Antwerp powertrio Gnome launch a video for single “Duke Of Disgrace”. The track, taken from the band’s last album, is being released to coincide with a UK tour starting on the 29th March 2026. The video for the track contains footage of the bands 2025 appearance at UK’s Bloodstock festival and other shows. “Duke Of Disgrace” is the perfect showcase for the Gnome sound. The band piles riff upon riff overlaid with an infectious chorus. These normal sized Belgians rip, bang and rumble through a landscape of stoner, prog and heavy metal, inhabited by mythical creatures and full of unexpected twists. Today also sees the band launch a website HERE. The new site features everything you need to know Gnome-wise: dates, music, videos and more from Belgium’s hardest rocking creatures. The forthcoming UK tour is five headline shows and three festivals – Oxford’s Buried In Smoke Fest, Portsmouth’s Takedown Festival and London’s iconic Desertfest. The 2026 dates follow a sold out UK tour in 2025. Support on all UK headline dates (aside from Nottingham) comes from UK act Wall – https://www.facebook.com/wallukrock Gnome are known for their powerful sound and whimsical personality, which fully comes through in their hugely successful DIY videoclips, such as the impromptu Wenceslas dance, which has had over 3.4 million views on YouTube to date. Armed with red pointed hats, the trio will bring to life their eclectic sound and style live in 2026 – fourteen shows across five countries, including a performance at France’s legendary Hellfest. The band will be performing fan favourites, as well as hidden gems taken from their three studio albums Father of Time (2018), King (2022), and Vestiges of Verumex Visidrome (2024). Gnome says, “Hello friends! We’re back for more pointy hatted bastardry and lukewarm beer. With special guests WALL, thx to Buried In Smoke Promotions. Hope to see you there you beautiful bastards!” Gnome 2026 EU tour dates are as follows: 28th Mar – Terneuzen on Fire, Terneuzen NL
UK tour 2026 29th Mar – Buried In Smoke Fest Oxford UK – SOLD OUT
30th Mar – Saltbox Nottingham UK – tickets HERE 31st Mar – Rebellion Manchester UK – tickets HERE 1st Apr – KK’s Steel Mill Wolverhampton UK – tickets HERE 2nd Apr – Cobblestones Bridgwater UK – tickets HERE 3rd Apr – Takedown Festival Portsmouth UK – tickets HERE 4th Apr – Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff UK – SOLD OUT 15th May – Desertfest London London UK – tickets HERE Further 2026 dates 13th Jun – Retie Rockt Retie BE
14th Jun – Into the Grave Leeuwarden NL
21st Jun – Hellfest Clisson FR
30th Jul – Burg Herzberg DE
7th Aug – Trafostation 61 Keulen DE Gnome are: Rutger Verbist – vocals, lead guitar / Egon Loosveldt – drums / Geoffrey Verhulst – bass Find Gnome online Website | Facebook | Instagram | Spotify | YouTube | 
