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Live at The Dalby Cafe

Sister of Mercy European support tour in autumn

"Fabulous, daredevil numbers that really deserve to be played, and enjoyed, loud." Louder Than War

“A gloriously off kilter vibe. ” CLASH

"Marvellous, exquisite, a thrilling ride" God Is In The TV

"Loud, danceable and unpretentious." Indie Is Not A Genre

Today, Groningen/Rotterdam-based four-piece Real Farmer release their first ever live EP: Live at The Dalby Cafe.

You can watch it performed in full here and stream/download here.

It has also been revealed that Real Farmer are going on a support tour with post-punk pioneers Sisters of Mercy, across a handful of European countries. Their upcoming 2026 tour dates are as follows:

July

11 Pegnitz (DE), Waldstock

18 Nijmegen (NL), Valkhof Festival

August

22 Bioul (BE), La Carriere Festival

28 Groningen (NL), Vera

29 Gent (BE), Free Openair 9030

w/ Sisters Of Mercy:

September

23 Bilbao (ES), Santana 27

24 Madrid (ES), Wagon

26 Granada (ES), Industrial

27 Valencia (ES), Roig Arena

29 Barcelona (ES), Paral-Lel 62

October

1 Marseille (FR), Cepac Silo

2 Nancy (FR), Autre Canal

4 Frankfurt (DE), Barschkapp

November

8 Esch-Sur-Alzette (LU), Rockhal

10 Utrecht (NL), Tivoli/Vredenburg Ronda

12 Malmö (SE), Plan B

13 Gothenburg (SE), Trädgår'n

15 Oslo (NO), Rockefeller

16 Stockholm (SE), Fållan

The four-track EP includes two singles 'Missing Link' & 'Heart Out' (from their new album Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right) alongside deep cuts 'Once More' (RF II EP) and 'The Pressure Of Others' (self-titled debut EP). It was recorded in one continuous take on 15 November 2025 at Margate's Dalby Cafe.

photos by Nick_Helderman

Real Farmer - Live at Dalby Cafe tracklist

1. Heart Out

2. Missing Link

3. The Pressure Of Others

4. Once More

Despite the location not being a regular gig venue, the deep fryers and grill tops of Dalby Cafe provided ample inspiration for Real Farmer, who purged their souls and gave this white-knuckle spectacle. It's the same cafe that Peter Doherty made viral in 2018 after conquering its mega breakfast in under 20 minutes.

Albion Rooms (The Libertines' studio) in-house recording engineer Jason Stafford recorded and mixed the session, leaving it without overdubs and therefore keeping the original raw energy and feel. Meanwhile, director Roger Sargent (Fat White Family, Baxter Dury, The Libertines) was on hand to film the live session, capturing the absurd juxtaposition of everyday life in the cafe and the band going full throttle. Real Farmer's recording at Dalby Cafe is the first in a series of new Strap Originals curated sessions, with the next artists imminently due to be unveiled.

This new EP is the first official Real Farmer release to feature Jaap van der Velde (The Homesick) on guitar. Jaap takes the reins from Peter van der Ploeg, who has recently stepped down after a stellar run that included being on the band's first two albums.

Real Farmer's live EP comes hot on the heels of their second album Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right, which was released on 1 May through Strap Originals. There were spins for singles from the likes of Radio X, Radio 1 and 6 Music (Craig Charles, Chris Hawkins, Steve Lamacq & Huw Stephens). Meanwhile, frontman Jeroen Klootsema was Huw Stephens' guest on the 6 Music Roundtable.

In an 8/10 review, Clash described the album as "beguiling in its twists and turns", God Is In The TV (8/10) highlighted it as a "thrilling ride", and Louder Than War called it an "exhilarating record that stretches previously unseen muscles." Further backing in the indie press for the band has come from the likes of So Young, Indie Is Not A Genre and Under The Radar.

The four-piece have just recently wrapped up their biggest headline tour to-date - the I Will Survive! headline tour.  They played all over Europe and did 12 shows in 12 days in the UK. Past highlights from Real Farmer's near constant tour schedule include festivals Pitchfork Paris, Primavera Sound and opening for Peter Doherty, Babyshambles and Protomartyr.

Real Farmer are: Jeroen Klootsema (vocals), Marrit Meinema (bass, vocals), Leon Harms (drums), Jaap van der Velde (guitar, backing vocals).

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