joe Love coolly sings: “Some jokers play the same old game / No one to annoy / Find a mirror and the person to blame,” the song breaks out into a euphoric, technicolor anthem—an ode to escapism when the thing you are trying to escape is yourself.
Co-produced by Love with Oli Bayston (Kelly Lee Owens, Alexis Taylor), “Go Fuck Urself” follows Fat Dog’s standalone singles “Pray To That” and “Peace Song” and their “brilliant, dark, and downright batshit crazy” (DIY) debut album, WOOF., released in 2024.
The video, directed by Nine Screens (Dylan Coates and Travis Barton), sees the band take to a wrestling ring to convey the message they must share with the world. Watch the Video for Fat Dog’s “Go Fuck Urself.”
“Go Fuck Urself” marks the first taste of music from the band—Love, Chris Hughes, Morgan Wallace, Ellis Dickson, Michael Dunlop, Dillon Harrison and Jed Bevington—in 2026 and sets the stage for new music to come. Alongside the single, Fat Dog have confirmed a mammoth UK and European headline tour including a hometown show at London’s Brixton Academy on October 24th. Before that, the band will play their largest ever shows supporting the Foo Fighters at three European arena dates, support Kneecap at their Crystal Palace show in London, and play a number of festivals including End of the Road, Dour, Reeperbahn, Bearded Theory and more. It looks like we’re set for another Year of the Dog.
Fat Dog Tour Dates
Sun. Jun 21 – Landgraaf, NL @ Pinkpop Festival
Mon. Jun 22 – Zagreb, HR @ In Music Festival
Sat. Jun 27 – London, UK @ Crystal Palace Park *
Wed. Jul 1 – Berlin, DE @ Olympiastadion +
Fri. Jul 3 – Vienna, AT @ Ernst-Happel-Stadion +
Sun. Jul 5 – Milan, IT @ Ippodromo Snai La Maura +
Fri. Jul 10 – Trenčín, SK @ Pohoda Festival
Sat. Jul 11 – Neuve-Église, FR @ Décibulles Festival
Sun. Jul 12 – Normandy, FR @ Chauffer Dans La Noirceur
Fri. Jul 17 – Herk-de-Stad, BE @ Rock Herk
Sat. Jul 18 – Dour, BE @ Dour Festival
Thu. Jul 23 – Brindisi, IT @ SEI Festival
Fri. Jul 24 – Siena, IT @ TV Spenta
Sat. Jul 25 – Topcliffe, UK @ Deer Shed Festival
Sat. Aug 8 – Brno, CZ @ Pop Messe
Sat. Aug 29 – Sheffield, UK @ Rock’n’Roll Circus
Sat. Sep 5 – Larmer Tree Gardens, UK @ End of the Road Festival
Thu. Sep 17 – Sat. Sep 19 – Hamburg, DE @ Reeperbahn Festival
Sat. Oct 24 – London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
Thu. Oct 29 – Antwerp, BE @ De Roma
Fri. Oct 30 – Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli
Sat. Oct 31 – Paris, FR @ Élysée Montmartre
Mon. Nov 1 – Nantes, FR @ Stereolux
Tue. Nov 3 – Tourcoing, FR @ Le Grand Mix
Wed. Nov 4 – Cologne, DE @ Die Kantine
Fri. Nov 6 – Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg
Sat. Nov 7 – Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen
Sat. Nov 14 – Manchester, UK @ Victoria Warehouse
Wed. Nov 18 – Dublin, IE @ Whelans
Thu. Nov 19 – Dublin, IE @ Whelans
Tue. Nov 24 – Cardiff, UK @ Depot
Wed. Nov 25 – Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy
Thu. Nov 26 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute
Fri. Nov 27 – Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy
Sat. Nov 28 – Glasgow, UK @ Old Fruitmarket
Thu. Dec 3 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
* = supporting Kneecap
+ supporting Foo Fighters
Keep your mind open.
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