{"id":2209733,"date":"2025-12-23T13:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2209733"},"modified":"2025-12-23T13:00:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T13:00:26","slug":"watch-refused-play-farewell-show-and-end-on-a-high-with-new-noise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/watch-refused-play-farewell-show-and-end-on-a-high-with-new-noise\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Refused play farewell show and end on a high with &#8216;New Noise&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/refused\">Refused<\/a> have played their final show. Watch footage below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/refused-interview-mad-cool-final-tour-the-bear-future-of-hardcore-3878248\">Refused tell us about their final tour, winning over fans from \u2018The Bear\u2019 and the future of hardcore<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/refused-announce-final-shows-reveal-plans-for-new-band-with-same-members-buy-tickets-3894680\">The Swedish hardcore punk outfit played their final-ever live show<\/a> in their hometown of Ume\u00e5 on Sunday (December 21), following\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/refused-announce-final-ever-uk-and-european-shows-for-2025-farwell-tour-buy-tickets-3850554\">a recent run of last dates in the UK and Europe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To mark the end of their 31-year career, the band played a 21-song set, which was livestreamed worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The setlist sailed through their biggest hits, and ended on \u2018New Noise\u2019 from their 1998 album \u2018The Shape of Punk to Come\u2019, which you can find a clip of below.<\/p>\n<p>Post-show, frontman Dennis Lyxz\u00e9n posted: \u201cThe weekend is over, and it\u2019s been overwhelming to say the least. I need a couple of days to process everything and I will post more on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut for now: thanks to everyone that came to the shows, or watch the live stream or just made all of this possible. I love you all,\u201d he continued. \u201cRefused is dead. Long live Refused.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Refused - NEW NOICE (The final) 20251221\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m3udGROwuXs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Refused\u2019s final setlist was:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u2018Circle Pit\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018The Shape Of Punk To Come\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018The Refused Party Program\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Rather Be Dead\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Malfire\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Liberation Frequency\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Summerholidays Vs. Punkroutine\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018The Deadly Rhythm\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Re-Fused\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018I Wish\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Hate Breeds Hate\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Pretty Face\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Life Support Addiction\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Coup D\u2019\u00e9tat\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Refused Are Fucking Dead\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Elektra\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Worms Of The Senses\/faculties Of The Skull\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Encore:<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Burn It\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Everlasting\u201c\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Pump The Brakes\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018New Noise\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DSkZqrbAgrj\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now that Refused is over, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/refused-members-announce-debut-album-as-backengrillen-with-menacing-single-a-hate-inferior-3907729\">members of the band have launched a new project, Backengrillen<\/a>, and announced their self-titled debut album, which will be released on January 23, 2026 via Svart Records (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/backengrillen.bandcamp.com\/album\/backengrillen-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pre-order here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The experimental project features three out of four Refused members (singer Dennis Lyxz\u00e9n, bassist Magnus Flagge and drummer David Sandstr\u00f6m), as well as the non-Refused saxophonist Mats Gustafsson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBackengrillen\u2019s music is a paean to chaos and destruction,\u201d the band explained in a statement. \u201cThe basic idea is to take a death\/doom metal, or noiserock riff and play it until it loses meaning and then break it apart like a ravenous cat would a tiny forest mouse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They went on to describe the LP as being \u201cfilled to the brim with the self-hatred endemic to the province of V\u00e4sterbotten from whence the members hail\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Sandstr\u00f6m had previously explained that the members wanted to be in \u201ca band with no baggage, no fans to please, limited only by our wildest musical hopes and dreams\u201d, adding: \u201cWe\u2019re very excited about getting around to taming this new wild beast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Backengrillen previously played live together in early 2023.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&#039;Refused&#039; say this really is their final tour: &quot;We can&#039;t do &#039;New Noise&#039; in 10 years&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/40Kdvr48dNE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/refused-interview-mad-cool-final-tour-the-bear-future-of-hardcore-3878248\">Speaking to\u00a0<em>NME<\/em>\u00a0at Mad Cool 2025 this summer<\/a>, Sandstr\u00f6m explained: \u201cWe have other plans for our future, and Refused doesn\u2019t fit in there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lyxz\u00e9n elaborated: \u201cWhat we\u2019re doing with Refused is very physical and quite demanding. I already feel like it\u2019s pushing it. In 10 years, I\u2019ll be 62, and that\u2019s not a good look to try and prance around in tight pants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The band also discussed the future of the hardcore scene, and how featuring on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/series\/the-bear\"><em>The Bear<\/em><\/a>\u2019s soundtrack had won them some new fans. 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