Leeds Gigs Coming Up – In Brief and Will be Updated

We confess we have so many press releases coming in just for gigs that we can’t do justice to them all. (It would be so nice if we could.) What we can do is give you the bones so that you can flesh out the information yourself. So here they are!

Please keep an eye out for updates.

OMD at First Direct Arena on 5 March 2024

Credit Ed Miles

OMD Announce New Single ‘Veruschka’ 
Taken From Forthcoming New Studio Album Bauhaus Staircase
Out October 27th, 2023 on 100% Records
UK In-Store Performances & Signings Announced – Crash Records Leeds on 2 November

February/March 2024 UK Headline Tour
With Support From Walt Disco
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Skinny Pelembe at The Brudenell on 8 October

Credit Siam Coy

The genre-splicing Yorkshire artist is out touring his acclaimed ‘Hardly The Same Snake’ album, which he released on the Partisan Records label earlier this year (Ezra Collective, Idles, Laura Marling). Skinny recently teamed-up with Beth Orton for a cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Who By Fire” which is just gorgeous too.

Chilli Jesson – Live at Leeds on 14 October


Chilli Jesson
 has recently released his new EP Carolina Reaper alongside it’s final track Harness’.  Chilli has just finished playing bass for Fontaines D.C. while they supported Arctic Monkeys across the US, he played a small run of festivals this summer and will be supporting Corellaacross their UK tour this October, offering a great opportunity for the fans to hear all of the new tracks live for the first time.

The Last Dinner Party – Live at Leeds on 14 October

The Last Dinner Party, formed by Abigail Morris (vocals), Georgia Davies (bass), Lizzie Mayland (guitar), Aurora Nishevci (keys), and Emily Roberts (lead guitar) have become one of the most exciting new London bands, and are only about to debut their first single. The Last Dinner Party are a complete breath of fresh air. A band who mean every word they sing and every note they play, but really, they just want to have a lot of fun. And they want you to join them.

Only The Poets at The Lending Room on 25 October


The Reading four-piece Only The Poets have established themselves in just a few short years as one of the UK’s biggest emerging live acts.  Only The Poets exciting reputation is building unstoppable momentum as they continue to release music that their frenzied live fanbase love, with chanting choruses and rousing melodies.

Punk Rock Factory at Stylus on 28 October


The Reading four-piece Only The Poets have established themselves in just a few short years as one of the UK’s biggest emerging live acts.  Only The Poets exciting reputation is building unstoppable momentum as they continue to release music that their frenzied live fanbase love, with chanting choruses and rousing melodies

His Lordship at Key Club on 12 November

Credit Woody Rankin
Debut self-titled album out 19 January 2024
“A breath of fresh air…reminds me of Motorhead. What the world needs now!” – Chrissie Hynde
“A ram-jam barrage of 50s rock ‘n’ roll mania, shot through with punk venom” – Classic Rock
“A dose of helter-skelter outlaw energy from two of the best in the biz” – Clash Magazine

Cover photograph: Squid. Credit Holly Whitaker. Squid are at 02 Academy on 17 October.

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