Wharf Chambers

Unmarry Me / Fashion Tips / Crumbs
2026-01-10 19:30 - 23:00 (Europe/London)
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Seven by Seven
2026-01-11 15:00 - 21:00, 2026-02-08 15:00 - 21:00, 2026-03-08 15:00 - 21:00
Seven by Seven is a friendly open decks vinyl playing session. You can bring along and play us seven of your 7” 45rpm vinyl singles – hence Seven by Seven – or just come and listen to others play. The 7” 45rpm format is the only limitation. We don’t dictate the type of music – you can play whatever you want to, and we relish that variety!

No DJ skills are needed, and our ethos is – no pressure, no competition, no egos.

Please get there early to put your name down. We draw names out for the running order and later arrivals may be too late to be drawn. We also sometimes reduce the number of records that some people can play if we have high numbers attending – but we do try to fit in as many seven record sets as possible.

Seven by Seven is a non-commercial operation. We run our sessions purely for the joy of playing and listening to records as a shared experience.

Free Music Lessons -- Broken Shoulder - Yol - Territorial Gobbing - Thomas Carroll
2026-01-14 19:30 - 23:00
Broken Shoulder
Neil has been running the Kirigirisu label out of Japan for just over 10 years now, but when he’s not releasing music from everyone else on this bill he also releases as Broken Shoulder. Droney, textural, spaced.
Yol
Don’t expect any yelling this time, Yol’s playing a no-vocal set, check his latest album on Bandcamp for what that might look like.
Territorial Gobbing
Expect some gobbing perhaps?
Thomas Carroll
It’s me, I might end up doing some sculpture-cum-field recording with a mylar sheet.
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HAM's Silver Jubilee
2026-01-15 19:00 - 23:00
Hear ye, hear ye, all citizens of the kingdom of Wharf Chambers. You are all cordially invited to HAM’s Silver Jubilee, a drag show celebrating the 25th birthday of Leeds’ most whimsical fella.
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Cwfen + Helve + Acceptance [SOLD OUT]
2026-01-17 19:30 - 23:00
Bad Owl Presents… CWFEN: Heavy, haunting doomgaze from Glasgow. HELVE: Post-Metal from Leeds. ACCEPTANCE: Black metal from Leeds.
SOLD OUT
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hardware presents: Electroworld
2026-01-17 23:59
**NOW LOADING**

Shut down the January blues and join us in ELECTROWORLD for a surf through the early web, as we explore our connections to computers and technology. Think dubstep, hyperpop and all things bound to cause a system crash! A soundtrack fit for a party in the Windows XP wallpaper will whisk you away to a blue and chrome paradise, with Clippy spotting Leeds’ and London’s most entrancing talent.

GENRES: dubstep, hyperpop, hard dance

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Feminists vs Facists: PRNK Fundraiser
2026-01-18 18:30 - 22:30
5 of the finest, loudest feminists of Yorkshire county take a stand against facism. Put your 2-stepping to a good cause and come see a collection of queer, local punk bands and together we can smash hate. All funds going towards ‘Punk Rock Nazi Killer’ the action/comedy beat-em-up short film starting production soon.
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Gender Trouble Makers: The films of Mirha-Soleil Ross
2026-01-22 19:00 - 23:00
“Gut-busting, ass-erupting and immoderately whorish” is how Mirha-Soleil Ross described her raw, unruly, and politically charged video work. Emerging in the ’90s as a sex worker, activist, and performance artist, Ross collaborated with t4t lover Xanthra MacKay and the Quebec Transexuals Association. Her tapes blur documentary, autobiography, and provocation, documenting trans and sex worker communities with care. TGirlsonFilm presents a rare screening of her vital video art — fierce meditations on gender, desire, animal rights, and reproductive politics. Gender troublemakers rejoice!
With a post-screening discussion between writer, historian, artist and friend of Ross, Morgan M Page and Jaye Hudson from TGirls On Film
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Irk (Album Launch) with Blacklisters and Algernon Cornelius
2026-01-24 19:30 - 23:00
Album release show for Irk’s sophomore album ‘The Seeing House’. With support from Blacklisters and Algernon Cornelious. Noise-Rock, Mathcore and Hip-Hop!

