VIDEO
"THE DRIVEWAY"
The first release by SECOND FUNCTION in 5 years. The song revolves around a metaphorical journey of self-discovery and growth, leading down unknown paths. Together, challenges are confronted, reflections on both the past and the future take place, and the significance of togetherness is emphasized. Despite difficulties and goals along the way, the determination exists to reach a safe harbor and inner peace. There is a strong commitment not to abandon the journey but to meet the companion at the destination. However, plans often do not unfold as intended.
NEW SONG
"URBAN TRIBE"
“Urban Tribe” portrays a modern society that, despite its progress, still behaves like competing tribes. It explores group thinking, strong in-group identity, and the rejection of opposing views. Truth becomes relative, those outside the group are seen as wrong. The song highlights polarization, bias, and a lack of common ground, revealing a world driven by rivalry and instinct. It offers a critical reflection on self-righteousness and human behavior in today’s society.
NEWS
THE BAND
FIFTEEN YEARS AND MORE
Alternative rock with attitude, heart, and a taste for the absurd.
Seventeen hours driving through the Ural Mountains, karaoke nights in Tokyo, blown amps in Reading and still getting airplay on MTV: the story of Second Function reads like a road movie caught somewhere between chaos and determination.
What drives the Swiss alternative rock band is more than just music: it’s a blend of friendship, relentless determination, and the belief that consensus is sometimes simply a matter of taste. That’s exactly where their sound comes from powerful, road-tested on stage, and always carrying a wink toward the bizarre. Or, put differently: apocalypse turned into a singalong anthem.
A perfect example is their latest single, “Urban Tribe,” recorded together with producer Luk Zimmermann (among others known for working with Lunik and Die Herbstzeitlosen).
But the band’s earlier releases tell their own stories as well: from the first recordings in Switzerland (Time Stops Running, 2008), to productions in the UK (Dry, Crisp & Bittersweet, 2011) and Germany (Feed Yourself, 2015; Individuals, 2018), all the way to new tracks released in 2023, 2024 and 2026.
Live, the band has long since built a strong reputation: appearances at Greenfield Festival 2017, tours with Life of Agony, and support shows for acts such as Skindred, Biffy Clyro, Dog Eat Dog, and Twin Atlantic speak for themselves.
In the studio, Second Function has collaborated with renowned producers including John Mitchell (among others known for working with Steven Wilson, Enter Shikari, and Architects), Flo Nowak (Jennifer Rostock, Itchy, Blackout Problems), and Luk Zimmermann.
What connects all these chapters?
An uncompromising dedication to music, deep friendship, and a stoic mindset that still makes the next song possible even in the middle of complete chaos.
Or, as Second Function would put it: when the world goes down, they’ll provide the soundtrack — and make sure everyone sings along.
PHOTOS
MUSIC
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SHOWS
16.10.2026 The Spot Zürich (ZH) w/ Nailem
05.08.2026 Thekla Bristol (UK) w/ Life Of Agony (US)
04.08.2026 Sub89 Reading (UK) w/ Life Of Agony (US)
03.08.2026 Cart & Horses Stratford (UK)
02.08.2026 Chinnerys Southend (UK) w/ Life Of Agony (US)
