Essex punk duo The Meffs are not here to make anyone comfortable, and their new single ‘Disorder (Wake Up)’ proves it. Dropping as the second preview of their upcoming album Business (out 11th September via FLG), the track is a razor‑edged call to arms aimed squarely at the systems that divide us.
Across two and a half minutes of serrated riffs and breathless percussion, Lily (guitar/vocals) and Lewis (drums) tear into the political narratives that pit communities against each other. Their message is blunt, furious and painfully timely: the real enemy isn’t the people fighting for survival, it’s the establishment stoking the chaos.
“We should be angry that we live in a world where people need to seek asylum, not angry at the people seeking asylum,” the band say. “The establishment want to cause division… Wake up. We're not the enemy and nor are you.”
The single arrives with a video packed full of familiar faces from across the punk landscape, Frank Turner, Itchy, Bad Cop Bad Cop, Booze & Glory and more, all lending their support to The Meffs’ rallying cry.
🎥 Watch the video: https://youtu.be/UELKa_7jc5A
🎧 Stream the single: https://ffm.to/themeffs-disorder
💿 Pre‑order Business: https://ffm.bio/businessalbum
If 2025 was the year The Meffs became unavoidable, 2026 is shaping up to be the year they become unstoppable.
Fresh from a whirlwind run that included supports with The Sex Pistols, The Undertones, a string of sold‑out headline shows across the UK and Europe, and festival slots at Glastonbury, 2000trees, and Download, the pair somehow carved out time to write and record their most explosive material yet.
Their momentum continues this summer as they join Joan Jett & The Blackhearts on the rock icon’s first UK headline tour in 16 years:
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts UK Tour (supporting):
July 2 – Glasgow, O2 Academy
July 4 – Manchester, Academy
July 5 – Leeds, O2 Academy
July 7 – Wolverhampton, Civic Hall
July 8 – London, British Airways ARC
Produced by Dan Weller, Business is shaping up to be a modern punk record with real bite. Fan favourites like ‘So Modern (Keep Up)’ are captured with all the grit and chaos of The Meffs’ live show, while the title track takes aim at the music industry with a level of honesty most bands wouldn’t dare.
There’s no shortage of speed or venom either.
‘Love To Lose’ is a full‑throttle adrenaline shot.
‘Fight’ compresses a festival’s worth of energy into thirty seconds.
‘Like Gravity’ digs into self‑doubt with surprising vulnerability.
And ‘Disorder (Wake Up)’ stands tall as the album’s political centrepiece.
The Meffs have always been difficult to pigeonhole, and Business doubles down on that refusal. It’s political, personal, furious, funny, and defiantly loud.
Since exploding onto the scene, The Meffs have earned a reputation as one of the UK’s most essential live acts. Their DIY ethos has taken them everywhere from supporting Alice Cooper and Kings of Leon at BST Hyde Park to tearing up stages at Bearded Theory, Beautiful Days, and beyond.
They’re also proud Music Venue Trust patrons, consistently championing the grassroots spaces that shaped them, and they’re currently on the road with Stiff Little Fingers, further cementing their place in the punk lineage.
With Business, The Meffs are widening the circle, sharpening their message, and inviting everyone in for the fight.
This is punk with purpose. Punk with teeth. Punk that refuses to look away.
And it’s only getting louder.
The Meffs are:
Lily Hopkins (vocals/guitar)
Lewis Copsey (drums/backing vocals)
Upcoming tour dates:
23/05/2026 Melkweg Amsterdam NL
30/05/2026 O2 Academy Islington London GB
04/06/2026 The LCR Norwich GB (supporting Levellers)
06/06/2026 North West Calling Manchester Academy Manchester GB
11/06/2026 The Brook Southampton GB
13/06/2026 God Save The Kouign Stade municipal Penmarc'h FR
18/07/2026 ParaBôle Festival Bôle Switzerland
31/07/2026 Docks Club Hamburg DE
01/08/2026 Fährmannsfest Hannover DE
05/08/2026 Bootleg Social Blackpool GB
11/08/2026 Punk Rock Holiday Tolmin Slovenia
21/08/2026 Parkenfestivalen Bodø Norway
22/08/2026 Pstereo Festival Trondheim Norway
05/09/2026 The Foundry Burn It Down Torquay GB
03/10/2026 North East Calling Northumbria University Newcastle upon Tyne GB
10/10/2026 Cretin Hop Festival La Boissière-de-Montaigu FR
16/10/2026 Live Music Hall Köln DE (supporting Levellers)
17/10/2026 Muziekgieterij Masstricht NL (supporting Levellers)
20/10/2026 The Picturedome Holmfirth UK (supporting Levellers)
22/10/2026 Mandela Hall Belfast UK (supporting Levellers)
23/10/2026 Vicar Street Dublin IE (supporting Levellers)
24/10/2026 Barrowland Ballroom Glasgow UK (supporting Levellers)
29/10/2026 York Barbican York UK (supporting Levellers)
30/10/2026 Venue Llandudno UK (supporting Levellers)
08/11/2026 M.A.U. Rostock DE (supporting Levellers)
19/11/2026 Rock City Nottingham UK (supporting Levellers)
20/11/2026 The Prospect Building Bristol UK (supporting Levellers)
The Meffs online:
https://www.facebook.com/Themeffsuk
https://www.instagram.com/themeffsuk
