UK punk rock firebrands Bad Nerves have unveiled the official music video for their latest single, “Network.” Directed and produced by brothers Donnie Clemson and Bobby Bird, the clip arrives as the Essex five-piece prepares to return to North America next month for a run of headline shows, festival appearances and dates supporting Sex Pistols feat. Frank Carter.
One of Bad Nerves’ heaviest and most urgent songs to date, “Network” signaled the beginning of the band’s next chapter when it landed earlier this summer, earning early support from Kerrang!, BBC Radio 1, Classic Rock and New Noise Magazine. Built on mounting tension and the breakneck energy that has become the band’s hallmark, the track takes aim at the relentless flow of information shaping modern life, examining social media, digital platforms and the 24-hour news cycle while questioning how easily perception can be manipulated amid the constant noise.
The video follows another huge summer for Bad Nerves, who spent much of 2026 on the road across Europe and North America with shows alongside The Offspring, Die Toten Hosen and Rise Against, plus appearances at Lollapalooza Chicago, Outside Lands, Sziget Festival, Rock Werchter, 2000Trees and Jera On Air. Their upcoming run begins September 18 in New York and continues through October, mixing headline dates with major festivals including CityFolk, CBGB Festival and Austin City Limits, alongside select Sex Pistols feat. Frank Carter shows.
The stretch continues a remarkable rise for a band whose live reputation has carried it around the world. Following their acclaimed sophomore album Still Nervous, Bad Nerves toured with Green Day across South America and Europe and with Weezer throughout Europe, while also playing Australia and Japan. Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong famously called them the best band in England right now before inviting them onto Green Day’s South American stadium tour, and BBC Radio 1’s Daniel P Carter has dubbed them your favourite band’s favourite band. Both Still Nervous and the band’s self-titled debut drew wide support from BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, Radio X, Kerrang! and Classic Rock.
“It feels like this is the main thing we’ll ever do in our lives. If we’re remembered for anything, let it be this.”
– Bobby Nerves
Stream “Network” here.
Bad Nerves North American tour dates
- Sept 18 – Silver Lining Lounge, New York, NY (headline)
- Sept 20 – CityFolk Festival 2026, Ottawa, ON
- Sept 21 – Le Studio TD, Montreal, QC (headline)
- Sept 22 – Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON (headline)
- Sept 24 – Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo, NY (headline)
- Sept 25 – The Fillmore, Philadelphia, PA (w/ Sex Pistols feat. Frank Carter)
- Sept 26 – CBGB Festival, Brooklyn, NY
- Sept 28 – Royale, Boston, MA (w/ Sex Pistols feat. Frank Carter)
- Sept 29 – 9:30 Club, Washington, DC (w/ Sex Pistols feat. Frank Carter)
- Sept 30 – Mr. Smalls Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA (headline)
- Oct 1 – The Agora Theatre, Cleveland, OH (w/ Sex Pistols feat. Frank Carter)
- Oct 3 – The Fillmore Detroit, Detroit, MI (w/ Sex Pistols feat. Frank Carter)
- Oct 4 – Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH (w/ Sex Pistols feat. Frank Carter)
- Oct 5 – Blueberry Hill Duck Room, St. Louis, MO (headline)
- Oct 7 – Beer City Music Hall, Oklahoma City, OK (headline)
- Oct 8 – House of Blues Bronze Peacock, Houston, TX (headline)
- Oct 9 – House of Blues Cambridge Room, Dallas, TX (headline)
- Oct 11 – Austin City Limits Festival, Austin, TX
Tickets are available at badnerves.co.uk/shows.
