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Supporting the Leeds music scene for 10 years, we have always been the primary resource for reviews of gigs, festivals and live music events in Leeds and around West Yorkshire.

Our gig reviews go back to the year 1999, so select a year below to go through our archives.

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Stars

Live @ Cockpit on Thursday, 8th December 2005

Micky P Kerr

Live @ The Vine on Thursday, 29th December 2005

Rob Nichols

Live @ Mixing Tin on Friday, 23rd December 2005

Armor For Sleep

Live @ Cockpit on Tuesday, 13th December 2005

O Fracas

Live @ Faversham on Saturday, 17th December 2005

Bridewell Taxis

Live @ Bien Venue on Friday, 9th December 2005

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Live @ Faversham on Tuesday, 15th November 2005

Pen Knife Love Life

Live @ The Vine on Friday, 9th December 2005

The Maccabees

Live @ Faversham on Saturday, 10th December 2005

Jont

Live @ Cockpit on Thursday, 1st December 2005

LCD Soundsystem

Live @ Blank Canvas on Tuesday, 6th December 2005

My Awesome Compilation

Live @ Joseph's Well on Sunday, 27th November 2005

Fran Rodgers

Live @ Sela Bar on Sunday, 4th December 2005

The Haunted

Live @ Cockpit on Saturday, 26th November 2005

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Live @ Faversham on Tuesday, 15th November 2005