01.08.2026 The Underworld London (UK) w/ Life Of Agony (US)
07.03.2026 Safari Bar Zürich (ZH) w/ Radio Strange
The Spot Zürich (ZH)
Böröm Oberentfelden (AG) w/ KrashKarma (US)
Rockfact Music Club Münchenstein (BL) w/ Bad Marilyn
Werk 21, Zürich (ZH) w/ Soul Strip, Ionic
Under Music & Bar, Zürich (ZH) w/ Rusty Horizon
Gaswerk Winterthur (ZH) w/ Radio Strange
X-Tra Zürich (ZH) w/ Jane's Addiction (US)
Open Air Badiwiese Aarburg (AG) w/ Skindred (UK), Sickret (CH)
Hafenkneipe Zürich (ZH)
Bruch Brothers Luzern (LU)
Böröm pöm pöm Oberentfelden (AG) w/ The Three Sum, The Hunt
Rock Am Gleis, Gleis 1 Greifensee (ZH)
Röck’n’Röll Musikfestival (ZH)
Ebrietas Zürich (ZH)
Fischtere Openair Hergiswil (LU)
Kater Zürich (ZH)
Gleis 1 Acoustic Show Nänikon (ZH)
Safari Bar Zürich (ZH)
Open Air Greifensee (ZH)
Kulturwerk 118 Sursee (LU)
One Love Charity Event Provitreff (ZH)
Karaoke From Hell Mascotte (ZH)
Tigra Gigs Acapulco Zürich (ZH)
Grabenhalle St.Gallen (SG) with Disco Ensemble (FIN)
KuFa Lyss (BE) with Disco Ensemble (FIN)
Luzern Konzerthaus Schüür (LU) with Disco Ensemble (FIN)
Rote Fabrik (ZH) with Disco Ensemble (FIN)
Meet The Beat Festival Lottstetten
Greenfield Festival (BE) w/ Green Day
CCO Lyon (FR) w/ Life Of Agony
Dynamo Zürich (ZH) w/ Life Of Agony
Batschkapp Frankfurt (DE) w/ Life Of Agony
Gonewild Garacho Special Show Frauenfeld (TG)
Mascotte Zürich (ZH)
Rock am Randen, Merishausen (SH)
Böröm Pöm Pöm Oberentfelden (AG)
X-Herford Herford (DE) w/ Life Of Agony
Kantine Augsburg (DE) w/ Life Of Agony
Zeche Bochum (DE) w/ Life Of Agony
Garage Saarbrücken (DE) w/ Life Of Agony
Colos-Saal Aschaffenburg (DE) w/ Life Of Agony
Hall Of Fame Wetzikon (CH) w/ Soil (USA)
Sahara Bar Musikfestwoche Winterthur (ZH)
Gruben Grooves Festival Oberstdorf (DE)
Open Air Tells Bells Flüelen (UR)
Koleso club Arkhangelsk (RU)
Mayakovsky club Syktyvkar (RU)
Malina Club Yoshkar-Ola (RU)
Podval club Izhevsk (RU)
Rock’s Cafe Ufa (RU)
Metro club Saratov (RU)
Marks club Voljsky (RU)
Night Train club Moscow (RU)
Zheleznuy Papa club Velikiy Novgorod (RU)
Ulitka club St.Petersburg (RU)
Mascotte Zürich (ZH)
Club Academy Manchester (UK) w/ Life of Agony
Slade Rooms Wolverhampton (UK) w/ Life of Agony
Electric Ballroom London (UK) w/ Life of Agony
Rockbunker Bremgarten (AG) with Midriff (AT)
Backstage München (DE) with Life Of Agony
Schlachthof Wiesbaden (DE) with Life Of Agony
Huxleys Berlin (DE) with Life Of Agony
Capitol Hannover (DE) with Life Of Agony
Live Music Hall Köln (DE) with Life Of Agony
Memphis Club, Zürich (ZH) w/Flash Forward (DE)
Kofmehl Solothurn (SO) with Arcane Roots (UK)
Eldorado Zürich (ZH) with Arcane Roots (UK)
Kammgarn Schaffhausen (SH) with Dog Eat Dog (US)
Streetparade Rock Show Safari Bar Zürich (ZH)
Joiz TV
Interview at Radio Inside
EP Release Day
Vans Store Acoustic Show Niederdorf (ZH)
Interview at Radio SRF3 Rockspecial
Sound Circle Festival Spreitenbach with Primal Fear
Traditional SP Show Safari Zürich (ZH)
Kulturfabrik Lyss with Skindred (UK) and Soil (US)
Loud Special Night Kinski Zürich (ZH)
Komplex Klub Zürich (ZH) with RED (USA)
Selig Chur (GR) with Itchy Poopzkit (DE)
Sommercasino Basel (BL) with Itchy Poopzkit (DE)
Traditional SP Show Safari Zürich (ZH)
Mascotte Zürich (ZH)
Dataquest Apple Store Acoustic Show Bahnhofquai Zürich (ZH)
Dynamo Grosser Saal Zürich with Skindred (UK)
