Real Farmer release live EP ‘Live at The Dalby Cafe’ and announce tour dates as support of The Sisters of Mercy
Dutch band Real Farmer release the live EP “Live at The Dalby Cafe” on June 26, 2026 via Strap Originals, with European tour dates announced.
Real Farmer
Real Farmer “Live at The Dalby Cafe” is a new four-track live EP from the Dutch band Real Farmer, released on June 26, 2026 through Strap Originals. The “Live at The Dalby Cafe” EP and a full performance video were captured at the Dalby Cafe in Margate, the first in a series of Strap Originals curated sessions.
Real Farmer bring a post-punk-adjacent sound that mixes DIY punk, angular art-rock and noise.
Real Farmer ‘Live at The Dalby Cafe’: the live EP
“Live at The Dalby Cafe” holds four tracks: “Heart Out,” “Missing Link,” “The Pressure Of Others” and “Once More.” According to the band, the session was recorded in a single continuous take at the Dalby Cafe in Margate, filmed by Roger Sargent with audio by Jason Stafford. The EP follows the band’s second album, “Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right,” released on May 1, 2026 through Strap Originals.
Real Farmer shared the full performance video:
Real Farmer 2026 tour dates
According to Strap Originals, Real Farmer will support The Sisters of Mercy on the September dates in Spain, part of a run of European shows across the rest of the year. The Sisters of Mercy recently cancelled a festival to record a new album.
- July 11, 2026 — Pegnitz, Germany — Waldstock
- July 18, 2026 — Nijmegen, Netherlands — Valkhof Festival
- August 22, 2026 — Bioul, Belgium — La Carrière Festival
- August 28, 2026 — Groningen, Netherlands — Vera
- August 29, 2026 — Gent, Belgium — Free Openair 9030
- September 23, 2026 — Bilbao, Spain — Santana 27 (with The Sisters of Mercy)
- September 24, 2026 — Madrid, Spain — Wagon (with The Sisters of Mercy)
- September 26, 2026 — Granada, Spain — La Industrial Copera (with The Sisters of Mercy)
- September 27, 2026 — Valencia, Spain — Roig Arena (with The Sisters of Mercy)
- September 29, 2026 — Barcelona, Spain — Paral·lel 62 (with The Sisters of Mercy)
- October 1, 2026 — Marseille, France — Cepac Silo
- October 2, 2026 — Nancy, France — L’Autre Canal
- October 4, 2026 — Frankfurt, Germany — Batschkapp
- November 8, 2026 — Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg — Rockhal
- November 10, 2026 — Utrecht, Netherlands — TivoliVredenburg Ronda
- November 12, 2026 — Malmö, Sweden — Plan B
- November 13, 2026 — Gothenburg, Sweden — TrädgÃ¥r’n
- November 15, 2026 — Oslo, Norway — Rockefeller
- November 16, 2026 — Stockholm, Sweden — Fållan
About Real Farmer
Real Farmer is a four-piece from Groningen, Netherlands, made up of Jeroen Klootsema (vocals), Marrit Meinema (bass, vocals), Leon Harms (drums) and Peter van der Ploeg (guitar, backing vocals). The band released its debut EP through Subroutine Records in 2019 and signed to Strap Originals, the label run by Pete Doherty, in 2023.
The debut album “Compare What’s There” appeared in 2024, followed by the EP “RF II” in 2025 and the second album “Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right” on May 1, 2026. “Live at The Dalby Cafe,” released on June 26, 2026, is the band’s first live EP and opens a new series of Strap Originals sessions.
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