Getdown Services Announce New Album ‘Massive Champion’ & UK Tour Dates

Getdown Services have announced new album ‘Massive Champion’, and shared both the single ‘I Can’t Die Like That’ and new tour dates.

The record marks the second from the Bristol band, following on from their 2023 cult classic debut ‘Crisps’. It is set for release on August 14 via Breakfast Records and available to pre-order here .

Confirmation of the new album comes following the group making an appearance on Later… with Jools Holland for the first time earlier this week, where they played their song ‘The Radiator’. That track is set to feature on the new LP.

Frontman Ben Sadler and co. describe the new album as an “odyssey of anarchic joy, seditious wit and boundless energy” and one that sees them push their sound into more emotional and absurd directions than ever before.

It was written in green rooms, on long car journeys and in the gaps between relentless touring, and promises to be their most expansive music to date.

“[This album is] about self pity and realising that maybe all of the healing your inner child stuff you hear about isn’t actually total bollocks,” the band shared. “Musically and lyrically I think it’s about us trying to clean up our act a bit.”

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Following on from ‘The Radiator’, Getdown Services have today (Wednesday May 20) dropped another single from the record: the elaborate ‘I Can’t Die Like That’.

The single takes on a laid back, charismatic feel throughout – easing in with a relaxed vocal melody and a blues-tinged guitar riff, before settling into the defiant chorus. “ You give me too much rope / I’m gonna kiss the floor like the pole / I can’t die like that ,” they sing.

“‘I Can’t Die Like That’ is about the feeling of simple things becoming complicated,” the band explained. “We thought it was interesting to think about the ways in which something as straightforward as dying can be difficult. It’s also about clinging on to feelings that comfort you but aren’t necessarily healthy.”

Check it out below, along with the tracklist for ‘Massive Champion’.

The tracklist for ‘Massive Champion’ is:

‘Poor Bannister’

‘I Can’t Die Like That’

‘Probiotic’

‘Cha Cha Slide’

‘The Radiator’

‘The Definitive Map’

‘A Crazy Story’

‘What’s On Your Mind?’

‘Stop Living’

‘No One Likes Me’

‘Check The Definition’

‘Lentils’

‘600 Dance Lessons’

Getdown Services will embark on a UK and Ireland headline tour later this year, with shows kicking off in Cardiff on November 19. Dates include stops in Brighton, Newcastle, Manchester, Leeds, London and more over the following two months.

The tour ends with two homecoming shows at the Beacon in Bristol on January 16 and 17 2027. Before the headline tour starts, the band have a number of festival appearances lined up for this summer, including appearances at Latitude , Green Man , Truck Festival and more.

Other dates include supporting The Courteeners at Manchester’s Wynthenshaw Park and being a part of the 2026 Meltdown festival in London, curated by Harry Styles .

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Getdown Services live shows are:

MAY 2026

21 – O2 Apollo, MANCHESTER w/ Super Furry Animals

22 – Bearded Theory Festival, DERBYSHIRE

27 – Brightside, BRISBANE

29 – Oxford Art Bar, SYDNEY

30 – The Tote, MELBOURNE

31 – The Corner Hotel, MELBOURNE

JUNE 2026

2 – Double Whammy, AUCKLAND

3 – San Fran, WELLINGTON

14 – Best Kept Secret Festival, HILVARENBEEK

16 – Meltdown Festival, Southbank Centre, LONDON

19-20 – Mablis Festival, STAVANGER

24 – Bristol Sounds Festival, BRISTOL w/ Super Furry Animals

JULY 2026

17-18 – Spirit of Eden Festival, KENT

24 – Truck Festival, OXFORD

25 – Latitude, SUFFOLK

26 – Deer Shed Festival, YORKSHIRE

31 – Belladrum Festival, KILTARLITY

AUGUST 2026

2 – All Together Now Festival, WATERFORD

7 – Boardmasters, NEWQUAY

9 – OFF Festival, KATOWICE

13 – Parades de Coura Festival, PAREDES

15 – Oya Festival, OSLO

21 – Green Man, BRECON BEACONS

23 – Pukkelpop, BELGIUM

27 – Canela Party, TORREMOLINOS

29 – Wynthenshaw Park, MANCHESTER w/ The Courteeners

NOVEMBER 2026

19 – Tramshed, CARDIFF

21 – Concorde 2, BRIGHTON

23 – Waterfront, NORWICH

25 – Boilershop, NEWCASTLE

26 – Galvanizers, GLASGOW

28 – Academy 1, MANCHESTER

30 – Project House, LEEDS

DECEMBER 2026

2 – Vicar Street, DUBLIN

4 – Rock City, NOTTINGHAM

5 – Foundry, SHEFFIELD

8 – Roundhouse, LONDON

JANUARY 2027

16 – Bristol Beacon, BRISTOL

17 – Bristol Beacon, BRISTOL

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