Good news to perk me up this slightly hungover Monday morning. Leeds First Direct Arena, have just announced that the mighty ELBOW will be coming to the city next April! Nice! The band have been teasing the announcement of their sixth album recently, as they crack on putting it together at ther facilities in Blueprint
NARCS // ALLUSONDRUGS // INSATELLITES The Packhorse, Leeds // Saturday, August 31, 2013 Hello, my name is Scott. I’d like to talk to you about something quite remarkable which took place on the last day in August, 2013. Let me start by providing you with an essential truth. Full disclosure is the only way we can
Along with yesterday’s buzzing news of Rocket From The Crypt heading to the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds in December, it was announced that alt-rockers SUPERCHUNK would be calling at the venue a couple of days before for a show with the equally awesome GIRLS AGAINST BOYS. The bands have joined up for only two
I can’t believe I’ve just typed that. ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT. Playing in Leeds. Trying hard not to type lots of sweary words of excitement. Fuck it >> FUCKING HELL THIS IS FUCKING AMAZING NEWS. SO UTTERLY FUCKING EXCITED YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE!!! Right, deep breath, crack on. So yeah, San Diego’s finest sons of
It’s just been announced that the final night of the BBC RADIO 1XTRA TOUR will hit Leeds next month, bringing a stack of massive names to our city. Rounding off a four-day jaunt, the show at the Leeds First Direct Arena on Thursday, October 10 will feature Mercury Music Prize nominees RUDIMENTAL, WRETCH 32, AZAELIA BANKS, CHRONIXX and STYLO G, with
Leeds legends – that’s fair enough to say, right? – ¡FORWARD RUSSIA! have announced they are to reform for a special one-off show as part of the Brudenell Social Club’s 100-year anniversary celebrations. It’s been five years since the awesome foursome unplugged for good - their last show was at the Brudenell in October 2008 –
Ahead of their UK tour with THE PIGEON DETECTIVES, Halifax/all over the place six-piece THE MEXANINES have just announced a special show at the Cockpit in Leeds next month. It will be their first big gig to showcase their all-new bigger, better sound – which is pretty fucking special, I can tell you. We featured
Leeds Festival Bramham Park // Sunday, August 25, 2013 It seems like we kept the best til last, weather-wise and band-wise. Things had gotten a little treacherous underfoot, but with the focus on new music, we carried on regardless. Besides, the sun was out now… THEME PARK‘s sun-kissed guitar-pop was a wicked way to start
Leeds Festival Bramham Park // Saturday, August 24, 2013 Right, let’s get this out of the way quickly: It rained. A lot. And there was mud. But there was also some damn fine bands. First up were Centre Stage 2013 winners KING NO-ONE from York who saw off ten other amazing acts in the competition’s
One of my favourite Yorkshire bands – and winners of Centre Stage 2011 – THE MEXANINES have been asked to support THE PIGEON DETECTIVES on their autumn tour. Yay! The band, who have recently epxanded to s super-cool six-piece will be hitting the road in October, bringing the short jaunt to a close with a