Wharf Chambers

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 (Europe/London)
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

Danbert Nobacon
2026-01-25 19:00 - 22:00
Danbert Nobacon, “Freak music legend,” “mischievous political goblin,” Chumbawamba alumni plays punk folk and tells stories about life and living in fascist USA (where he has lived since 2007).
Latest release We Are All Antifa Now available on January 16th 2026
and most recent album release is the music theatrical double CD,
Kochtopus’s Garden—Now That’s What I Call Capitalism—the Musical at:
https://danbertnobacon-axis.bandcamp.com/
His long running music-politics-chat radio show is at: https://www.mixcloud.com/danbertnobacon/
Tickets by donation on door only

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
MORE INFO HERE
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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.

Fund-laser
2026-01-31 19:00
A night completely jam packed with transfem talent all raising money for transfem mutual aid.
Featuring:
Izzie Drizzle emerged from a tar pit on Ganymede and came to Earth to combat the British
government and protect trans rights with her gothic post-rap stylings!
Mhad Mheezie is a self proclaimed Pop Princess from Leeds, UK. Through catchy bedroom
beats and tongue in cheek lyrics she aims to create the perfect soundtrack for ruining your
lipstick whilst kissing your best friend, reapplying your makeup in the club bathroom or falling in
love with the person you just met on the dancefloor
The Leeds DIY band Yuppie Supper play really quiet then really loud. Inspired by 90s alt-rock,
post-punk and indie, they play complex grooves, spacey chords, and distorted bangers that gets
an audience to waltz and mosh in the same two minutes.
Sick of the boring music today, Woke Nonsense exists to bring the latest in Marxist musical
developments to a venue near you! Boasting intense riffs at blistering speeds, their “GRRRLZ to
the front” energy and intense stage presence provides a powerful show that’s better seen than
explained.
Tickets: https://www.skiddle.com/e/41777233

Pakkin’ Rat!
2026-02-06 19:00 - 23:00
Packin’ Heat Productions AND Pakk Promotions presents Pakkin’ Rat!
Hosted by Leeds’ drag king duo Packin’ Heat, AJ-47 and Tommy Gun will escort you through an
evening of artistic collaboration. Feast your eyes on delectable drag, fill your ears with
mouthwatering live music, and then prepare to swallow the flavourful fusion Packin’ Heat and
Rat Pakk: or as we like to call it, Pakkin’ Rat.
Pakkin’ Rat is an 18+ event that celebrates a diverse array of artists: we kindly ask all our
attendees be respectful of each other and our performers. Free accessibility programs
containing content warnings and additional guidance will be available on the night.
Tickets: https://www.eventbookings.com/b/event/pakkin-rat-a-night-of-music-and-drag

Beat:Cancer Leeds Ft Xenturion Prime, Neonsol & The Cuban Boys
2026-02-07 19:00 - 23:00
Xenturion Prime can be summed up in one word – Powersynth. Their music is highly versatile yet focused, hard-hitting yet melodic and fueled by pure emotion. It is futuristic and forward thinking but still has a strong connection to the past. Xenturion Prime take these elements and forge them into one truly eclectic sound, uncompromising and ambitious in its nature.
Neonsol’s palette of dreamy synth harmonies, growling basslines and mixed vocals has garnered interest among the British and Scandinavian dark electro audience. The group seeks to bring catchy melodies back to the noisier side of the dancefloor.
Cuban Boys are an English electronic group and production team, currently composed of Skreen B and Ricardo Autobahn. Their track ‘Cognoscenti vs Intelligentsia’ became better known as ‘Hamster Dance’ thanks to an online animation. It reached No.4 in the UK charts in 1999.
Tickets: https://beatcancer.info/product/beatcancer-leeds-7th-feb-2026-wharf-chambers/

Seven by Seven
2026-02-08 15:00 - 21:00, 2026-03-08 15:00 - 21:00, 2026-04-12 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.

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!
MORE INFO HERE
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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.
MORE INFO HERE AND HERE
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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.
MORE INFO HERE
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.
MORE INFO HERE
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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.
TICKETS ON THE DOOR
MORE INFO HERE

Flat Moon @ Wharf Chambers, Leeds
2026-02-22 19:30 - 23:00
Flat Moon, with support from Bone Wars
MORE INFO HERE
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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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TRANSGENRE: Reloaded
2026-03-08 19:00 - 22:00
Bite Back! are proud to announce…
TRANSGENRE: RELOADED at WHARF CHAMBERS!
With funding from PRS Foundation from the ‘Early Career Promoter Fund’, TRANSGENRE, Bite Back’s all trans, independent musician event is proud to bring you the fourth edition of Transgenre on the 8th March.
Featuring:
The debut of Leeds hottest new band, Dial-an-octopus
Rat Pakk
National Citizens
Mars Blossom
Danneh Gleave

Tickets are on a pay-what-you-feel basis, which allows our events to be attended by anyone regardless of income. Our suggested fee is £5, or £10 for those who are allies or on a higher income. We always offer free guestlist for those who are unable to afford our events, you just need to email or message us on instagram.

Tickets: https://www.outsavvy.com/event/32554/transgenre-reloaded

Strange New Places / Rat Pakk / Destroya
2026-03-22 18:30
Strange New Places are a Belfast-based queer-punk band of right-on radicals with low self-esteem; a
band where queerness and neurodivergence intersect, and intersect hard. Sometimes they intersect in
fun and interesting ways and other times they intersect in strange and annoying ways. Each member
looks like they’re in a different band, and sometimes they sound like it too. In June 2025, they released
their debut album, Second Puberty and now they’re taking it out to show it off a little!
Rat Pakk: Anarchist queer punk, bringing you banging tunes, off yer arse energy and aggressive,
in yer face, piss on yer Christmas dinner kinda attitude. Edgy, political and a live riot
Destroya: Leeds based female fronted grunge.
Tickets: https://www.skiddle.com/e/41781338

FILTH
2026-03-25 19:30 - 23:00
A cabaret show celebrating all things gruesome and unsettling…
Featuring local and national performers!
Tickets: https://www.skiddle.com/e/41930880

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.

Objections / Dancer / No Peeling / Small Gauge
2026-04-04 19:00 - 23:00
Sacred Windows presents…
OBJECTIONS
Post-punk powerhouse
https://objections.bandcamp.com/
DANCER
Art-rock dazzle
https://dancermusicgroup.bandcamp.com/
NO PEELING
Synth-punk palpitations
https://nopeeling.bandcamp.com/
SMALL GAUGE
Jangle punk mood swing
https://smallgauge.bandcamp.com/
£10 waged / £5 unwaged
Wharf Chambers, Wharf Street, Leeds, LS2 7EQ.
Wharf Chambers Co-Operative Club is a members’ club, and you need to be a member, or a guest of a member, in order to attend. To join, please visit wharfchambers.org. Membership costs £2 and requires a minimum of 48 hours to take effect.

Ticket link coming soon

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
TICKETS ON SALE SOON
