Split Dogs bring NICE N’ ROUGH to The Cluny

Split Dogs at The Cluny puts one of the UK’s busiest new rock bands into the Ouseburn room on Thursday 18 February 2027, with Bruise Control in support. Doors open at 7.30pm, tickets are £16 plus fees and the show is 16+.

Split Dogs at The Cluny: momentum behind NICE N’ ROUGH

Split Dogs spent 2025 playing 90 shows across the UK and Europe, reaching more than 30,000 people through headline dates, festival appearances and support slots. That sort of schedule matters because it shapes a band differently from studio-only development: songs get tightened in front of audiences and the live set becomes its own identity.

Their run included a packed appearance in the 3,500-capacity Empress Ballroom at Rebellion Festival, along with shows alongside Gogol Bordello, Stiff Little Fingers, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Bad Nerves, Teen Mortgage, Battlesnake and C.O.F.F.I.N.

The Cluny date follows the release of second album NICE N’ ROUGH, recorded at Station House in Leeds with producer Jonah Falco and released through Venn Records. The record arrives after debut album HERE TO DESTROY, which sold more than 3,000 physical copies independently and reached three Official UK Album Charts.

Support from Bruise Control gives the night a useful extra edge. Both bands work best when the room feels physical rather than polished, so the combination should suit The Cluny’s close stage and low ceiling.

Split Dogs have built their reputation through repetition: getting onstage, refining the attack and moving on to the next room. Newcastle gets that machine at full speed rather than at the beginning of the process.

Split Dogs play The Cluny, Newcastle, on Thursday 18 February 2027 with Bruise Control. Doors are at 7.30pm, tickets cost £16 plus fees and the event is 16+. See the official event page or buy tickets.

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