There are artists with devout, cult followings in their local area, and then there’s the Courteeners. Alternating between Heaton Park and Old Trafford Cricket Ground, the band returned to the latter for their customary outdoor […]
In-store and Independent: Sea Girls and The Vaccines take The Wardrobe by storm
Crash Records’ album release shows have always been some of the not-so-hidden gems in the Leeds live music scene. Illustrious artists in an intimate setting, with the ticket price seeming almost too good to be […]
Squid experiment with unreleased chaos at The Leadmill
Eleanor Palmer headed to Squid’s sold out Fieldworks tour in Sheffield for a socially distanced night of experimental chaos.
Alexis Taylor: Slow and sweet electronic styling for an extremely grateful post-lockdown crowd
Alex Gibbon headed down to Belgrave for a long-awaited return to live music from Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor.
Plaid @ Brudenell Social Club 13/03/2020
Friday the 13th: paradoxically, turned out to be a very lucky day for this gig reviewer. Blessed by the promise of a live audiovisual performance by the influential electronic duo Plaid, I sauntered over to […]
Noya Rao Bring Enthralling Soultronica to Brudenell, 10.03.2020
On Tuesday night, local Leeds quartet Noya Rao took to the Brude’s Community Room to enchant with an evening of soultronic bliss. Long Legged Creatures, a fellow rising talent on the Leeds scene, launched the […]
Mush Treat Brudenell to a Refreshing Set, 07.03.2020
Mush definitely turned heads at their album launch gig at Brudenell last Saturday. 3D Routine, which debuted on Valentine’s Day, holds a certain vitality that only imaginatively experimental sound can achieve. The intimate venue of […]
Inhaler // Review // 21.02.2020
Haling in from Dublin, four-piece Inhaler brave the stormy weather with their tour and make their long-awaited return to Leeds to provide an unforgettable sold-out show. The quartet don’t fail to live up to their […]
Cage The Elephant Bring A Storm to O2 Academy, 16.02.2020
The start of a prolific tour across the UK and Europe, their arrival at O2 Academy won’t have quite the frosty reception that the weather might predict; instead, things quickly heat up as the Kentucky […]
Caravan Palace Shake Up the O2 Academy 24/01/2020
To describe a Caravan Palace gig is like attempting to capture the intangible magic present at their shows. The buzz of excitable energy that spreads through the packed hall, and the sheer pure joy of […]
Blossoms Give Their Best Live Show for Beckett SU, 06.02.2020
In just under a week since releasing their second number one album Foolish Loving Spaces, Blossoms arrived at the Leeds Beckett Students Union as a part of one of their February album launch shows. With […]
Bombay Bicycle Club Bring Absolute Euphoria to O2 Academy
Everything Else Has Gone Wrong declare Bombay Bicycle Club. Frontman Jack Steadman explains to a spellbound crowd partway through their return to Leeds how their latest album is essentially an ode to how so many […]