| Grade 2 by Christopher Bethell |
| Grade 2 Release Fourth Album Talk About It Out Tomorrow via Hellcat Records EU / UK Tour Underway Grade 2 release their fourth album Talk About It on April 3rd, via Hellcat Records. Available tomorrow across all platforms, the record marks a defining chapter for the Isle of Wight trio — bassist and frontman Sid Ryan, guitarist Jack Chatfield, and drummer Jacob Hull — twelve years since they first picked up instruments as schoolmates. Talk About It is an unflinching chronicle of everything the band has lived through: the near-collapse of touring during COVID, the surreal experience of sharing festival stages with Rancid and Slipknot, the quiet dissonance of returning home between runs, and the emotional weight of relationships sustained across long distances. Where their self-titled 2023 LP announced their arrival, this album digs deeper into love, loss, mental health, and the slow work of growing up in public. “The title-track was initially called Communication, a song about how men don’t talk about the things that really matter to them“, explains Sid. “But it became ‘Talk About It’, which sums up the whole album, touching on every emotion that you feel while being in a band — from love to loss to personal turmoil to ambition. It’s a coming-of-age story about Grade 2 entering adulthood.“ Talk About It — Tracklisting 1. Cut Throat 2. Hanging Onto You 3. Standing In The Downpour 4. Better Today 5. Talk About It 6. Don’t Worry About Me 7. Crash And Burn 8. Smugglers Haven 9. Rotten 10. Wasteland 11. Otherside Grade 2 are currently on tour in support of Talk About It, with UK and European dates already underway. The run kicked off in Belfast and Dublin earlier this month, followed by a London show at the O2 Academy Islington tonight to mark the album’s release. The European leg starts in late April, with shows across Germany, Austria, Denmark, and the Netherlands. The tour then continues through the summer with festival appearances, before wrapping up with September dates in Italy, Spain, and Switzerland. A full list of dates is below. Grade 2 — 2026 Tour Dates 03.04 | O2 Academy Islington | London 04.04 | Strings | Isle Of Wight 25.04 | Zakk | Dusseldorf, Germany 26.04 | Don’t Panic | Essen, Germany 27.04 | Hansa39 | Munich, Germany 29.04 | Arena Wein | Vienna, Austria 30.04 | F-Haus | Jena, Germany 01.05 | BETA Club | Copenhagen, Denmark 02.05 | Bahnhof Pauli | Hamburg, Germany 03.05 | Privatclub | Berlin, Germany 06.05 | Paradiso | Amsterdam, Netherlands 07.05 | Hall Of Fame | Tilburg, Netherlands 10.06 | Substage | Karlsruhe, Germany 12.06 | Club Vaudeville | Lindau, Germany 13.06 | Rock For People Festival | Hradec Králové, Czech Republic 18.06 | Graspop Metal Meeting | Belgium 20.06 | Letzigrund Stadium | Zurich, Switzerland 26.06 | Jera On Air Festival | Ysselsteyn, Netherlands 04.07 | Fettfest | Leipzig, Germany 05.09 | Punkadeka Festival | Milan, Italy 07.09 | La Deskomunal | Barcelona, Spain 08.09 | Wurlitzer Ballroom | Madrid, Spain 09.09 | Nave 9 | Bilbao, Basque Country 11.09 | Volkshaus | Zurich, Switzerland 12.09 | Volkshaus | Zurich, Switzerland Tickets: grade2official.co.uk For more information: Website | Instagram | YouTube |
