Youth Code to tour UK for first time in 8 years
After a massively successful 2025, Youth Code are kicking off 2026 with their first tour of the UK in eight long years.
Full list of dates below:
16.01.26 - The Grand Social, Dublin
17.01.26 - Kasbah Social Club, Limerick
18.01.26 - Voodoo, Belfast
19.01.26 - Room 2, Glasgow
20.01.26 - Gorilla, Manchester
21.01.26 - Strange Brew, Bristol
22.01.26 - XOYO, London
The industrial powerhouse has been riding high since the release of their return EP “Yours, With Malice” earlier this year, a five-track display of introspective, bloody-knuckled aggression that was received warmly by fans and critics alike. After selling out their first UK show in seven years at London's Moth Club, it stoked the fire to return to these isles sooner rather than later, only they had to make sure the next time is bigger and bolder. They've done exactly that, upping the size of the venues and the length of the tour, bringing King Yosef and Street Sects along for the ride for a seven-date demonstration of undeniable power.
You can buy “Yours, With Malice” HERE.
“Yours, With Malice” roars and tramples out of the gate with the track No Consequence, like an armour-plated, weaponised bulldozer, pulverising skulls into fine powder. Sanford Parker’s powerful mix gives the effort a strong shove in the right direction, the subtle but careful ear for melody that connects all the songs, grounds them, and keeps the listener chained to the repeat button. Check out the video for No Consequence below:
Nothing hits harder than life, as they say, and the series of bloody-knuckle bouts to get to the release of Yours, With Malice led to some deep introspection by YOUTH CODE regarding who they are, what they’ve accomplished and their next steps.
“I think a lot of people’s stories during the pandemic were about self-reflection, but the ironic thing is we were already in a state of reemergence and re-imagination of self before the rest of the world was forced to do it,” says Ryan George. “We took time and began to workshop and demo vocals on some of the material we had. We never stop writing and are sitting on a mountain of tracks that we can rework and tweak. Not having deadlines surrounding us and in no hurry to get our material out there, all of a sudden the partnership with Sumerian arrived. That sort of ignited a fire and got us to where we are now.”
These last few years of self-reflection found YOUTH CODE stewing in a simmering cauldron of bile and vitriol as Yours, With Malice is clearly their most intricate, well-crafted and blood-thirsty release to date and their first offering for Sumerian Records.
Sumerian Vice President Julien O'Neill adds: "YOUTH CODE have long been a commanding voice in both electronic and heavy music, and we are incredibly honoured to welcome them to Sumerian Records with the announcement of their latest release, 'Yours, With Malice'. We believe this marks a powerful new chapter in their already illustrious career and are excited for what the future will bring for both new and longtime fans alike."
While some of the sounds and references on Yours… come from classic 90s influences such as Nine Inch Nails’ classic Broken/Fixed duality, the untouchable middle period Ministry era that spawned The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste, in addition to a plethora of others like Front 242, Cabaret Voltaire, and Portion Control, the core attack has not changed much for the Los Angeles-based duo.
This is one tour, not to miss in 2026 !
