{"id":2020407,"date":"2026-06-30T14:04:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2020407"},"modified":"2026-06-30T14:04:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:04:31","slug":"watch-static-dress-troll-outbreak-fest-with-fake-surprise-title-fight-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2020407","title":{"rendered":"Watch Static Dress troll Outbreak Fest with fake surprise Title Fight set"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NMEAR_NME-STATIC-DRESS-THE-COVER-2026-1-CREDIT-OLLI-APPLEYARD@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Watch Static Dress troll Outbreak Fest with fake surprise Title Fight set<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>They began the unannounced slot with the intro to &#8216;Safe In Your Skin&#8217; by the US band, who&#8217;ve been on hiatus for over eight years<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Tom Skinner<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-30T15:04:31+01:00\">30th June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NMEAR_NME-STATIC-DRESS-THE-COVER-2026-1-CREDIT-OLLI-APPLEYARD@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Static Dress (2026), photo by Olli Appleyard\" title=\"NMEAR_NME-STATIC-DRESS-THE-COVER-2026-1-CREDIT-OLLI-APPLEYARD@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Static Dress. Credit: Olli Appleyard for NME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Static Dress trolled the crowd at last weekend\u2019s Outbreak Fest, where they played a surprise set. Check out the footage below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"981\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>Read More:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Post-hardcore crew Static Dress are crafting a consummate creative world<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Leeds post-hardcore band and recent\u00a0<em>NME Cover<\/em><i>\u00a0<\/i>stars appeared at this year\u2019s edition of the Manchester event unannounced on Saturday (June 27) in support of their second album, \u2018Injury Episode\u2019, which arrived last month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After fans had gathered to find out the identity of the mystery act on the line-up, the group pulled a fake-out stunt as they took to the stage.\u00a0Static Dress played the intro to \u2018Safe In Your Skin\u2019 by Title Fight \u2013 the US hardcore outfit who have been on hiatus since 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh my God. No fucking way!\u201d a man screams in a fan-shot clip of the moment, as blurred letters appear on the big screen.<\/p>\n<p>It seems at one point that the words slowly coming into focus could read \u2018Title Fight\u2019, but the Static Dress logo is eventually displayed. This is followed by a flash of \u2018Sorry\u2019, before the band jokingly introduce themselves as Manchester\u2019s Guilt Trip.<\/p>\n<p>Some attendees were visibly disappointed at the trolling, and proceeded to leave the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>The secret set kicked off for real with \u2018Nostalgia Kills\u2019 from \u2018Injury Episode\u2019. Towards the end of the gig, Static Dress covered \u2018Can\u2019t Relate\u2019 by fellow Leeds hardcore group Higher Power (via <em>Setlist.FM<\/em>).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DaGVRHwA1WF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">50% of the people walked outta there https:\/\/t.co\/xaXfUkdyYO pic.twitter.com\/hch9N7h5qb<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 xvx (@anotherxpromise) June 28, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">laughing about Static Dress pretending to be Title Fight doing a secret set at Outbreak, but in all fairness I\u2019d probably throw up if I heard a secret set start with a Modern Baseball song and I was on the other side of the venue thinking it was actually happening<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 brodie \/ knox (@brodiecantskate) June 28, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DaLdweaIkFe\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the comments section of the video, one person wrote: \u201cI love all the dudes leaving immediately \ud83d\ude02.\u201d Another person said: \u201cHow did [the audience] fall for that with that guitarist and then the drummer walking out lol.\u201d Someone else added: \u201cThe \u2018no fucking way\u2019 is priceless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, a tweet read: \u201cLaughing about Static Dress pretending to be Title Fight doing a secret set at Outbreak, but in all fairness I\u2019d probably throw up if I heard a secret set start with a Modern Baseball song and I was on the other side of the venue thinking it was actually happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Static Dress have also shared some footage from Outbreak Fest \u201926, showing a lively pit in front of the stage. \u201cThank you Outbreak,\u201d they wrote. \u201c\u2018Injury Episode\u2019 has been out one month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The band will return to Manchester as part of their UK and European headline tour this autumn. Find any remaining tickets here.<\/p>\n<p>In a four-star review, <em>NME<\/em> described \u2018Injury Episode\u2019 as \u201ca deliberately more intense, more complex record than [2022 debut] \u2018Rogue Carpet Disaster\u2019, one that feels like Static Dress are trying to connect more deeply with whoever\u2019s listening\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a fearless approach to guitar music that\u2019s more interested in storytelling than mass appeal,\u201d it continued.<\/p>\n<p>The LP has been named as one of <em>NME<\/em>\u2018s best albums of 2026 so far, too.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3944041\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3944041\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3944041\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NMEAR_NME-STATIC-DRESS-THE-COVER-2026-3-CREDIT-OLLI-APPLEYARD@2000x1270.jpg\" alt=\"Static Dress (2026), photo by Olli Appleyard\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3944041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Static Dress. Credit: Olli Appleyard for NME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Frontman\u00a0Olli Appleyard told\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>in Static Dress\u2019 <em>Cover<\/em> interview\u00a0why he feels the need to control\u00a0all of\u00a0the band\u2019s output.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0want to be walked over,\u201d he explained. \u201cWe\u2019ve\u00a0had people in the industry actively try to ruin us before, because they\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0like that we\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0let them in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To accompany the conversation, the group\u00a0curated\u00a0a playlist titled \u2018Real Emo (Modern Day Edition)\u2019,\u00a0featuring songs by the likes of\u00a0Blood Orange,\u00a0High Vis,\u00a0Mk.gee, Dream Fatigue,\u00a0Jim Legxacy\u00a0and\u00a0Puma Blue, among others. 