Manchester four-piece
Arkayla have dropped the official video for
'Run Kid', their latest single. Shot entirely in black and white by director Lara Laeverenz, the clip stars Jeremiah Cheetham as a young boy racing through the streets of Manchester.
The track arrives off the back of a busy period for the band. Their EP 'DON'T LOOK FOR ANSWERS' landed at the close of 2025, and they spent the year playing a sold-out UK tour, headlining Manchester's O2 Academy, and joining Blossoms and The Royston Club on support duties.
Discussing what went into the song, the band said: "Run Kid is a proper optimistic tune, it's about ignoring all the bullshit that gets in the way of life and keeping on moving forward. It has a punkier energy to it than our other songs which is a side of our sound which we used to try and fight. With Run Kid we let go of all expectation for what we should be writing and just threw the kitchen sink at it. It's easily our favourite tune in our set at the minute."
Every date on their May UK headline tour has already sold out, with summer festival slots and a second headline run through September and October also confirmed. Their 26th September show at Manchester's O2 Ritz has sold out too.
The dates in full read:
MAY
7 Oporto, Leeds [SOLD OUT]
8 Sidney and Matilda, Sheffield [SOLD OUT]
9 Bodega Social Club, Nottingham [SOLD OUT]
21 The Croft, Bristol [SOLD OUT]
22 Camden Assembly, London [SOLD OUT]
23 Neighbourhood Weekender, Warrington [SOLD OUT]
28 The Cluny 2, Newcastle [SOLD OUT]
29 Attic at the Garage, Glasgow [SOLD OUT]
30 The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham [SOLD OUT]
JUNE
12 On The Waterfront, Liverpool [Paul Weller]
19 TRNSMT, Glasgow
JULY
3 Bedford [Paul Weller]
8 Winterthurer Musikfest
24 Truck Festival, Oxford
31 Kendal Calling Festival
AUGUST
21 110 Festival
28 Victorious Festival
SEPTEMBER
17 Social, Hull
18 Rockin Chai, Wrexham
19 The Sugar Mill, Stoke on Trent
24 King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow
25 Independent, Sunderland
26 O2 Ritz, Manchester [SOLD OUT]
OCTOBER
1 Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
2 The Waterfront Studio, Norwich
3 Brudenell, Leeds
6 Dingwalls, London
9 Green Door Store, Brighton
10 Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
