{"id":330812,"date":"2025-12-23T02:03:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T02:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/330812\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T02:03:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T02:03:05","slug":"refused-is-dead-long-live-refused-watch-one-of-the-greatest-hardcore-bands-ever-to-do-it-close-their-final-farewell-show-with-game-changing-anthem-new-noise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/330812\/","title":{"rendered":"“Refused is dead. Long live Refused.” Watch one of the greatest hardcore bands ever to do it close their final farewell show with game-changing anthem New Noise"},"content":{"rendered":"

Refused<\/a> are fucking dead. No really.<\/p>\n

The Swedish hardcore greats, whose 1998 album The Shape Of Punk To Come is regarded as one of the most influential punk records of the past 30 years, played their very last show yesterday, December 21, at V\u00e4ven in their hometown of Ume\u00e5.<\/p>\n

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The band’s 21-song-set at the third of their three farewell shows in Ume\u00e5 was livestreamed worldwide. And if you’re learning this for the first time, and are bummed at missing out, fear not, for it’s still available to replay here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The show’s set-list was:<\/p>\n

Circle Pit
The Shape Of Punk To Come
The Refused Party Program
Rather Be Dead
Malfire
Liberation Frequency
Summerholidays Vs. Punkroutine
The Deadly Rhythm
Re-Fused
I Wish
Hate Breeds Hate
Pretty Face
Life Support Addiction
Coup D\u2019\u00e9tat
Refused Are Fucking Dead
Elektra
Worms Of The Senses\/faculties Of The Skull<\/p>\n

Encore:<\/p>\n

Burn It
Everlasting\u201c
Pump The Brakes
New Noise<\/p>\n

Watch the final performance of New Noise below.<\/p>\n

Refused – NEW NOICE (The final) 20251221 – YouTube
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Watch On <\/a><\/p>\n

Post-show, frontman Dennis Lyxz\u00e9n posted: “The weekend is over and it\u2019s been overwhelming to say the least. I need a couple of days to process everything and I will post more on the matter.<\/p>\n

But for now: thanks to everyone that came to the shows, or watch the live stream or just made all of this possible. I love you all.<\/p>\n

Refused is dead. Long live Refused.”<\/p>\n

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The band recently launched a Kickstarter<\/a> campaign to help fund a forthcoming career spanning documentary, Exit to End.<\/p>\n

A synopsis for the film reads:<\/p>\n

“Ume\u00e5, December 2025. Refused step off stage for the last time. In the very city where it all began, they bring their journey to a close. From a damp basement in the Ume\u00e5 suburb of Teg to the world\u2019s biggest festivals \u2013 Exit to End tells the story of a band that never compromised, and of a movement that set out to change both music and society.<\/p>\n

Currently in production, the film follows Refused during their final world tour, weaving between past and present \u2013 from the hardcore scene of 1990s Ume\u00e5 to today\u2019s global stages. Through the story of the band, the film paints a broader portrait of Sweden: a country in transformation, where youth rebellion and political idealism collided with crisis and change.<\/p>\n

1990s Ume\u00e5 and Sweden form the historical heart of the film. Amidst economic recession, rising right-wing extremism and social unrest, a unique youth movement emerged in Ume\u00e5 where hardcore, veganism and antifascism came together. In this small northern city, music and activism fused into a global force. The story of Refused is also the story of that moment \u2013 of a generation unwilling to give up on its belief in change.<\/p>\n

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The band\u2019s international breakthrough came only after their split in 1998. Their landmark album The Shape of Punk to Come would go on to inspire artists worldwide \u2013 from Rage Against the Machine to Foo Fighters \u2013 and establish Refused as one of the most influential punk bands of all time.<\/p>\n

At its core, Exit to End is also a story of friendship and conflict. The film centers on the complex and often stormy relationship between singer Dennis Lyxz\u00e9n and drummer David Sandstr\u00f6m \u2013 two creative forces whose tension and connection have shaped the soul of Refused.<\/p>\n

\u201cExit to End is more than a music documentary,” says director Balsam Hellstr\u00f6m. “It\u2019s a story about the cost of idealism, about friendship and reconciliation \u2013 and about a small town that became world-famous for something no one could have predicted.\u201d<\/p>\n

Built around Refused\u2019s final tour in 2025, the film spans three decades of music, politics and friendship. Through intimate conversations, rare archive footage and explosive live performances, it captures both the power and fragility of a band that became a symbol for artistic integrity and resistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Refused are fucking dead. No really. The Swedish hardcore greats, whose 1998 album The Shape Of Punk To…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":330813,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[96,128,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-330812","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-music","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=330812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330812\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/330813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=330812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=330812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=330812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}