Sunny Afternoon: at Leeds Grand Theatre 24 to 28 February
When a grumpy reviewer who, if asked about musicals, would usually say “I don’t really like them generally,” comes away from tonight with a big smile on his face, then you know the cast and production team behind Sunny Afternoon have definitely hit the mark. It’s not a huge surprise that Ray Davies, the legendary […]
Lines of Flight: Album Launch at The Attic on 7 March
Lines of Flight launch their album ‘Hosts of Nowhere’ on March 7th at The Attic in Leeds with a full line up of supports. The band are the dream-wave, synth-pop project of Matthew Henderson and Helen Whale, formed when the two met online during the first COVID lockdown. The duo began creating music remotely, exchanging […]
he is tall: at Northern Guitars on 14 February 2026
As a reviewer who has just passed the 50-year mark in his life, there is something very appealing about afternoon gigs on a weekend. Home in time for your tea is something I can definitely get behind. I’m sure we have all silently groaned at gigs that don’t see the headliner take to the stage […]
Jo Hill & Friends – Secret Show – at The Duck & Drake on 1 December
When you are a young woman in the early stages of your career within the music industry and through no fault of your own find you’ve been chewed up and spat out by the major label you were signed to, prior to even hitting your 20th birthday, it leaves you at a pretty major crossroads, […]
The Horrors + Man of Moon – at Project House, Leeds on 26 November 2025
I did worry as I walked up to Project House for the gig that it had been an overly ambitious booking for The Horrors to be playing this venue. Project House is a 1,000-capacity warehouse style space a steep step up from the 300-capacity Belgrave Music Hall that had taken a while to sell out […]
