Britpop outfit
Dodgy have released a fresh studio record titled
'Hello Beautiful', with a run of independent venue dates set for the spring and a separate string of anniversary performances scheduled for the autumn.
Comprising nine tracks, the new record arrives off the back of recent singles '
It's Not The End' and the title track, the latter giving the trio their first appearance inside the UK Top 40 in more than ten years.
Speaking about the record, frontman
Nigel Clark said: "We approached each track as its own individual, with honesty at the core while still shaping an overall message, all united together by our trademark backing vocals and harmonies. Our time in the studio reflects a renewed energy and a deeper sense of pathos - this is a wiser, more evolved Dodgy in 2026. Making the album has been a passionate and rewarding process, embracing a new level of technicality that keeps the music feeling fresh and dynamic."
Drummer
Mathew Priest also commented: "Now feels like the perfect time to release 'Hello Beautiful', following what's been an incredible couple of months for the band with recent shows and new singles. There's a real sense of excitement and momentum around us right now, and we can't wait to take these new songs out across the country, especially to the venues and circuits that played such a vital role in our early days."
Beyond the spring run, the band will turn their attention to '
Free Peace Sweet', marking three decades since its 1996 release with a handful of dates featuring The Icicle Works as guests. That album housed singles including '
Good Enough', '
In A Room', '
If You're Thinking Of Me' and '
Found You'.
The dates in full read:
HELLO BEAUTIFUL UK TOUR 2026
APRIL
30 The Adrian Flux Waterfront, Norwich, UK
MAY
1
Docks Academy, Grimsby, UK
2 The Tivoli, Buckley, UK
8 Foxlowe Arts Centre, Leek, UK
10
Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK
15 The Tunnels, Aberdeen, UK
16 An Seomar, Inverness, UK
17
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, UK
21
The Forum, Tunbridge Wells, UK
22 Papillon, Southampton, UK
23 Quarters, Brighton, UK
FREE PEACE SWEET 30TH ANNIVERSARY SHOWS
SEPTEMBER
26 O2 Shepherds Bush
Empire, London, UK
OCTOBER
1 O2 Academy, Bristol, UK
2
O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK
3
O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK
9 O2 Academy, Liverpool, UK
