Upcoming Events
Wharf Chambers is home to a diverse range of events. From gigs and club nights to fundraisers and socials, we’ve been host to craft markets, film screenings, creative workshops and so much more!
Interested in putting on an event?
Please contact bookings@wharfchambers.org
Calendar of Events
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KRAAK UK SHOWCASE
KRAAK UK SHOWCASE
Belgian experimental label KRAAK hits the left-sided road with three musical cohorts from its recent roster: Younes Zarhoni’s and his transfixing polyphonic chants, Maria Bertel & Nina Garcia’s blaring guitar-meets-trombone distentions, and Firmaet Forvoksen’s brooding outsidercore improvisations. A traveling caravan of wildly different - and sometimes dissonant - acts, for a glimpse into a multifarious, […]
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An Introduction to Krautrock
An Introduction to Krautrock
An evening filled with the iconic sounds of Krautrock. Dive into the history and influence of the genre that emerged in Germany in the late 1960s/70s. Immerse yourself in the experimental and innovative music that defined a generation. Whether you're a die-hard fan or new to the genre, this event is perfect for anyone looking […]
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Dressing // Eye Contact // Sgerbwd // Grievances & Dreadful Monkey Machine
Dressing // Eye Contact // Sgerbwd // Grievances & Dreadful Monkey Machine
Dressing is the project of Irish artist Kevin Kirwan who has quickly developed an esteemed reputation with his intricate weave of field recordings, coarse noise textures and dynamic tape manipulation. Eye Contact is the new "Neo-Cyberdelic" A/V project from the astounding Kiran Arora. Sgerbwd delivers harsh contact mic scrape, knotty feedback and blown-out tape noise. Grievances […]
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CRYPTIDS OF LEEDS: A Comics Anthology Launch Party by Leeds Comics Collective
CRYPTIDS OF LEEDS: A Comics Anthology Launch Party by Leeds Comics Collective
Help the LCC celebrate the publication of their first collaborative anthology about mysterious beasties and Leeds! With live music from Efemel (EP release party), Knitting Circle, Instant Bin and Ladies Nite. Plus drawing, cakes and fun. All proceeds from the door going to Palestine.
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Paint The Town Launch Event
Paint The Town Launch Event
GET TICKETS HERE Celebrate the launch of Pop Tart’s new single: PAINT THE TOWN, featuring Sue Pertrouper!! Expect camp tunes, games, cabaret and the debut live performance of PAINT THE TOWN! Come get arty, tarty and ready to party and get your tickets now! Pop Tart on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/476eer7HSYjyO9hQCVBpOr?si=VVF4Gm3_RA203TJJvpDjOw Wharf Chambers is a members' club […]
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BackDoorBeats
BackDoorBeats
A night of big underground electronic records. Taking heads out of phones and back into speaker systems GENRE(S): progressive house, trance, electro, tech house TICKETS HERE
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The School Assembly
The School Assembly
A cabaret night celebrating primary school life in the 90s and 00s. Step back in time to a simpler time when Freddos cost 10p, we cha-cha slid everywhere and were traumatised by road safety adverts. This event will be staged like a primary school assembly, teachers and hymns included, with star cast of performers chosen […]
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Yum Yum Events x Pop Tart Presents: Loosely Women
Yum Yum Events x Pop Tart Presents: Loosely Women
Loosely Women is a queer drag cabaret show all about shit British telly. It is a celebration of the UK’s finest tacky television moments, where we can all laugh at this ridiculous country we call home. Get your dressing gowns on, kick back with a glass of wine and channel scroll at this camp classic! […]
BackDoorBeats
BackDoorBeats
We invite you to join us In the second edition of BackDoorBeats. After having a spectacular launch event we could not wait to get back into the Chambers for another journey of underground electronic alchemy. Expect high energy records traversing genres such as: progressive house, trance, acid, techno, garage and every genre between, carrying you […]
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Northern Groove Association: 8th Edition @ Wharf Chambers
Northern Groove Association: 8th Edition @ Wharf Chambers
For the 8th Edition of Northern Groove Association, we are back in Leeds at our favourite venue in the city, Wharf Chambers. As usual, you can expect groove focussed House and Techno from the finest selection of northern selectors. For this edition we welcome the return of Manchester's Habgud (Clergy, Burned At Both Ends), local […]
Rat Mode ’24 feat. Rat Pack // Draags // Pseudocunt //
Rat Mode ’24 feat. Rat Pack // Draags // Pseudocunt //
Featuring: Rat Pakk - anarchist-queer-punk collective. Combining aggressive punk sounds with discordant noise. Draags - combining hardcore punk, hip-hop, prog and dance, with theatrical vocals, screaming horns and heavy groovy rhythms. Pseudocunt - a Rock band for Rock chicks who love to Rock out at the Rock show! Art by HaDe - some what artist […]
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Northern Groove Association: 8th Edition @ Wharf Chambers
Northern Groove Association: 8th Edition @ Wharf Chambers
For the 8th Edition of Northern Groove Association, we are back in Leeds at our favourite venue in the city, Wharf Chambers. As usual, you can expect groove focussed House and Techno from the finest selection of northern selectors. For this edition we welcome the return of Manchester's Habgud (Clergy, Burned At Both Ends), local […]
