Tug of War 2025 – Featuring World Championship 2025 in Nottingham

No! Unfortunately, we didn’t have the honor of being at the Tug of War World Championship this year either – otherwise, I probably would have been the photographer there too… or not. After all, it’s a worldwide competition, and it doesn’t really work the same way as it does here at home. At national competitions in Sweden, it usually works out to get permission to go onto the field, especially when the referees are Swedish and the crowd is smaller. But at a World Championship? No, most likely not.

But well, one has to travel abroad too. This year the World Championship was held in Nottingham, England, but we could still follow the competitions from home through friends who were there. Jessica’s daughter, however, unfortunately didn’t compete this year. But that’s okay anyway. At the same time, Tug of War Memorie – a very good friend of mine – was there and shared photos from the competition. In particular, a video he posted on Facebook caught my attention even more: the Swiss cheering squad! They brought large cowbells with them, which they rang from the stands, and that made me super eager to finally follow through on something I had always planned: to release a Tug of War 2025. It was finished on Sunday, the same weekend as the World Championship, and has now been released on a range of streaming services, including Spotify, YouTube Music and Apple Music!

This time, it’s not the usual Drum & Bass – instead, it has been “houseified” with a light touch of Latin Tech House. We present “Tug of War – Houseifyer 2025 (Feat. Switzerland Tug of War Cheering Squad)” – with a little “Easter egg” from the earlier releases!

Here is a preview of what awaits. You can listen to the track directly from SoundCloud below!

The Original Inspiring Video