Abart Countdown – Unplugged Night with Redwood & Henchman
Vans Tour – Tivoli De Helling Utrecht (NL) with Young Guns (UK)
Vans Tour – Dynamo Zürich (CH) with Young Guns (UK)
Vans Tour – Juha West Stuttgart (DE) with Young Guns (UK)
Meisenfrei Bremen (DE)
Four Rooms Leipzig (DE)
Cat Ulm (DE)
Kump Brilon (DE)
Blue Shell Köln (DE)
Sputnik Münster (DE)
Kaiserkeller Hamburg (DE)
Garage Deluxe München (DE)
Böröm pöm pöm Oberentfelden (AG)
Kulturwerk 118 Sursee (LU)
Heitere Open Air Zofingen (AG)
Zahara Winterthur (ZH)
Albanifest Winterthur (ZH)
Open Air Krach Am Bach Tägerwilen (TG)
Härterei Zürich (ZH)
Homerun, Joiz
Kulturwerk 118 Sursee (LU)
Coq d’or Olten (SO) with Arkanes (UK) **postponed**
Barcamp Hohenems Vorarlberg (AT)
Werk21, Zürich (ZH)
Meisenfrei, Bremen (DE)
Rocker, Hannover (DE)
Kaiserkeller, Hamburg (DE)
Crystal Club, Berlin (DE)
Acoustic Session at Radio Alex Berlin (DE)
Blue Shell, Cologne (DE)
Sputnik Münster (DE)
Karaoke From Hell Special Show (ZH)
Mascotte, Zürich (ZH)
Interview at Radio 32 (SO)
Sommer Casino Basel (BS) with Sonic Boom six (UK)
MET Bar Lenzburg (AG) with Stranded Heroes
Interview at Radio Munot (SH)
Interview at Radio Virus (ZH)
Vans Acoustic Session Beach Mountain Store Zürich Niederdorf (ZH)
Vans Acoustic Session Beach Mountain Store Bern (BE)
Live Session at Radio Kanal K – Live Session
Acoustic Session Dandee Gone Wild Shop Matzingen (TG)
Interview at Radio Couleur 3
CD-Release Show @ 15 Years Leech Records Festival Dynamo (ZH)
Etage Club, Biel (BE) with Redwood
Interview at Radio DRS3 Rockspecial
Interview at Radio Inside
Interview at Radio Top
Pre-Release Show Supermarket Zürich (ZH)
Openair Grienen (ZH)
Traditional SP Show Safari Zürich (ZH)
Freefly Festival Grenchen (SO)
Open Circle Festival Spreitenbach (AG)
Openair Wettingen (AG)
Peter Pan Club Bellinzona (TI)
Albanifest Winterthur (ZH)
Abart Zürich (ZH) with Ash (UK)
Das Bett Frankfurt (DE) with Twin Atlantic (UK)
59:1 München (DE) with Twin Atlantic (UK)
Comet Club Berlin (DE) with Twin Atlantic (UK)
Zwölfzehn Stuttgart (DE) with Twin Atlantic (UK)
Galery Pratteln (BS) with Carpark North (DK)
Exil Zürich (ZH) with Carpark North (DK)
KFH Special Show Mascotte Zürich (ZH)
Faceclub Reading (UK) with Counterpoint (UK)
Grabenhalle St.Gallen (SG) with Biffy Clyro (UK)
Benefizveranstaltung Mehrzweckhalle Zofingen (AG)
Traditional SP Safari Show Zürich (ZH)
Rock am Bärg Büsserach (SO)
Abart Music Club Zürich (ZH) ***with ASH (UK)*** –>Verschoben !!
Karaoke From Hell Special Show Mascotte Zürich (ZH)
COQ D’OR Opening Night Olten (AG)
DRS 3 Virus Special
Zak Jona (SG)
OpenAir Ilnau (ZH)
Openair Zuzwil (SG)
Openair Liestal (BL)
Traditional SP Safari Show (ZH)
Feelgood festival Niedergösgen (SO)
Gena Festival Avully (GE)
Openair Montecarasso (TI)
Härterei Zürich (ZH) with New Found Glory (USA)
Riderbang Aadorf (TG)
Kiff Aarau (AG)
Walpurigsnacht Lottstetten (D)
Burnrock Festival Gaskessel Biel (BE)
Rote Fabrik Zürich (ZH) with Biffy Clyro (UK)
Radio Toxic.fm (SG)
Rockspacial Radio DRS 3 (ZH)
YOKOSUKA PUMPKIN (JP)
KAWAGUCHI HEARTS (JP)
NAKANO MOON STEP (JP)
YOKOHAMA CLUB LIZARD (JP)
IKEBUKURO CHOP (JP)
KOENJI CLUB LINER (JP)
YOKOHAMA CLUB24WEST (JP)
SHIBUYA LUSH (JP)
ASAKUSA KURAWOOD (JP)
SHIBUYA CHELSEA HOTEL (JP)
INAGE K’S DREAM (JP)
KFH Special Show Mascotte Zürich (ZH)
Livebeats.com Online-Show
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