Amidst their current US tour supporting Joyce Manor, Los Angeles-based Militarie Gun share a new music video for “Kick,” taken from their acclaimed second album God Save The Gun, released last October via Loma Vista Recordings.
Filmed during their most recent UK run, the video for “Kick” juxtaposes scenes of the band performing across British suburbia – parks, gyms, and the back seats of taxi cabs – with sweat-soaked, frenetic live footage from their biggest London headline show to date at Camden’s Electric Ballroom. Directed and edited by Manuel Casanova, the video also features additional editing and VFX from the band’s own William Acuña, with support from photographer Derek Rathbun and gaffer Shaun Waldie.
Following the recent announcement of their return to the UK and EU for a headline tour and festival appearances, alongside dates with Alexisonfire this June and July, the video further cements the band’s connection with UK audiences, offering a preview of the energy fans can expect from their upcoming live shows.
The band have continued their upward momentum, already earning significant UK attention for “Kick”, including recent playlisting on BBC Radio 6 Music. They also made a strong impression with their high-energy performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk, where they tore through four tracks from God Save The Gun alongside two earlier cuts.
Currently between legs of their North American tour, Militarie Gun are set to play Coachella in their home state of California across both weekends, before returning to the road for a westward run with tourmates Joyce Manor.
Alongside the new music video, the band have also launched their collaboration with Full Kit Wankers. Following an initial limited drop that sold out instantly at their last London show, Militarie Gun and Full Kit Wankers now release a second run of customised football shirts, available HERE.
Upcoming 2026 UK Live Dates
06/06 – Newcastle, UK – The Grove
08/06 – Cambridge, UK – Junction 2 #
09/06 – Norwich, UK – Norwich Arts Centre #
10/06 – Brighton, UK – Chalk #
12/06 – Hilvarenbeek, NL – Best Kept Secret Festival
14/06 – Český Brod, CZ – Rock For People
16/06 – Cologne, DE – Carlswerk Victoria *
17/06 – Berlin, DE – Huxleys 2000 *
19/06 – Scheeßel, DE – Hurricane Festival
20/06 – Neuhausen ob Eck, DE – Southside Festival
21/06 – Dresden, DE – Farewell Youth Fest
10/07 – Cheltenham, UK – 2000 Trees
11/07 – Birmingham, UK – The Castle & Falcon
12/07 – Edinburgh, UK – The Caves
13/07 – Manchester, UK – Gorilla
* with Alexisonfire
# w/Shady Nasty
Upcoming 2026 North American Live Dates
10/04 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
17/04 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
26/04 – Madison, WI @ The Sylvee +
27/04 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater +
30/04 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s +
01/05 – St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall +
02/05 – Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall +
04/05 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium +
05/05 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot +
07/05 – Great Falls, MT @ The Newberry +
08/05 – Calgary, AB Canada @ The Palace Theatre +
09/05 – Edmonton, AB Canada @ Midway Music Hall +
11/05 – Vancouver, BC Canada @ Commodore Ballroom +
12/05 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox +
13/05 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater +
15/05 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore +
+ w/ Joyce Manor
Militarie Gun’s 2023 debut album, Life Under The Gun was centred around lifelong cycles of hurt, with the singer looking back at growing up with family members struggling with addiction, and while God Save The Gun is still tethered to that history, this time, he’s not the witness – he’s the protagonist. It wasn’t until the band was scheduled to enter the studio in early 2025 that Shelton realised he was the one who needed to hear God Save The Gun’s message.
Despite all of the inner turmoil leading to God Save The Gun, Shelton and his bandmates – guitarists William Acuña and Kevin Kiley, bassist Waylon Trim, and drummer David Stalsworth – more than rose to the challenge of following up Militarie Gun’s acclaimed debut. Stalsworth, Trim, and Kiley all joined during Life Under The Gun’s extensive touring cycle after a series of member shakeups that would hobble most bands, but only made Militarie Gun stronger.
Along with the honed in line up, God Save The Gun was created with a village of new and old collaborators. Shelton continued his creative relationship with songsmith Phillip Odom, co-wrote with longtime conspirator and frequent harmoniser James Goodson of Dazy, and newly tapped Nick Panella of MSPAINT, among others. Militarie Gun also worked with producer / engineer Riley MacIntyre (Adele, Arlo Parks, The Kills), who was chosen not only to make the songs sound huge, but also to access the sentiments behind them.
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