The Convulsions

Live @ Junction Inn (Otley) on Tuesday, 1st November 2005

Elbow

Live @ Leeds Metropolitan University on Tuesday, 22nd November 2005

Alkaline Trio

Live @ The Refectory on Thursday, 17th November 2005

Boy Kill Boy

Live @ Cockpit on Friday, 11th November 2005

Melt Banana

Live @ Joseph's Well on Friday, 18th November 2005

Skin

Live @ Cockpit on Sunday, 20th November 2005

Unclejohnny

Live @ Packhorse on Friday, 11th November 2005

The Good Die Young

Live @ Cockpit Room 3 on Wednesday, 9th November 2005

Of Montreal

Live @ Faversham on Wednesday, 16th November 2005

All My Friends Are Dead

Live @ Mixing Tin on Wednesday, 9th November 2005

Bloodhound Gang

Live @ Leeds Metropolitan University on Tuesday, 8th November 2005

The Hair

Live @ University of Lincoln on Thursday, 20th October 2005

Mucky Sailor

Live @ Milo on Thursday, 27th October 2005

The Young Knives

Live @ Tokyo (Huddersfield) on Tuesday, 8th November 2005

This Et Al

Live @ Music Box (Manchester) on Thursday, 3rd November 2005

Nightmare Of You

Live @ Joseph's Well on Monday, 7th November 2005

The Sunshine Underground

Live @ Faversham on Saturday, 5th November 2005

The Warlocks

Live @ Faversham on Monday, 7th November 2005

Buck 65

Live @ Joseph's Well on Sunday, 6th November 2005

Four Tet

Live @ Brudenell Social Club on Wednesday, 2nd November 2005

Morassi

Live @ Joseph's Well on Friday, 21st October 2005

10,000 Things

Live @ The Vine on Friday, 28th October 2005

Starsailor

Live @ The Refectory on Thursday, 3rd November 2005

Towers Of London

Live @ Joseph's Well on Wednesday, 26th October 2005

Swap

Live @ Courthouse (Otley) on Thursday, 20th October 2005

Linton Kwesi Johnson

Live @ The Venue on Wednesday, 19th October 2005

Nine Black Alps

Live @ Leeds Metropolitan University on Saturday, 15th October 2005

The Fall

Live @ Irish Centre on Thursday, 20th October 2005

The Glitterati

Live @ Cockpit on Monday, 24th October 2005

Minus The Bear

Live @ Joseph's Well on Tuesday, 25th October 2005

Arctic Monkeys

Live @ Blank Canvas on Monday, 17th October 2005

Ladytron

Live @ Cockpit on Wednesday, 19th October 2005

The Cut

Live @ Cockpit on Friday, 14th October 2005

Engineers

Live @ Cockpit on Sunday, 16th October 2005

Dead Disco

Live @ Mixing Tin on Tuesday, 11th October 2005

The Subways

Live @ Blank Canvas on Saturday, 15th October 2005

Stateless

Live @ HiFi Club on Friday, 14th October 2005

The Terminals

Live @ Escobar (Wakefield) on Friday, 14th October 2005

Bridewell Taxis

Live @ Joseph's Well on Friday, 7th October 2005

Kid 606

Live @ Brudenell Social Club on Wednesday, 12th October 2005

The Glitterati

Live @ Fibbers (York) on Wednesday, 12th October 2005

Jon Gomm

Live @ Mixing Tin on Sunday, 9th October 2005

Deadstring Brothers

Live @ New Roscoe on Sunday, 9th October 2005

Infrasound

Live @ Faversham on Saturday, 8th October 2005

The Chalets

Live @ Faversham on Saturday, 1st October 2005

The Raindogs

Live @ Jug & Barrel on Friday, 16th September 2005

Ali Whitton

Live @ Faversham on Sunday, 2nd October 2005

four day Hombre

Live @ City Varieties on Thursday, 22nd September 2005

Chicken Legs Weaver

Live @ New Roscoe on Wednesday, 28th September 2005

These Monsters

Live @ Dr Wu's on Monday, 26th September 2005

White Rose Movement

Live @ Cockpit on Monday, 26th September 2005

Mew

Live @ Cockpit on Thursday, 22nd September 2005

9 Volt Shot

Live @ New Roscoe on Wednesday, 7th September 2005

Wildhearts

Live @ Scarborough Castle on Saturday, 17th September 2005

The Starting Line

Live @ Cockpit on Tuesday, 20th September 2005

O Fracas

Live @ Faversham on Monday, 12th September 2005

3 Colours Red

Live @ Joseph's Well on Sunday, 18th September 2005

John McCusker Band

Live @ Otley Methodist Hall on Thursday, 1st September 2005

Shout Out Louds

Live @ Cockpit on Friday, 9th September 2005

This Et Al

Live @ The Vine on Thursday, 8th September 2005

Foo Fighters

Live @ Leeds Festival 2005 on Sunday, 28th August 2005

iLiKETRAiNS

Live @ HiFi Club on Friday, 2nd September 2005

iLiKETRAiNS

Live @ HiFi Club on Friday, 2nd September 2005

Goldie Lookin' Chain

Live @ HMV on Wednesday, 7th September 2005

The Killers

Live @ Leeds Festival 2005 on Saturday, 27th August 2005

Rivers

Live @ Mixing Tin on Friday, 2nd September 2005

The Delamores

Live @ Xscape (Castleford) on Thursday, 1st September 2005

Backyard Babies

Live @ Cockpit on Friday, 2nd September 2005

The Research

Live @ The Vine on Thursday, 1st September 2005

Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies

Live @ Leeds Festival 2005 on Saturday, 27th August 2005

Iron Maiden

Live @ Leeds Festival 2005 on Friday, 26th August 2005

Bloc Party

