{"id":2492393,"date":"2026-07-07T19:40:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2492393"},"modified":"2026-07-07T19:40:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:40:02","slug":"watch-the-maccabees-debut-passionate-new-song-ballad-of-so-long-live-in-edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/watch-the-maccabees-debut-passionate-new-song-ballad-of-so-long-live-in-edinburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch The Maccabees debut passionate new song &#8216;Ballad Of So Long&#8217; live in Edinburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-maccabees\">The Maccabees<\/a>\u00a0debuted a new song \u2018Ballad\u00a0Of\u00a0So Long\u2019 at their intimate Edinburgh show last night \u2013 check out footage and the full setlist below.<\/p>\n<p>The reunited indie band played Edinburgh\u2019s Corn Exchange on Monday (July 6),\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-maccabees-announce-uk-intimate-warm-up-shows-ahead-of-2026-outdoor-summer-tour-3933258\">the first of two intimate warm-up shows ahead of their summer 2026 outdoor run<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During the set,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/orlando-weeks\">Orlando Weeks<\/a> and co aired the previously unreleased \u2018Ballad Of So Long\u2019, with the frontman asking the crowd: \u201cWould anyone like to hear a new song? OK, just remember this is the first time, it\u2019s like introducing a new person. Be polite \u2013 you don\u2019t have to be super friendly, they\u2019re new to the party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The band then launched into the track, a warm, slow-burner with a twinkling lead guitar motif and quietly passionate vocals from Weeks, as he lingers on the refrain, \u201cI loved you so much\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the \u2018Ballad\u00a0Of\u00a0So Long\u2019 performance here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Maccabees - The Ballad Of So Long (Live at Edinburgh Corn Exchange, 06\/07\/2026)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vuPrr9CxZ2s?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\/the-maccabees-share-songs-theyre-rehearsing-for-summer-2026-setlist-featuring-jamie-t-collab-and-two-new-ones-3952780\">\u2018Ballad Of So Long\u2019 was one of two unfamiliar titles spotted in the band\u2019s rehearsal post last month<\/a>, alongside another song called \u2018She\u2019, which prompted fans to speculate that the band could indeed be preparing to play new material on the road.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Maccabees played:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u2018Love You Better\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Latchmere\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Lego\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Feel\u00a0To\u00a0Follow\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Kamakura\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Young Lions\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Wall\u00a0Of\u00a0Arms\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018First Love\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Precious Time\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Can You Give It\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Spit It Out\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Silence\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Toothpaste Kisses\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018X-Ray\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Marks\u00a0To\u00a0Prove It\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Ballad\u00a0Of\u00a0So Long\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Something Like Happiness\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Encore:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018No Kind Words\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Grew Up\u00a0At\u00a0Midnight\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Pelican\u2019\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The band\u00a0continue\u00a0their run tonight (July 7) at Newcastle\u2019s O2 City Hall, before heading to London\u2019s Alexandra Palace Park on July 9.\u00a0See their complete set of dates below and find\u00a0any\u00a0remaining\u00a0tickets\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Maccabees\u2019\u00a0remaining\u00a02026 tour dates are:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>JULY\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>7 \u2013 Newcastle, O2 City Hall\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>9 \u2013 London, Alexandra Palace Park\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>11 \u2013 Cornwall, The Eden Sessions\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>23 \u2013 Bristol, Amphitheatre \u2013 Siren\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>24-26 \u2013 Abingdon, Truck Festival\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>25 \u2013 Brighton, On\u00a0The\u00a0Beach\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>31 \u2013 Leeds, Kirkstall Abbey\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Maccabees open up about their reunion at Glastonbury 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ixIvtPU3xlo?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\/the-maccabees-felix-white-2026-tour-new-music-interview-3913417\">Speaking to\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>ahead of their reunion shows<\/a>, the band\u00a0reflected on\u00a0last year\u2019s gigs together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI loved it,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0my\u00a0favourite\u00a0memories\u00a0of playing with\u00a0Maccs,\u201d Weeks said.\u00a0\u201cI just thought it was a total pleasure, and I thought the shows were amazing \u2013 to see how much it seemed to matter to people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven from a practical point of view, if you take away the emotional, sentimental goodness of it, we all know how to do\u00a0it\u00a0and\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0been away for long enough that to redo it is so nice.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0a shock at how natural it all feels, having had time away from it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the prospect of new music, Weeks added: \u201cI would say we\u2019re slightly further on than just talking about it, but we\u2019re not a long way on. I live in Lisbon, so it\u2019s harder for me to just get in a room, but I think the fact that we\u2019re doing these shows is a good opportunity to put a fire under us. We\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The band also recently\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-maccabees-orlando-weeks-war-child-secret-7-inch-interview-3947628\">got involved with War Child\u2019s Secret 7\u201d record auction<\/a>, contributing their 2009 track \u2018No Kind Words\u2019 to the initiative. Weeks, who is also an artist and illustrator, told <i>NME\u00a0<\/i>the song\u00a0fit\u00a0with the figures he has been creating in his visual work.<\/p>\n<p>The band also recently played\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/harry-styles-to-curate-meltdown-festival-2026-for-london-southbanks-75th-year-3929633\">Harry Styles\u2019 Meltdown festival<\/a>\u00a0last month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maccabees\u00a0debuted a new song \u2018Ballad\u00a0Of\u00a0So Long\u2019 at their intimate Edinburgh show last night \u2013 check out footage and the full setlist below. The reunited indie band played Edinburgh\u2019s Corn Exchange on Monday (July 6),\u00a0the first of two intimate warm-up shows ahead of their summer 2026 outdoor run. 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