Genre: Rock & Pop

Luke Haines is a musician, songwriter and author known for his work with rock bands The Auteurs and Black Box Recorder, as well as his influence during the Britpop era.

Peter Buck was a co-founder and the lead guitarist of the alternative rock band R.E.M for over 30 years. Outside of this role, he produced many bands, including Uncle Tupelo, The Fleshtones, Charlie Pickett, and The Feelies, and made contributions on many other musicians’ albums, including The Replacements, Billy Bragg, and several Eels albums.

Haines and Buck have released two albums together to date, with the third in the ‘psychiatric trilogy’, Going Down To The River… To Blow My Mind, due for release on 28 July.

Catch them at Pocklington Arts Centre for an unforgettable night of live music as they hit the road to support the release of this incredible new album.

Antifolk Icon Lach Brings Bold, Off-Grid Tour to Leeds’ Hyde Park Book Club -August 27

Antifolk pioneer and New York underground legend Lach is bringing his raw, unfiltered energy to Hyde Park Book Club this Wednesday, August 27, as part of a bold UK summer tour that’s turning heads, not through social media hype, but entirely without it.

In a deliberate move away from platforms like Facebook and Instagram, Lach is relying on a radical old-school approach: word of mouth, genuine press, and the passion of people who believe in art that exists outside the algorithm. Leeds fans get the rare opportunity to be part of this cultural experiment firsthand.

Often credited as the founder of the Antifolk movement, a music and art scene that has influenced thousands of artists, including the likes of Beck, Regina Spektor, The Moldy Peaches, and Jeffrey Lewis, Lach delivers live performances that are equal parts punk, poetry, comedy, and catharsis. His shows are spontaneous, funny, emotionally honest, and musically fearless.

“Lach is great!” –Bob Dylan
“Lach is incredibly bright, influential, funny, and poetic.” –Suzanne Vega
“Lach is a beat-punk-unplugged joy, and likely to send you home with several favourite new songs.” –The Guardian

For Leeds gig-goers seeking something outside the mainstream, this show offers a unique chance to experience a true original who founded a whole scene, and who’s now challenging the very systems that dominate the current music landscape.

This is Lach’s first appearance in Leeds in years, and it promises to be intimate, unexpected, and unforgettable. No boosted posts. No algorithms. Just songs, stories, and a room full of real people.

Reid’s teenage years found him touring with The Rolling Stones (including their fabled 1969 American tour), Cream, Jethro Tull and Fleetwood Mac, as well as playing prestige slots at festivals such as Isle of Wight and Glastonbury. The story of him having to turn down Jimmy Page to front Led Zeppelin has become legendary and his soulful voice and powerful vocal range earned him the nickname ‘Superlungs’.

He has released seven studio albums, had songs featured in movies from ‘Up In The Air’ (starring George Clooney) to The Devil’s Rejects’ (directed by Rob Zombie) and collaborated with numerous artists including DJ Shadow, Marianne Faithful, Alabama 3, The Raconteurs and The Hollies.

Ever since the outset of his career, Reid has been constantly evolving, moving forward as an artist, writer, singer and guitarist, touring the world, telling his stories and attracting fresh fanbases.

“His performances continue to captivate audiences, showcasing his timeless talent” – The Guardian 2024

John Bramwell has been on a never-ending rolling adventure since his workings away from the cherished, Mercury Prize nominated Mancunian band, I Am Kloot. February 23rd 2024 marked the release of the acclaimed, sophomore album ‘The Light Fantastic‘.

Lauded across the board, ‘The Light Fantastic‘ is a masterclass in emotionally charged and melodically driven tunes for the adventurous. “After both my Mum and Dad died, I started writing these songs to cheer myself up,” John admits with typical candour. “The themes are taken from my dreams at the time. Wake up and take whatever impression I had from what I could remember of my dream and write that.” Despite the sentiment, the songs are surprisingly uplifting and have been lighting up, and selling out, countless live shows across the country.

‘A unique voice both literally and metaphorically’ – Lauren Laverne

‘The UK’s finest export’ – New York Times

‘Bramwell’s new songs are spellbinding’ – The Guardian

For more than four decades now Gary Daly and Eddie Lundon, collectively better known as China Crisis, have been writing and performing some of the most catchy and sophisticated pop songs out there, from “Wishful Thinking”, “Black Man Ray”, and “King in a Catholic Style” to “Christian”, “Arizona Sky” and “Down Here on Earth”.

Their 2024 release China Greatness (featuring elevated, cinematic new arrangements of the songwriters’ own favourite tracks from across their catalogue) peaked in the album charts at record-setting levels for the band, and their recent tours around the globe have served to both build the </s

Two of the UK’s most compelling singer-songwriters, Our Man in the Field (Alex Ellis) and Matt Owens (founding member of Noah and The Whale) will perform individual sets showcasing their finest work, followed by a collaborative performance blending their distinctive styles into something truly unforgettable.

Together, Our Man in the Field and Matt Owens promise an evening of unforgettable music, showcasing the very best of British Americana and folk talent. 

Don’t miss the chance to see these two extraordinary artists share the stage on this intimate and exclusive tour.

Lyon’s songwriting gives as much weight to silence as to sound, with poetic nuance and muscular understatement. Her voice floats between the abstract, the archetypal, and raw vulnerability, inviting the listener to both reach out and dig deep.

Fresh from an extensive European touring run with Zaho de Sagazan, along with a triumphant headline tour of her own in March, Lyon’s recent accolades also include performances at SXSW, The Great Escape, Glastonbury, and New York City Hall, where she received the prestigious Danny Award. She was recently named one of the UK’s 100 most influential disabled people on the Power 100 list and awarded the flagship PPL Momentum Grant.

With her new album, ‘Poems & Non-Fiction’, she cements her place as one of the most distinct and fearless voices in contemporary music.

Nerina Pallot is one of the UK’s most quietly extraordinary singer-songwriters. Across eight albums, she has built a body of work that is deeply honest, musically adventurous, and completely her own. 

A Brit and Ivor Novello nominee, she’s collaborated with artists as commercial as Kylie Minogue, yet it’s her solo work, fiercely intimate and unflinchingly human, that has earned her a devoted following.