Live @ Leeds Festival 2005 on Friday, 26th August 2005

Arcade Fire

Live @ Leeds Festival 2005 on Sunday, 28th August 2005

Pixies

Live @ Leeds Festival 2005 on Saturday, 27th August 2005

Marilyn Manson

Live @ Leeds Festival 2005 on Friday, 26th August 2005

Iodo

Live @ Carpe Diem on Thursday, 25th August 2005

The Research

Live @ Faversham on Saturday, 13th August 2005

The New Drifters

Live @ Denby Dale Festival on Sunday, 21st August 2005

The Coral

Live @ Faversham on Friday, 12th August 2005

The Delamores

Live @ Escobar (Wakefield) on Monday, 22nd August 2005

Supergrass

Live @ City Varieties on Tuesday, 16th August 2005

The Breech

Live @ Mixing Tin on Friday, 5th August 2005

Shatner

Live @ HiFi Club on Friday, 5th August 2005

Editors

Live @ Cockpit on Wednesday, 3rd August 2005

Infadels

Live @ Faversham on Saturday, 30th July 2005

Farming Incident

Live @ The Royal Oak (Halifax) on Friday, 29th July 2005

Idlewild

Live @ Holmfirth Picturedrome on Friday, 29th July 2005

Devendra Banhart

Live @ City Varieties on Wednesday, 3rd August 2005

Half Man Half Biscuit

Live @ Cockpit on Thursday, 28th July 2005

The Sunshine Underground

Live @ Escobar (Wakefield) on Monday, 1st August 2005

The Sunshine Underground

Live @ Faversham on Thursday, 21st July 2005

The Fever

Live @ Joseph's Well on Wednesday, 20th July 2005

O Fracas

Live @ Cockpit on Thursday, 14th July 2005

The Playmates

Live @ Cockpit on Thursday, 14th July 2005

Palo Alto

Live @ Mixing Tin on Thursday, 14th July 2005

Rent

Live @ Love Apple (Bradford) on Wednesday, 13th July 2005

Electric Mud Generator

Live @ New Roscoe on Wednesday, 13th July 2005

Jon Gomm

Live @ Cardigan Arms on Saturday, 2nd July 2005

Uiscedwr

Live @ Commercial (Cleckheaton) on Friday, 1st July 2005

Finch

Live @ Leeds Metropolitan University on Tuesday, 5th July 2005

Hard-Fi

Live @ HMV on Tuesday, 5th July 2005

Funeral for a Friend

Live @ The Refectory on Thursday, 30th June 2005

Martha Wainwright

Live @ Cockpit on Thursday, 30th June 2005

Adult.

Live @ Joseph's Well on Sunday, 26th June 2005

Gold Blade

Live @ Cockpit on Tuesday, 21st June 2005

Sons and Daughters

Live @ Cockpit on Thursday, 16th June 2005

Jeff Klein

Live @ Joseph's Well on Tuesday, 21st June 2005

Duke Special

Live @ Cornerhouse (Huddersfield) on Wednesday, 8th June 2005

LaRusso

Live @ Carpe Diem on Thursday, 16th June 2005

Oceansize

Live @ Faversham on Saturday, 4th June 2005

All My Friends Are Dead

Live @ Mixing Tin on Thursday, 9th June 2005

Patrick Wolf

Live @ Faversham on Thursday, 9th June 2005

Why?

Live @ Brudenell Social Club on Tuesday, 7th June 2005

A

Live @ Cockpit on Saturday, 7th May 2005

Oceansize

Live @ Faversham on Saturday, 4th June 2005

Young Heart Attack

Live @ Joseph's Well on Thursday, 2nd June 2005

The Duke Spirit

Live @ Cockpit on Tuesday, 24th May 2005

Milburn

Live @ Escobar (Wakefield) on Monday, 16th May 2005

McQueen

Live @ The Vine on Tuesday, 24th May 2005

The Mystery Jets

Live @ The Vine on Monday, 23rd May 2005

The Playmates

Live @ Mixing Tin on Tuesday, 24th May 2005

Allister

Live @ Cockpit on Tuesday, 17th May 2005

The Scaramanga Six

Live @ The Vine on Thursday, 19th May 2005

Tsunami Bomb

Live @ Joseph's Well on Friday, 20th May 2005

Mono

Live @ Joseph's Well on Monday, 16th May 2005

Billy No Mates

Live @ Primrose on Tuesday, 10th May 2005

The Futureheads

Live @ The Refectory on Wednesday, 11th May 2005

Unexploded Shells

Live @ Primrose on Saturday, 7th May 2005

Dead Fly Buchowski

Live @ Faversham on Thursday, 5th May 2005

The Fret

Live @ Bassment on Friday, 29th April 2005

Space Ritual

Live @ New Roscoe on Thursday, 28th April 2005

Million Dead

Live @ Cockpit on Tuesday, 26th April 2005

The Durbervilles

Live @ New Roscoe on Friday, 22nd April 2005

Atholl Ransome

Live @ Grove Inn on Sunday, 24th April 2005

Hell Is For Heroes

Live @ Cockpit on Saturday, 16th April 2005

Yorkshire Bone

Live @ Mixing Tin on Tuesday, 26th April 2005

The Hives

Live @ The Refectory on Thursday, 21st April 2005

Duels

Live @ Joseph's Well on Friday, 15th April 2005

Bad Beat Revue

Live @ Joseph's Well on Sunday, 17th April 2005

Manic Street Preachers

Live @ The Refectory on Sunday, 17th April 2005

The Sunshine Underground

Live @ Brudenell Social Club on Thursday, 14th April 2005

The Playmates

Live @ Joseph's Well on Sunday, 17th April 2005

Duels

Live @ Joseph's Well on Friday, 15th April 2005

Mama Scuba

Live @ Mixing Tin on Wednesday, 13th April 2005

Love with Arthur Lee

Live @ Irish Centre on Friday, 8th April 2005

British Sea Power

Live @ Blank Canvas on Friday, 8th April 2005

Do Me Bad Things

Live @ Cockpit on Saturday, 2nd April 2005

¡Forward, Russia!

