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
Last week I went over to The Hop in Wakefield for a special gig in the tiny upstairs room. After seven years away, EMBRACE took to the stage to preview tracks from their forthcoming album, as well as a few favourites, to a small crowd of family and friends. Sworn to secrecy prior to the gig
Taken from their forthcoming new EP (out October 28), Leeds indie-folk duo FOSSIL COLLECTIVE have revealed delicate title track, The Water. It’s a serene cut of floaty Band Of Horses-esque acousitca, appropriately shimmering and beautiful, clearly inspired by the surroundings Jonny Hooker and David Fendick found themselves in when recording the EP. “We’re generally more connected with nature
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
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
Just seen this poster over on Facebook. The mighty COHEED AND CAMBRIA return to the UK for a tour in November! Yay! Let’s get the bad news out of the way first – there’s no Leeds date. The nearest will be Liverpool, which is still do-able. The good news is that two Leeds bands have
Checking over this year’s LEEDS FESTIVAL line-up for the millionth time – the stage times are just being revealed – I’ve plucked a handful of acts which are definitely on my must-see list. Who’s on yours?