Tickets: https://wegottickets.com/event/682111

Pigeon Drop-in session
2026-01-25 15:00 - 16:30, 2026-03-01 15:00 - 16:30, 2026-03-29 15:00 - 16:30
If you are a trans or nonbinary person self-medicating hormones, come along to one of our friendly sessions led by your peers. We offer harm-reduction information, free injecting equipment, and a non-judgemental space to chat to other trans people.
Instagram: Pigeon_Leeds
Bluesky: @pigeon-leeds.bsky.social
Mastadon: @Pigeon_Leeds

PNEU (Fr) / YOSHIZAWA / Crowd Work
2026-01-28 19:30 - 23:00
Pneu is a French noise rock duo built around guitar and drums, working with a stripped-down setup that favors precision over excess. Their songs are brief and direct, drawing from punk, math rock, and noise without settling into any one of them. Repetition, abrupt shifts, and a dry sense of structure give the music its character, while live performances emphasize control as much as physicality. Pneu’s work is less about spectacle than about tension, economy, and the steady pressure that comes from pushing simple ideas as far as they will go.
FFO: The Locust / Lightning Bolt / New album has the darkness of POG
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Cabaret Fundraiser for Queer Refugees
2026-01-29 18:00 - 23:00
A night of queer comedy, drag and music to raise funds for queer/trans refugees. All profit will be distributed between three refugees and their fundraisers.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cabaret-fundraiser-for-queer-refugees-tickets-1974979963235?aff=oddtdtcreator.

Brook Pridemore (US) + Ceiling Demons + Slow TV
2026-02-08 19:00 - 23:00
NYC underground Antifolk / Folk Punk legend graces the UK in support of the new LP Only I Can Prevent Forest Fires + support from Ceiling Demons + Slow TV
Alternately sounding like Jonathan Richman fronting Sunn O))) and Grimes using the cheapest gear imaginable, Brooklyn Antifolk mainstay Brook Pridemore has been usually on the road since 2004. Sometimes pounding on an acoustic guitar, other times running around the stage backed by a 404, BP is a consummate performer and has played with many credible DIY artists including Apes Of The State, Pat The Bunny / Friends In Real Life, Boom Boom Racoon, Jeffery Lewis, Ceschi, Myles Bullen and more. They are currently putting the finishing touches on their 8th album, Only I Can Prevent Forest Fires which is set for release 30th Jan 2026.

Social Media Links:
https://www.instagram.com/brookpridemore/
https://www.instagram.com/ceilingdemons/
https://linktr.ee/ceilingdemons
https://www.instagram.com/slowtvband/

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Heinous Whining Presents: Bela Spit Album Launch + Ortolan Bunting & No Disc
2026-02-10 19:30 - 23:00
10th February – doors 7:30pm – £5 suggested donation or pay as you feel

no one turned away for lack of funds
Come abide in a two pronged celebration – 1. Leeds freshest beguiling twitchy no-wave band (as is the Leeds tradition) Bela Spit are releasing their album for – YOU – the listening public and 2. it is my (Theo’s) 30th birthday bash!
Bela Spit

BS here to save rock music from BS. Guitar ever-bend and snap, stamping on the ground rollicking rhythms all in service of high drama songs about a life worth living
Ortolan Bunting
Ritualistic ceremonial tape noise, cello and trumpet assembled post-post-post-punk from No Teeth members
No Disc
High-speed absurdist harsh noise from Theo and Nick (Error Control) – this time with Pete Cann joining the battle against dignity

Asher Hoang & Garden Of Humans Present… Season of Love
2026-02-11 19:30 - 23:00
It’s a Valentine’s Special with Garden of Humans and friends this February.
Garden of Humans are a Leeds based and Chilean-born, rock band for listeners of Queens of the Stone Age and Paramore.
Garden of Humans brings forward daring vocals that entice with hidden vulnerability, within gripping and punchy riffs, eager to be heard by people who are eager to be understood.
Be prepared to rock out with your special someone at this early Valentine’s show!
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Music for a Free Palestine
2026-02-12 19:00 - 23:00
A night of indie, folk, electronic and country music all coming
together for Palestine. THEM THERE COWBOYS return to Wharf Chambers,
supported by an all-female/ gender non-conforming lineup. All profits will be donated
to Medical Aid Palestine.
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Opal's Top Scars vol. 1
2026-02-14 19:00 - 23:00
Raucous and transgressive performance art, violently feminist transgender hip-hop, and alt-rock collide at Top of the Scars volume 1 – the first of the Anti-Mind shows at Wharf Chambers in 2026. Unticketed event with donation buckets available for anyone wishing to donate – no one turned away for lack of funds.
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Instagrams: @antimindmusic @monasteryofthesoft @opalocoinn
FREE EVENT – DONATIONS WELCOME

