Super Furry Animals Return to Live Performances After Eight Years

Welsh indie greats Super Furry Animals are back in action , having played their first show in nearly a decade on Wednesday at Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre. With no new album to promote, the setlist was full of classics: they opened with “Mobile Phone” and “Rings Around the World” and went on to play “Golden Retriever,” “Ice Hockey Hair,” “Hello Sunshine,” “Something 4 the Weekend,” “Juxtaposed With U,” “Ymaelodi âr Ymylon,” “Fire in My Heart,” and more.

Their main set closed with “Mountain People” from 1997’s Radiator , which continued into the theatrical encore. Gruff Rhys had his giant lizard helmet for “Night Vision,” which then lead to SFA’s never-not-topical forever-show-ender, “The Man Don’t Give a Fuck.” It was a 10-minute version, and halfway through the band briefly left the stage only to return in their signature yeti costumes.

Check out a few photos by Chris Taylor, plus fan-shot video and the setlist, below.

Super Furry Animals’ reunion tour runs through the summer with a mix of festival appearances and headline shows across Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and England. All dates are listed below.

photo: Chris Taylor

photo: Chris Taylor

photo: Chris Taylor

photo: Chris Taylor

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SETLIST: Super Furry Animals @ 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin

Mobile Phone

Rings Around The World

Do Or Die

Golden Retriever

Something 4 The Weekend

Focus Pocus/Diebel

If You Don’t Want Me To Destroy You

Ice Hockey Hair

Hello Sunshine

Ymaelodi âr Ymylon

Run Christian Run

Juxtaposed With U

The Piccolo Snare

Fire In My Heart

Play It Cool

Receptacle For The Respectable

God! Show Me Magic

Mountain People Pt.1

ENCORE

Mountain People Pt. 2

Slow Life

Night Vision

The Man Don’t Give A Fuck

SUPER FURRY ANIMALS – 2026 TOUR DATES

Fri 8 May: Glasgow, The Barrowlands – SOLD OUT

Sat 9 May: Glasgow, The Barrowlands – SOLD OUT

Thu 14 May: Llandudno, Venue Cymru – SOLD OUT

Fri 15 May: Llandudno, Venue Cymru – SOLD OUT

Sat 16 May: Cardiff, Utilita Arena – SOLD OUT

Thu 21 May: Manchester, O2 Apollo – SOLD OUT

Fri 22 May: London, O2 Brixton Academy – SOLD OUT

Sat 23 May: London, O2 Brixton Academy – SOLD OUT

Wed 24 June: Bristol, Bristol Sounds

Sat 11 July: York, Museum Gardens

Thu 12 July: Llangollen, Live at Llangollen Pavilion

Sun 12 July: London, Alexandra Palace Park

Fri 21 August: Exeter, Beautiful Days Festival

Sun 30 August: Dublin, Wider Than Pictures

Sat 5 September: Birmingham, Moseley Folk & Arts Festival

Thu 3 – Sun 6 September: Salisbury, End of the Road Festival

_Originally reported by [Brooklyn Vegan](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/super-furry-animals-played-their-first-show-in-nearly-a-decade-pics-video-setlist/)._