Live @ Packhorse on Friday, 1st April 2005

Delmonica

Live @ New Roscoe on Wednesday, 6th April 2005

The Glitterati

Live @ Cockpit on Tuesday, 5th April 2005

The Breech

Live @ Faversham on Sunday, 27th March 2005

The Somatics

Live @ HiFi Club on Friday, 1st April 2005

Duels

Live @ Faversham on Saturday, 26th March 2005

O Fracas

Live @ Brudenell Social Club on Thursday, 24th March 2005

The Blood Brothers

Live @ Cockpit on Tuesday, 22nd March 2005

The Dead Pets

Live @ Joseph's Well on Thursday, 17th March 2005

Unfolds

Live @ Faversham on Saturday, 19th March 2005

The Cribs

Live @ Faversham on Saturday, 12th March 2005

6 Fingered Man

Live @ The Vine on Wednesday, 16th March 2005

Mama Scuba

Live @ The Vine on Thursday, 17th March 2005

Thirteen Senses

Live @ Cockpit on Sunday, 6th March 2005

Secret Machines

Live @ Cockpit on Monday, 14th March 2005

LaRusso

Live @ The Vine on Saturday, 12th March 2005

Bright Eyes

Live @ Leeds Metropolitan University on Thursday, 10th March 2005

Duels

Live @ Woodhouse Liberal Club on Friday, 11th March 2005

The Fall

Live @ Irish Centre on Wednesday, 9th March 2005

Brudenell Benefit Night

Live @ Brudenell Social Club on Monday, 7th March 2005

The Wedding Present

Live @ Leeds Metropolitan University on Sunday, 6th March 2005

Modeliste

Live @ The Royal Oak (Halifax) on Friday, 4th March 2005

Pure Reason Revolution

Live @ Cockpit on Monday, 28th February 2005

Laughing Gravy

Live @ Junction Inn (Otley) on Tuesday, 1st March 2005

Kelly Joe Phelps

Live @ City Varieties on Monday, 28th February 2005

Duels

Live @ HiFi Club on Friday, 4th February 2005

Roots Manuva

Live @ Leeds Metropolitan University on Thursday, 24th February 2005

Deadline

Live @ Fenton on Sunday, 20th February 2005

Death From Above 1979

Live @ Cockpit on Friday, 4th February 2005

Biffy Clyro

Live @ Leeds Metropolitan University on Tuesday, 22nd February 2005

Being 747

Live @ Cardigan Arms on Thursday, 17th February 2005

Deadstring Brothers

Live @ New Roscoe on Monday, 21st February 2005

Nutty Skunk

Live @ Joseph's Well on Friday, 18th February 2005

Fall Out Boy

Live @ Cockpit on Saturday, 19th February 2005

Gold Chains & Sue Cie

Live @ Joseph's Well on Saturday, 19th February 2005

Hood

Live @ Brudenell Social Club on Thursday, 17th February 2005

Bilge Pump

Live @ Brudenell Social Club on Wednesday, 26th January 2005

Stephen Fretwell

Live @ Cockpit on Monday, 14th February 2005

New Rhodes

Live @ Faversham on Saturday, 12th February 2005

Dead Peter

Live @ Cardigan Arms on Sunday, 30th January 2005

The Scaramanga Six

Live @ Courthouse (Otley) on Saturday, 12th February 2005

The Duke Spirit

Live @ Joseph's Well on Tuesday, 8th February 2005

The Paddingtons

Live @ Joseph's Well on Thursday, 3rd February 2005

The Kills

Live @ Cockpit on Tuesday, 1st February 2005

65 Days Of Static

Live @ Brudenell Social Club on Saturday, 5th February 2005

Mama Scuba

Live @ The Vine on Friday, 28th January 2005

Underoath

Live @ Cockpit on Saturday, 29th January 2005

The Killers

Live @ The Refectory on Thursday, 27th January 2005

It Takes Bridges

Live @ Mixing Tin on Wednesday, 26th January 2005

Jesse Malin

Live @ Joseph's Well on Saturday, 22nd January 2005

¡Forward, Russia!

Live @ Faversham on Saturday, 22nd January 2005

Being 747

Live @ Royal Park Cellars on Friday, 21st January 2005

Colour Of Fire

Live @ Cockpit on Tuesday, 11th January 2005

AntiProduct

Live @ Brudenell Social Club on Thursday, 20th January 2005

Kaiser Chiefs

Live @ Joseph's Well on Friday, 7th January 2005

Vib Gyor

Live @ HiFi Club on Friday, 7th January 2005