Chelsea Rebecca + Twinsize + El Frere
2026-02-19 19:30 - 23:00
Indie artist Chelsea Rebecca headlining Wharf Chambers, supported by local shoegaze band Twinsize and singer-songwriter El Frere.
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Free Music Lesson -- Luciano Maggiore - Ciaran Mackle - Naiima Maré
2026-02-21 19:30 - 23:00
Non-music / music fans rejoice as Luciano and Ciaran come up from London joined by electroacoustic act Naiima Maré.
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Flat Moon @ Wharf Chambers, Leeds
2026-02-22 19:30 - 23:00
Flat Moon, with support from Bone Wars
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Poetry for PAFRAS
2026-02-25 19:00 - 23:00
A night of poetry to fundraise for refugees and people seeking asylum in Leeds.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1914008714589

TUMMYACHE // WHAT? NAH // QUALITY TIME
2026-03-04 19:30 - 23:00
TUMMYACHE bring their eclectic racket back to Leeds with support from WHAT? NAH and newcomers QUALITY TIME

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tummyache-what-nah-quality-time-wharf-chambers-leeds-tickets-1975881132657

Skint Knees / Electric Press / Q.U.A.L.M.S
2026-03-07 19:30 - 23:00
They wowed you at Nice as Pie Race 2025 and now, at long last, Sheffields Premier Punks Skint Knees will come to Leeds for a headline gig.Exceptional supports with local hardcore heroes Electric Press, and Warrington based Q.U.A.L.M.S – playing only their second Leeds gig and absolutely not to be missed, catch their performance on Sourgrapes TV ( YouTube) for the evidence.
Find the promoters:
Facebook: Alan Walton or 01977Punk Club
Instagram: @ Alan Walton19
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I'd Rather Be A Cowgirl
2026-03-28 19:30 - 23:00
The Ballad of Red Wednesday & Duck Williams, outlaws on the run searching for the myth of Halcyon. Asking that all important question: “Is being a cowgirl all it’s cracked up to be?” A tale of gender exploration, found family, and surviving in the harsh world of the American West. Join Red Wednesday, Duck Williams, and the musicians of Them There Cowboys round the campfire for a queer tale of adventure, found family, and exploring who you really want to be. Duck Williams is a runaway who doesn’t ever want to look back, Red Wednesday’s a mysterious and striking cowgirl who’s feared across the West, and holds her cards to her chest. Duck is questing for the mythical town of Halcyon… if they can find it, and if it even exists at all… Red takes Duck under her wing, but is Duck just grateful for her help and companionship, or is there a deeper affinity with the idea of being a cowgirl, and embracing what they had been forced to repress? Interwoven with the musical storytelling and Queer Cuntry Stylings of Them There Cowboys. A story to warm your heart but make your hair stand on end, as you’re swept along for the ride of your life in wide open plains.

Springfield Cabaret - Leeds
2026-04-09 19:00 - 2026-06-11 22:30
After a smash success in October, Springfield Cabaret is returning to Leeds! With another all-star drag cast, expect lipsyncs, live comedy and stunts all dedicated to the world’s favourite sitcom family, The Simpsons!
Tickets: https://www.outsavvy.com/event/31594/springfield-cabaret-leeds

CLASH OF THE CITIES: LEEDS V NEWCASTLE
2026-04-10 19:00 - 23:00
ITS TIME FOR A DRAG BATTLE ROYALE LIKE NO OTHER! 3 of Leeds and Newcastle’s fiercest drag performers are coming together for an iconic showdown – expect performances, games, and city v city lipsync slayoffs!
Social Medias: @sue.pertrouper @reesewetherspoon
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