You know what doesn’t work on Bluesky? Videos. Videos with text. And swearing. And noise. And ones promoting a music tour. None of that works.

Made some old school panini style stickers of the band and tour collaborators for the November merch desk. Come to a gig and get em!

What happened to protest songs? Try these 10 new albums, including CHEAP PERFUME PRINCESS NOKIA @benefitstheband.bsky.social @davidrovics.bsky.social @johnlennonofficial.bsky.social @yokoono.bsky.social SUN RUN JAMES BROOK BAKER BOY KIALA & THE AFROBLASTER www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1441/cu...

Great piece in @mixmag.net about Boro’s very own Industrial Coast. mixmag.net/feature/func...

Just hope no one minds that all these flags popping up across the country have all been part of an elaborate marketing campaign for our ten date November tour of venues with a capacities between 100 and 250.

Been audiobooking this as it’s read by Reiner and Tap. If they want to continue with the Tap brand they should make a period piece dramatisation of the book, it’s incredible. The backstorys, how they connect, how they graft to get it made etc all hit better than the sequel.

All these tatty flags gonna just stay there are they? Council just gonna leave them and act like it’s totally normal?

I’ve had more interaction and engagement on the ol insta with a couple of pictures of old Volvos I took while at SWN in Cardiff than anything else this month. Which tells you a lot about a) our demographic b) our popularity as an experimental noise act.

British.

Neptune is bigger than Mercury fyi, albeit full of gas…! Either way, please vote for our difficult second album in this @drownedinsound.bsky.social prize vote!

Probably my favourite Kate Bush song. The old band covered it in 2011, I love our version, video done by my friend Andy, who later made the Benefits video Warhorse. youtu.be/wwN2IPOp4xU?...

Sorry to interrupt your arguments. We’re doing a show in an art gallery next week with James Adrian Brown as collab and Oliver Ho playing after. Gonna be mint and if you have a TS postcode it’s only 50p to come. Ok, back to shouting at each other.

We’ve persuaded Dan Le Sac and THE DSM IV to join us on tour in November! Dans doing the south and THE DSM IV (featuring Guy McKnight of Eighties Matchbox b-line Disaster) are doing the north! GET ON IT!

Erm… I’m doing my first gigs in 9 years, supporting the delightful @benefitstheband.bsky.social… beyond hyped (and a little scared tbh)… come thru people. Dates/Tix : linktr.ee/danlesac Boom!

Friends! Be an absolute star and vote for us in Drowned in Sounds Neptune Prize please! It’s the alt competition to the Mercury and it’s a pure buzz to be nominated alongside some legends and heros. We put everything into making this album so to be recognised in this way means a lot. Vote!

Messing about in Europe last week playing the hits as the world burns.

We’ve been farting about all over Europe the last couple of weeks and it’s took me away from me real passion - hawking gigs and tours most of you aren’t interested in, (obvs, I’ve seen the sales figures). Anyway. We’re awesome live, you should come see the full shabang as soon as you can.

All this talk of a new party with Jezza and Zarah made me reminisce of the glory days of Twitter, literally days before everything went bad.

Yeyyyyy state controlled entertainment yeyyyyyy. Love to know the definition of a “high risk” performance. Plus does that therefore make every act that appears on tv now “low risk”?

Benefits in France this autumn, oh la la! 30/09 DIJON 01/10 PARIS 03/10 RENNES Liberté, égalité, fraternité.

Bob Vylan and Kneecap are not the story. Genocide in Gaza is.

Our November tour is on sale NOW! Every show a banger, get a ticket! Come see us!

Hi! After having a mint time touring our second album in April, we’re doing it again in November! More lights, more strobes, more constant noise. On sale Friday 10AM. Trust us.

If you miss @benefitstheband.bsky.social on their upcoming November tour, you’ll always look back at 2025 full of nothing but regret. Tix on sale Friday 10am

We’re off touring in November! On sale FRIDAY 10AM. Reading, Cov, Ipswich, London, Bedford, Sheffield, York, Carlisle, Edinburgh and Stockton. Gonna be class, get a ticket on Friday!

The fact that both pioneering tastemaker @maryannehobbs.bsky.social and pioneering noisemakers @benefitstheband.bsky.social are active on Bluesky is a good indicator that we've finally reached critical mass over here. And warm personal thanks to both for their generous words in this video...

