DMA’S at 02 Academy Leeds on 14 February
There are anniversary tours, and then there are nights that feel like a genuine celebration. At DMA’S’ stop at the O2 Academy Leeds, it was very much the latter. This is a debut album that solidified itself on a level we have only ever seen before with the likes of Arctic Monkeys’ Whatever People Say I Am, […]
Lois: at Oporto on 30 January
Skipping through the bustling blue of the City Centre, the gig room at Oporto on Friday night brimmed with excitement as I tucked myself into the sardine can that was the crowd of a sold-out headline show. The silhouette of an oversized blazer appears, a statement piece of its wearer as she commanded the room. […]
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 […]
Swing That Music: Down for the Count All-stars – at City Varieties Music Hall on 30 January
Leeds City Varieties was a great setting for the Down for the Count All-stars. Band leader Mike Paul-Smith has a style of jovial wit that seems well suited to a music hall and was clearly happy to be back in Leeds. The 10-piece band filled the venue with energy, elegance, and expertise. All wonderful musicians […]
Jason Derulo at Leeds First Direct Bank Arena on 6 February
From the moment the lights dropped at Leeds’ First Direct Arena on Friday, it was clear that Jason Derulo wasn’t just delivering a concert – he was staging a spectacle. Opening for Derulo was 18-year-old THERA, who warmed the crowd with her dark-pop sounds. She played to the audience as if this were her headlining […]