Seven by Seven
Seven by Seven
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 – […]
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Heinous Whining Presents: SHAM // THE INFERNAL CAULDRON // GRIS MARGUERITE
Heinous Whining Presents: SHAM // THE INFERNAL CAULDRON // GRIS MARGUERITE
Another crank on the deep well pump of sideways glances and tubmled-into arrivals at music and performance. Sham have shammled over from the USA bringing warm furry psychedoff indie folk + fresh experiments from local noise lifers! £8 - 4 low or unwaged - no one turned away for lack of funds as always Sham […]
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Joyland (2022)
Joyland (2022)
Joyland, initially banned for theatrical release in Pakistan, became the first Pakistani film to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022, and won the Queer Palm for best LGBTQ film. It follows Haider, who lands a job at an erotic dance theater, telling his family he is a theater manager. In actuality, he is […]
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Cum to the Cabaret
Cum to the Cabaret
What good is sitting alone In your room? Come hear the music play. Life is a Cabaret, old chum....so cum to the cabaret! Cum to the Cabaret is a QUEER ONLY only night of burlesque, club singing and drag……..Showgirls, seduction and nipple tassels- what more could a degenerate want ;) Run by Miss Maya, […]
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Retsu // Cress // Amass // Slalom D
Retsu // Cress // Amass // Slalom D
Pay on the door £8 / £4 un-waged / No one turned away due to lack of funds
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Vee Dagger Presents… Like A Virgin: A Screening of Singapore Sling
Vee Dagger Presents… Like A Virgin: A Screening of Singapore Sling
The audacious tale of a mother & daughter who enact unspeakable acts in a gothic mansion, reaching new depths of depravity on the arrival of a mysterious private eye. A bottled-up monochrome arthouse depravity – musky Greek tragedy with notes of film noir. Drag performances after screening. TICKETS HERE
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MESMAC QUEER CLINIC
MESMAC QUEER CLINIC
The Queer Clinic is a monthly sexual health drop-in service run by Yorkshire MESMAC and hosted at Wharf Chambers on the 3rd Wednesday of every month 5pm – 7:30pm. At this event you can access Sexual Health Screenings, The Gender Outreach Service & Free Sexual Health Resources in an inclusive and non-judgemental environment. We also […]
“Mission:G.I.G.G.L.E.” – a Daniel Hutchings Thingy
“Mission:G.I.G.G.L.E.” – a Daniel Hutchings Thingy
Daniel Hutchings is back, again, to make the world a happier place, one laugh at a time with more misadventures in comedy in their 5th Thingy. The third in the trilogy of Django Away (2014) and Freelance Giggle-oh (2017), Mission:G.I.G.G.L.E. follows the tales of Hutchings’ comedy character as they attempt to come up with a […]
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Not Quite Halloween with National Citizens & Friends
Not Quite Halloween with National Citizens & Friends
This isn’t any old gig night, it’s time for an early Halloween leak party where we host the first listen the new National Citizens single ‘Halloween’ along with new unheard content from our 2 supports Until Joy + Cateyes too! GET TICKETS HERE
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Free Music Lessons – John Macedo — internet_user — Blathanna — Pressure Cooker Relief Valve
Free Music Lessons – John Macedo — internet_user — Blathanna — Pressure Cooker Relief Valve
- John Macedo https://johnmacedo.bandcamp.com/album/truss - internet_user https://charlotteroe.space/ - Bláthanna https://blathanna.bandcamp.com/ - Pressure Cooker Relief Valve https://pressurecookerreliefvalve.bandcamp.com/album/rice-cooker-recording
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TV Moms + Andalusia + (support)
TV Moms + Andalusia + (support)
TV Moms is a loud, grungy, guitar-drums, gutter rocknroll band. Ok, not all the songs are loud. There’s some singing in there, but not vocal gymnastics. Bummer rock is a thing? But a little more sarcastic. Riff-based guitar stuff that is really fun to play, even if you don’t play guitar that much. And there are […]
Computer Club | 001
Computer Club | 001
Join us for what will be the first Computer Club event we are launching at Wharf Chambers. Our event aims to provide Leeds with some of the finest live electronic dance music, visuals and vibes the DIY community has seen in recent years. The project itself brings together a diverse selection of artists in order […]
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Arma Agharta // Legion of Swine // The Networks // Automatic Fighting
Arma Agharta // Legion of Swine // The Networks // Automatic Fighting
Doors 5pm 4-8 quid Notaflof Arma Agharta - hyper expressive costumed Technicolor freakout noise from Lithuania * Legion of Swine - Hogwash head honcho returns from his new homestead in Sweden to bring buzzed drone and hisssss The Networks - high energy synth punk duo from rock n roll nine year old and backup band […]
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Private Regcords Presents: Normal Village / Private Reg / The Oidz
Private Regcords Presents: Normal Village / Private Reg / The Oidz
Private Regcords presents a headline show for the illustrious Leeds based Normal Village. They are Mathy, Punky, Unexpected. They stab away with choppy breaks and harsh energetic instrumentation. They are supported by the bedroom industrial project Private Reg, and Egg Punk allstars The Oidz.