We’re headlining Puch Open Air in Germany on July 12th and because we’re taking Shakk with us to perform on a couple of tracks I adapted their poster to have him appear in a little star. Original photo taken in the best takeaway in Birmingham.

Pack the Alpen and the salopettes, we’re playing in Switzerland next month at Festival de la Cité in Lausanne! Taking Shakk too, let’s goooo!

Our gig in London this November is selling out nicely! Come see us in Soho, only a third of tickets remain, be quick!

Just popping on here with a pretty graphic to say that our London show in November is pretty much 50% sold out already which is great considering it only went on sale the other week. In short, get a ticket quick as this show WILL sell out, ticket link in comments.

For the bored. Thousands of innocent children’s deaths ignored. Not a word from your speakers or billboards. There’s silence about violence from your corporate vocal cords.

@benefitstheband.bsky.social gave everything to their appearance at AYL? Festival.

"Watching a Benefits performance is invigorating.” Thank you to Keith Goldhanger at @louderthanwar.bsky.social for this incredible write up of our show at Are You Listening Festival in Reading on Saturday. We had a brilliant time in the city, was a great festival, thank you for filling the room!

Awesome write up of our Leeds show from @yorkshirepost.co.uk. Closing line of it, “There’s joy in the victory, but it’s always tempered by the gritty realities of life.” Isn’t it just.

Another late night (UK time) grid post on the other side as just made my @benefitstheband.bsky.social photos from @theglasshouseicm.bsky.social live and they are here👇🏼 www.instagram.com/p/DJhu1tGoVY... And an extra three for the bluesky⏬️

New merch up! Makes you better at swingball. All tees £20, non sweat shop, organic, unisex, PETA approved.

Snippet of the cover version we’ve been closing the tour with. Plus added Zera Tonin on guest vocals bonus!

We’re taking Constant Noise to some exciting festival fields and spaces, come along! 07/06 SXSW London at 93 ft East 05/07 DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE, NL 11/07 2000 TREES FESTIVAL, UK 27/07 DEER SHED FESTIVAL, UK

“In a world gone mad, I think this band might just be keeping me sane." Thank you so much to Andy Brown of @louderthanwar.bsky.social for this amazing review of last weeks Leeds show. It's been a great tour, a genuine pleasure to share our new album with you all at our gigs.

Great night last night at Glasshouse, Gateshead. As always @benefitstheband.bsky.social were amazing! So happy to play my small part in the gig. Loved it 😊

Morning! Haven’t got the words right now to describe last night’s show at the Glasshouse as my head is in bits. It was amazing, you’re all amazing. Here’s the final pic we took last night, Robbie in his backpack and me in my dad jeans going off into the Geordie night.

It’s Bandcamp Friday, the day they waiver fees to help out artists. A magical 24 hrs. So check out our store, maybe buy the pretty new album?! Yeah? Yeah! benefitstheband.bandcamp.com

Our #AreYouListening? Festival Preview is here headlined by @benefitstheband.bsky.social !!!!

“Fucking hell.”

Ok! We’re playing the Sage in Gateshead on Friday, last night of the album tour and we’re bringing out a big gun! A big noisy gun. Delighted to have Neil Cooper of @therapyofficial.bsky.social on drums for us for one night only! 20 tickets left, let’s sell it out!!

Was wild in Leeds last night, loved it! Manchester/Salford tonight at the White Hotel! 8pm Hang Linton, 845pm Benefits! Come!

@benefitstheband.bsky.social were on FIRE tonight at The Attic in Leeds 🔥🔥🔥

Awesome review of our London show from Metal Junk Box. “If you see one band live this year, make it be Benefits.” metaljunkbox.com/live-reviews...

“Euphoric…thrilling…vital” Huge thanks to Jimi at @undertheradar.bsky.social for this unreal review of our Nottingham show, have a read! Leeds tonight, Manc Thursday, Gateshead Friday! www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/bene...

It’s up to me now turn on the strobe lights. Mint gig in Leicester last night, onwards now to Glasgow, one of our favourite cities. Rum Shack tonight, Hang Linton 8pm, Benefits 845pm. LETS GO. Photo Callum Crawford