Selective Hearing will celebrate five years of continually impressive line-ups on Saturday 7th March, as Wire hosts a three hour set by Guy Brewer, also known as Shifted, one of the pioneers of the introspective […]
Review – Overflow feat. Calibre at Wire
Overflow landed in their spiritual home of Leeds’ soulful DnB scene once again this past week, bringing with them a selection of DnB artists to celebrate their 2nd birthday in style. Alternating between liquid and […]
Gig Guide w / 20th Feb
Friday 20th February Wire at Unity Works (Wakefield), £17 Legendary (post) punks continue to defy any and all expectations. Saturday 21st February Marlo Eggplant, Chrissie Caulfield, Mcwatt, Inverted Nepal and Melting at The Fenton, £4 4pm […]
Review – Daniel Avery
Leeds’ Rinse FM invited Daniel Avery down to Wire last weekend to play a seven hour set in the city’s home of techno. It goes without saying that any techno DJ with a following as […]
Review – ‘Hessle Audio’ Comes Back Home
With the announcement that ‘Hessle Audio’ would be kicking off their UK clubs tour at Wire club in Leeds, where the trio began back in 2007, came a flood of eager anticipation from electronic music […]
Feature – A Bit About Kyle Hall
In the run up to Butter Side Up inviting Kyle Hall to play at Wire this Friday, In The Middle takes a look into the DJ’s life and his hopes for the future. Kyle started getting […]
Preview: Jamz @ Wire with Flava D, Royal-T, Elijah and Skilliam
On the 27th January, the Wire will be celebrating five incredible years of Butterz Records and hosting another one of its classic Jamz nights. It’s one to look forward with an unsurprisingly sick line up […]
Preview: Ostgut Ton comes to Leeds
Martyn’s upcoming show at Wire on 28th November should provide a number of reasons to be excited. Not least because it’s part of the venue’s new ‘One Night With…’ event, which as the name suggests, […]
Review: Space Dimension Controller @ Wire
“He has built himself a complex space-opera mythos that pushes the boundaries of funkiness.” Rarely has there been such a stirring description for an event on Facebook. It’s enough to make anyone don their space […]
The Decline of the Small Club?
In The Middle questions whether the lack of small clubs in Leeds is having a negative impact on the music scene. Recently I came back to Leeds for the first time since having graduated in […]
Butter Side Up w/ Motor City Drum Ensemble
Following one of the most watched Boiler Room sets of all time, tickets for Motor City Drum Ensemble were scarce before term had even started. The hugely anticipated event celebrated the fourth anniversary of one of Leeds’ […]
Review: One Night With… Floating Points
Unpredictability is an essential attribute of the ‘One Night With’ series. With a demanding six hour slot, variety and unexpected turns are fundamental to retaining the crowd for the duration. Floating Points was the latest […]