American Football Announce Second London Show Due To Demand, Share New Single Bad Moons
Wednesday, 25 February 2026
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Alexa Viscius
American Football have shared a new song, Bad Moons.
Opening with twinkling notes and soft beats, the track builds into a powerful, guitar-driven post-rock crescendo and serves as the lead single from the Illinois band's fourth album, 'LP4', which they confirmed earlier this month will arrive on May 1 via Polyvinyl.
Produced by Sonny DiPerri, the song began as two separate demos and comes with a video directed by Alex Acy and Rémi Belleville, exploring the challenges and fragility of growing from boyhood to manhood. Vocalist Mike Kinsella said:
"Bad Moons is actually a Frankenstein of two different demos we’d been passing around for quite a while: one playful, with children playing and toy-pianos plinking; one brooding, with guitars screeching and drums bombasting. I had already been singing the “(…) in the dark” mantra over the latter, so the biggest challenge for me was thematically bridging the innocence and buoyancy of the first act with the deep despair of the second. I decided to begin the song as a child. Or, rather…two. Stacked up in a single trench coat; secretly, reluctantly living the life of a grown man, accruing all of his missteps and guilt along the way. By the end, these missteps are almost spilling out of the boys. A cathartic confession, hopefully at least somewhat relatable to anyone listening who’s ever lived a life."
On the video, Acy shared: "I think part of growing up is realizing you can only become more empathetic with others once you become empathetic with yourself. I think boys often have a harder time grasping this, which leads to a lot of dumb & regrettable actions. Rémi & I grew up together and felt like we could connect around this concept from a shared & honest point of view. Quebec, where we grew up and the Midwest feel very similar in a lot of ways. It only felt right to anchor the video in rural Canada."
The pioneering emo band will support 'LP4' with 2026 tour dates across North America, Europe and the UK, with the latter leg including stops at the O2 Academy Leeds on June 26 and London's O2 Forum Kentish Town on June 27, with the band confirming a second show in Camden on June 28 due to demand.
Tickets for their extra London show go on general sale at 10am on Friday (February 27). All other dates are on sale now.
EXTRA // With LP4 now officially on the way, due to HUGE demand @americfootball have added an extra @O2ForumKTown show to their UK tour in June!
American Football Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri May 15 2026 - DENVER Colorado - Summit Music Hall (USA)
Mon May 18 2026 - BOISE Idaho - Treefort Music Hall (USA)
Tue May 19 2026 - SEATTLE Washington - Moore Theatre (USA)
Wed May 20 2026 - PORTLAND Oregon - Mcmenamins Crystal Ballroom (USA)
Fri May 22 2026 - SAN FRANCISCO California - Regency Ballroom (USA)
Sat May 23 2026 - LOS ANGELES California - Wiltern (USA)
Sun May 24 2026 - SAN DIEGO California - Observatory North Park (USA)
Fri June 19 2026 - MILAN Alcatraz (Italy)
Sat June 20 2026 - STUTTGART Im Wizeman (Germany)
Sun June 21 2026 - COLOGNE Die Kantine (Germany)
Tue June 23 2026 - BRUSSELS La Madeleine (Belgium)
Wed June 24 2026 - AMSTERDAM Paradiso (Netherlands)
Fri June 26 2026 - LEEDS O2 Academy Leeds
Sat June 27 2026 - LONDON O2 Forum Kentish Town Sun June 28 2026 - LONDON O2 Forum Kentish Town
Wed July 08 2026 - BOSTON Massachusetts - Royale Boston (USA)
Thu July 09 2026 - NEW YORK New York - Brooklyn Paramount (USA)
Fri July 10 2026 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Franklin Music Hall (USA)
Sat July 11 2026 - WASHINGTON District of Columbia - 930 Club at The Atlantis Complex (USA)
Tue July 14 2026 - RICHMOND Virginia - National Richmond (USA)
Wed July 15 2026 - ASHEVILLE North Carolina - Orange Peel (USA)
Thu July 16 2026 - ATLANTA Georgia - Variety Playhouse (USA)
Fri August 07 2026 - CLEVELAND Ohio - House of Blues Cleveland (USA)
Sat August 08 2026 - TORONTO Ontario - History (Canada)
Sun August 09 2026 - MCKEES ROCKS Pennsylvania - Roxian Theatre (USA)
Mon August 10 2026 - COLUMBUS Ohio - Newport Music Hall (USA)
Wed August 12 2026 - NASHVILLE Tennessee - Marathon Music Works (USA)
Thu August 13 2026 - INDIANAPOLIS Indiana - Deluxe at Old National Centre - Complex (USA)
Fri August 14 2026 - CHICAGO Illinois - Salt Shed (USA)
Sat August 15 2026 - MILWAUKEE Wisconsin - Milwaukee Turner Hall Ballroom (USA)
Sun August 16 2026 - MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota - First Avenue Mainroom at First Avenue - Complex (USA)
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