Franz Ferdinand: O2 Academy, Leeds
Franz Ferdinand returned to Leeds to promote their new album “Always Ascending”. It’s hard to believe it has been five years since their last…
Live Reviews
Indie Banquet: Wharf Chambers, Leeds
You hear the words ‘Pizza For The People’ and your mind instantly jumps to the thought of a trendy Pizza street food stall, how…
Paul Weller: First Direct Arena, Leeds
At the top of the show, Paul Weller promises those in the First Direct Arena a mixed bag of an evening – old songs,…
Morrissey: First Direct Arena, Leeds
Often with artists who have managed to attain the status of icon, the many years spent at the very pinnacle of their genre has…
Wild Beasts: O2 Apollo, Manchester
Over 16 years, five albums and countless gigs, Wild Beasts have decided to call it a day; though not without playing three final shows…
PINS: Belgrave Music Hall, Leeds
Belgrave Music Hall, in Leeds, wasn’t quite as densely populated as I expected it to be for the arrival of PINS and their support…
Lucy Rose: Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
A sold-out Community Room at Brudenell Social Club, in Leeds, welcomed back Lucy Rose for the first time in a while. The indie-folk songstress…
Diet Cig: Headrow House, Leeds
Slop-pop duo Diet Cig return to the UK bringing their good vibes and millennial anthems to excited ears across the pond. Coming off the…
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: O2 Academy, Leeds
It’s just after 7pm and the 02 Academy is already filling up with revellers eager for a taste of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s forthcoming…
Weezer: O2 Apollo, Manchester
If any band can cause a lot of debate amongst fans of alternative music in the past few decades it’s Weezer. Whilst their debut…
Sleaford Mods: O2 Academy, Sheffield
Overheard in Sheffield: (in a sea of bald and lairy middle-aged men) ‘How the f*ck do you make a whole set out of this?’…
London Grammar: O2 Apollo, Manchester
With two albums under their belt in their five-year existence as a band, London Grammar are the “it” band in the indie-pop scene. When…