Events

A-SUN AMISSA Video - Live in Cambridge / Listen - Bandcamp / Website - slowsecret.com / Instagram A-Sun Amissa are a group in a permanent state of metamorphosis, existing on the fringes of some kind of avant-rock, relentlessly searching out new angles and new directions to push the noise they create. A sound underpinned and […]

Cowtown, Objections and Unit Ama reunite once again this April joined by the younger Leeds outfit Señor Pink GET TICKETS HERE

Decolonise Fest is coming to Leeds with Decolonise On Tour (funded by PRS), bringing some of our favourite northern punx of colour on stage at Wharf Chambers. Decolonise Fest is an annual London-based, volunteer-run, non-profit DIY punk festival collectively organised by and for punx of colour. There will also be a bracelet making activity before […]

Black Feminist Researcher Nydia A. Swaby leads a talkshop developed in collaboration with Black Feminist Bookshop and the Wharf Radical Lending Library. Drawing on the themes at the heart of her book, Amy Ashwood Garvey and the Future of Black Feminist Archives, we invite you to reimagine what an archive can be and how we might bring […]

    Jer Reid and Raymond MacDonald Duo Raymond MacDonald is a saxophonist, composer and psychologist who has released over 60 CDs, toured and broadcast worldwide and has composed music for film, television, theatre, radio and art installations. He is a founding member of the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra and his unique approach of combining music […]

A pop-up dyke bar to celebrate 3 years of Dirt Dykes!

A showcase of improvised, ambient and experimental music in association with the University of Leeds Music Society. The collective will be performing a variety of works written by the music makers of the society.

GERM LATTICE Joe Barton, Mickey Donnelly, and Louie Rice met in London during the 2000’s but it wasn’t until they had relocated to Norwich in recent years that they rented a studio in a condemned brutalist shopping centre and the Germ Lattice sound was formed. They began by agreeing what they didn’t want the project […]

Once again celebrating the impact and influence QPOC have had within queer and popular culture. A shagadelic journey through time and tunes, celebrating the fabulousness of the Queer community. A time warp where the 60s meet the 90s, a time travelling extravaganza! We're throwing it back to free love and funky beats. Hosted by the […]

Please Please You, Brudenell & A Geddy Laurance Happening... Index for Working Musik emerged from the depths of an East End bunker in 2023 with Dragging the Needlework for the Kids at Uphole (Tough Love), a "Heroin Country" affair, followed by the experimental Indexe'e. 2024 saw the release of Purple Born, an 8-minute track that […]

ATTILA THE STOCKBROKER’s early music punk band BARNSTORMER 1649 are celebrating 30 years together with five Northern dates in April, including this show in Leeds on the afternoon of Sunday 13th. Attila has invited his long-time fellow travellers and musical soulmates BLYTH POWER and punky young rail enthusiasts INDIGNATION MEETING along for the ride. To […]

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 – […]

What’s the big idea? Conception is an experiment-all open mic, aiming to promote creative thinking and the furthering of ideas. New concepts, works in progress and other happenings will be prioritised over completed acts. There are a limited amount of available slots on the night, so please contact us via email if you’d like to […]

Formed in Leeds in 2022, Ómoia is a five-piece alt/metal band known for their  emotionally charged performances and genre-defying sound. With a dedication to  exploring themes of vulnerability, mental health, and resilience, the band continues to  carve out a unique space in the Leeds alternative scene. Ómoia’s music is a mix of  melodic intensity and […]

Bite Back! events presents the first Queer Childhoods: How religion turned me gay! Join us for a night of drag, poetry and music as we discuss religious trauma, reclaiming your religious identity as a queer person and how religion did indeed, turn us gay. TICKETS HERE https://lybertine.com/events/queer-childhoods-how-religion-turned-me-gay

 another zesty evening of diverse and obverse sounds from the mutant underground!! Experimental rock, gothic folk drone, queer guitar noise, sci fi dub/industrial/dance

Everyone’s favourite emo-indie-pop band allll the way from LONG ISLAND NEW YORK STATE USA. Macseal formed in 2013. Their unique ability to craft hook-laden earworms that also feature relatable lyrical narratives is uncanny and is impressively matched by their electrifying live shows. FFO: Oso Oso / PUP / Saves The Day Toured with Origami Angel […]

You are cordially invited to step into the groove of… SATIN SOUNDS … a night of smooth hip-hop, rnb and soul, transforming Wharf into a retro jazz club for one night only  Taking centre stage will be TJ TUCKER & THE LEGENDS WITH NO NAME: Whispers of jazz, the heartbeat of hip-hop, and a Latin […]

Tristwch y Fenywod - Welsh-language gothic avant-rock trio consisting of Gwretsien Ferch Lisbeth (Guttersnipe, The Ephemeron Loop), Leila Lygad (Hawthonn) and Sidni Sarffwraig (Slaylor Moon, The Courtneys). Playing on homemade dual zither, electronic drums and bass guitar - " embody a new, unique Celtic darkwave sound, equal parts Pornography-era The Cure, Svitlana Nianio’s haunted hammered string-work and the […]