Big Special: at Key Club on 8 May

A new single, a debut album, a UK/EU headline tour and festival appearances – 2024 is a huge year for Black Country duo Big Special. Big Special – A visceral assault on softer dispositions; a collision of skullcrunching guitars, head-wobbling synths and face-belting drums. Couple this with darkly humorous observations of personal mental struggle in […]

Van Houten: at The Brudenell on 29 March

The Leeds shoegaze band released their debut album ‘The Tallest Room’ on 22 March, via groundbreaking new label imprint Clue Records / EMI North. Founded on seven years of friendship through times thick and thin and a shared obsession with exploring the fuzziest, far-out corners of 90’s guitar music, Leeds-based sextet Van Houten is ready to show us what they’ve been […]

Gentlemen of Few: at Settle Victoria Hall on 12 April

Indie/pop rock band Gentlemen of Few will perform at Settle’s Victoria Hall on 12 April. Yes, Settle’s a fair way off Leeds, but we allow ourselves some exceptions from time to time. The band has been performing with their signature raw passion and intense energy for dedicated fans across the UK for the past twelve […]

The Hives: at Leeds Academy on 27 March

Kicking off at Leeds Academy on March 27th, The Hives take their famously frenzied show to 12 cities across the UK and Ireland. Their latest album, the Death of Randy Fitzsimmons, was declared by Rolling Stone as “A collection of 12 high-energy punk-ish songs reminiscent of their best work” As the album’s macabre title hints, […]

Say She She: at Leeds Project House on 12 March

After an extraordinary 2023, including being announced as one of BBC 6 Artists Of The Year and a whirlwind year of festivals and touring, Say She She’s UK tour this month is sold out. Their second album Silver is on Karma Chief/Colemine Records, a 16-track collection of their singular post-disco sound that proves they are […]