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Noize of the Underground
Noize of the Underground
Punk meets Hip hop, a celebration of underground music in Leeds. TICKETS HERE
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HARDCORE BESTIEZ 4: THE ONLY WAY IS LEEDS
HARDCORE BESTIEZ 4: THE ONLY WAY IS LEEDS
Are you ready to get silly, crazy, fast n hard? HARDCORE BESTIEZ IS BACK. Expect a night of nonstop hardcore, donk, gabber, pc music, nightcore, trance and hard dance. Chaotic vibes brought to you by: Spinee, Slayphex Twins, COCOBOPS, Princess Elf Bar and lol Expect: Hardcore, donk, trance, hard dance TICKETS HERE INSTAGRAM
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Bad Owl Presents… Overhead, The Albatross + Abandoned Buildings
Bad Owl Presents… Overhead, The Albatross + Abandoned Buildings
OVERHEAD, THE ALBATROSS: Emotional Post-Rock from Dublin. UK Headline Tour. FFO Maybeshewill / 65DaysOfStatic. ABANDONED BUILDINGS: Shoegaze / Dreampop from Leeds. Album Launch Show. Playing their new, eponymous LP 'Eroding Light' in full. FFO Slowdive / Mogwai.
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Of Pork & Pies & Fun : A Tribute to Wharf Chambers by Pascal Ansell’s Arleskestra
Of Pork & Pies & Fun : A Tribute to Wharf Chambers by Pascal Ansell’s Arleskestra
Of Pork & Pies & Fun : A Tribute to Wharf Chambers by Pascal Ansell's Arleskestra Featuring Anna Peaker, Neil Campbell, Hilary Knott, Pete Cann, Paul Walsh & more! Sun 29th Sept 2024, 7pm - 10pm £3/5 No-one will be turned away for lack of £££ https://www.instagram.com/arleskestra https://on.soundcloud.com/8zsPDVYeBYDX3sQDA gig teaser https://www.facebook.com/groups/arleskestra/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVE3k4Dc_gA&t=1148s Of Pop & Pies & […]
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Please Please You & Brudenell Presents…Parsnip
Please Please You & Brudenell Presents…Parsnip
Green shoots have burst forth from Parsnip, let’s warmly welcome the Australian group’s sophomore album ‘Behold’. Recorded across three sessions over the last three years, ‘Behold’ is a testament to Parsnip at their most creative, catchy and collaborative. This album showcases the multi-talents of all four members, with spirited performances adding dazzle to the thirteen […]
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At The Frankenstein Place: A Rocky Horror Tribute Poetry Cabaret
At The Frankenstein Place: A Rocky Horror Tribute Poetry Cabaret
Four queer poets from Leeds and beyond, a sinful shadowcast, a zine launch and a disco! It's a night dedicated to all things Rocky Horror - what could be better? https://www.facebook.com/events/542442394800616 TICKETS HERE
LOVE IN THE ENDZ X SOMETIMES WE PARTY
LOVE IN THE ENDZ X SOMETIMES WE PARTY
London-based, Global Record Label 'Love In The Endz' partners up with Leeds' 'Sometimes We Party' to deliver a night of percussive, club sounds from across the globe. From Leeds, to Lisbon, to Rio de Janeiro & beyond. GENRE(S): Baile Funk, Kuduro, Batida, Dembow, Guaracha & House TICKETS HERE INSTAGRAM
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Max’s Top Surgery Fundraiser 2.0
Max’s Top Surgery Fundraiser 2.0
After an amazing first fundraiser at Wharf Chambers, Max is back with a second night of drag and disco to raise money for his top surgery. Food and raffle on the night! TICKETS HERE
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Dance! Dance! For Revolution!
Dance! Dance! For Revolution!
An evening of fundraising for the Revolutionary Communist Party - featuring performances from the comrades in leeds and special guests Champ Kind! So come down to Dance! Dance! For Revolution! GET TICKETS HERE