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data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dave-grohl@2000x1270-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Watch local primary school kids perform \u2018Times Like These\u2019 for Foo Fighters ahead of Liverpool Anfield show<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/saves-the-day@2000x1270-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/saves-the-day@2000x1270-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Saves The Day announce \u2018Stay What You Are\u2019 25th anniversary UK tour<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/live-theb-52s-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/live-theb-52s-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">The B-52s\u2019 festival set cancelled just \u201cminutes\u201d before tornado hit venue in France, band hit out at promoter who knew \u201cdangerous storm was brewing\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Static Dress trolled the crowd at last weekend\u2019s Outbreak Fest, where they played a surprise set. Check out the footage below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"981\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>Read More:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Post-hardcore crew Static Dress are crafting a consummate creative world<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Leeds post-hardcore band and recent\u00a0<em>NME Cover<\/em><i>\u00a0<\/i>stars appeared at this year\u2019s edition of the Manchester event unannounced on Saturday (June 27) in support of their second album, \u2018Injury Episode\u2019, which arrived last month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After fans had gathered to find out the identity of the mystery act on the line-up, the group pulled a fake-out stunt as they took to the stage.\u00a0Static Dress played the intro to \u2018Safe In Your Skin\u2019 by Title Fight \u2013 the US hardcore outfit who have been on hiatus since 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh my God. No fucking way!\u201d a man screams in a fan-shot clip of the moment, as blurred letters appear on the big screen.<\/p>\n<p>It seems at one point that the words slowly coming into focus could read \u2018Title Fight\u2019, but the Static Dress logo is eventually displayed. This is followed by a flash of \u2018Sorry\u2019, before the band jokingly introduce themselves as Manchester\u2019s Guilt Trip.<\/p>\n<p>Some attendees were visibly disappointed at the trolling, and proceeded to leave the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>The secret set kicked off for real with \u2018Nostalgia Kills\u2019 from \u2018Injury Episode\u2019. Towards the end of the gig, Static Dress covered \u2018Can\u2019t Relate\u2019 by fellow Leeds hardcore group Higher Power (via <em>Setlist.FM<\/em>).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DaGVRHwA1WF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">50% of the people walked outta there https:\/\/t.co\/xaXfUkdyYO pic.twitter.com\/hch9N7h5qb<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 xvx (@anotherxpromise) June 28, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">laughing about Static Dress pretending to be Title Fight doing a secret set at Outbreak, but in all fairness I\u2019d probably throw up if I heard a secret set start with a Modern Baseball song and I was on the other side of the venue thinking it was actually happening<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 brodie \/ knox (@brodiecantskate) June 28, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DaLdweaIkFe\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the comments section of the video, one person wrote: \u201cI love all the dudes leaving immediately \ud83d\ude02.\u201d Another person said: \u201cHow did [the audience] fall for that with that guitarist and then the drummer walking out lol.\u201d Someone else added: \u201cThe \u2018no fucking way\u2019 is priceless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, a tweet read: \u201cLaughing about Static Dress pretending to be Title Fight doing a secret set at Outbreak, but in all fairness I\u2019d probably throw up if I heard a secret set start with a Modern Baseball song and I was on the other side of the venue thinking it was actually happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Static Dress have also shared some footage from Outbreak Fest \u201926, showing a lively pit in front of the stage. \u201cThank you Outbreak,\u201d they wrote. \u201c\u2018Injury Episode\u2019 has been out one month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The band will return to Manchester as part of their UK and European headline tour this autumn. Find any remaining tickets here.<\/p>\n<p>In a four-star review, <em>NME<\/em> described \u2018Injury Episode\u2019 as \u201ca deliberately more intense, more complex record than [2022 debut] \u2018Rogue Carpet Disaster\u2019, one that feels like Static Dress are trying to connect more deeply with whoever\u2019s listening\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a fearless approach to guitar music that\u2019s more interested in storytelling than mass appeal,\u201d it continued.<\/p>\n<p>The LP has been named as one of <em>NME<\/em>\u2018s best albums of 2026 so far, too.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3944041\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3944041\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3944041\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NMEAR_NME-STATIC-DRESS-THE-COVER-2026-3-CREDIT-OLLI-APPLEYARD@2000x1270.jpg\" alt=\"Static Dress (2026), photo by Olli Appleyard\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3944041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Static Dress. Credit: Olli Appleyard for NME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Frontman\u00a0Olli Appleyard told\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>in Static Dress\u2019 <em>Cover<\/em> interview\u00a0why he feels the need to control\u00a0all of\u00a0the band\u2019s output.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0want to be walked over,\u201d he explained. \u201cWe\u2019ve\u00a0had people in the industry actively try to ruin us before, because they\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0like that we\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0let them in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To accompany the conversation, the group\u00a0curated\u00a0a playlist titled \u2018Real Emo (Modern Day Edition)\u2019,\u00a0featuring songs by the likes of\u00a0Blood Orange,\u00a0High Vis,\u00a0Mk.gee, Dream Fatigue,\u00a0Jim Legxacy\u00a0and\u00a0Puma Blue, among others. Listen to the full playlist\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<p>Next week, Outbreak Fest will host Bring Me The Horizon\u2019s two \u2018Count Your Blessings\u2019 20th anniversary shows.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-static-dress-troll-outbreak-fest-with-fake-surprise-title-fight-set-3954211&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NMEAR_NME-STATIC-DRESS-THE-COVER-2026-1-CREDIT-OLLI-APPLEYARD@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Watch Static Dress troll Outbreak Fest with fake surprise Title Fight set They began the unannounced slot with the intro to &#8216;Safe In Your Skin&#8217; by the US band, who&#8217;ve been on hiatus for over eight years By Tom Skinner 30th June 2026 Static Dress. 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