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CATSEYE | TESTBED, Leeds at TESTBED
CATSEYE | TESTBED, Leeds
Saturday 19th December
3:00pm - 5:30pm
TESTBED, Leeds
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UB40 feat Ali Campbell at FIRST DIRECT ARENA LEEDS
UB40 feat Ali Campbell
Tuesday 8th December
6:00pm - 11:00pm
FIRST DIRECT ARENA LEEDS, Leeds
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Leeds Gallery Reunion 2026 at Merkur Casino Leeds
Leeds Gallery Reunion 2026
Saturday 28th November
4:00pm - 10:00pm
Merkur Casino Leeds
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Ultimate GREEN DAY / Ultimate BLINK-182: Leeds Irish Centre at Leeds Irish Centre
Ultimate GREEN DAY / Ultimate BLINK-182: Leeds Irish Centre
Saturday 28th November
7:30pm - 12:45am
Leeds Irish Centre
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The Drifters at Leeds Irish Centre
The Drifters
Saturday 27th March 2027
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Leeds Irish Centre
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Bishops + Dear Scarlett / Phoebe-Rose at Oporto
Bishops + Dear Scarlett / Phoebe-Rose
Monday 16th November
7:30pm - 10:30pm
Oporto, Leeds
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Oasish/ Made Of Stone Roses: LEEDS plus indie afterparty til 1am at Leeds Irish Centre
Oasish/ Made Of Stone Roses: LEEDS plus indie afterparty til 1am
Saturday 22nd May 2027
7:00pm - 1:00am
Leeds Irish Centre
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Gidiki - Leeds at The Lending Room
Gidiki - Leeds
Tuesday 10th November
7:30pm - 10:30pm
The Lending Room, Leeds
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SKA FACE - LEEDS 14th Nov - Ska & 2 Tone Tribute - Old Woollen at The Old Woollen
SKA FACE - LEEDS 14th Nov - Ska & 2 Tone Tribute - Old Woollen
Saturday 14th November
7:30pm - 11:00pm
The Old Woollen, Pudsey
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Fieldsy at The Leeds Irish Centre at Leeds Irish Centre
Fieldsy at The Leeds Irish Centre
Sunday 29th November
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Leeds Irish Centre
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Seyi + Andréia Wilson / KRS at Oporto
Seyi + Andréia Wilson / KRS
Sunday 22nd November
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Oporto, Leeds
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Tom Meighan Raw 26 at The Garrison
Tom Meighan Raw 26
Friday 27th November
7:00pm - 11:00pm
The Garrison, Barnsley
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U2UK | Leeds | Sat 21st Nov | The Old Woollen |U2 Tribute at The Old Woollen
U2UK | Leeds | Sat 21st Nov | The Old Woollen |U2 Tribute
Saturday 21st November
7:30pm - 11:30pm
The Old Woollen, Pudsey
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4am Kru From The Ground Up Tour at Leeds Beckett Students' Union
4am Kru From The Ground Up Tour
Thursday 4th March 2027
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Leeds Beckett Students' Union
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Character Actors + We Can't Stay Safe / Brides Hill / NOD at Lending Room
Character Actors + We Can't Stay Safe / Brides Hill / NOD
Friday 13th November
7:00pm - 10:30pm
Lending Room, Leeds
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Space Cowboy - A Tribute to Jamiroquai - Leeds at Pyramid Canteen
Space Cowboy - A Tribute to Jamiroquai - Leeds
Saturday 17th April 2027
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Pyramid Canteen, Leeds
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Darrell Smith 19.12.2026 at Soho Social
Darrell Smith 19.12.2026
Saturday 19th December
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Soho Social, Barnsley
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Max Cooper 3D/AV Live + Rival Consoles at TESTBED   Leeds
Max Cooper 3D/AV Live + Rival Consoles
Saturday 12th December
6:30pm - 10:30pm
TESTBED Leeds
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Special Kinda Madness: Leeds at Leeds Irish Centre
Special Kinda Madness: Leeds
Saturday 5th December
7:30pm - 1:00am
Leeds Irish Centre
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The Garrison NYE Party 26 at The Garrison
The Garrison NYE Party 26
Thursday 31st December
7:00pm - 1:00am
The Garrison, Barnsley
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Kijuana + Valinor / Ducter / Luster at Royal Park Cellars
Kijuana + Valinor / Ducter / Luster
Saturday 14th November
7:00pm - 7:30pm
Royal Park Cellars, Leeds
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The Jam'd live at Leeds Irish Centre +Mutant Movement afterparty at Leeds Irish Centre
The Jam'd live at Leeds Irish Centre +Mutant Movement afterparty
Saturday 24th April 2027
7:30pm - 1:00am
Leeds Irish Centre
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The Slates - Leeds at Leeds Beckett Students' Union
The Slates - Leeds
Saturday 28th November
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Leeds Beckett Students' Union
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Emilio Santoro as Elvis: 50th Anniversary at Leeds Irish Centre
Emilio Santoro as Elvis: 50th Anniversary
Saturday 13th March 2027
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Leeds Irish Centre
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Saturday 19th December3:00pm - 5:30pmTESTBED, Leeds
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Tuesday 8th December6:00pm - 11:00pmFIRST DIRECT ARENA LEEDS, Leeds
Leeds Gallery Reunion 2026

A Night of Classic Rave Tunes celebrating the infamous Leeds Gallery Club

Ultimate GREEN DAY / Ultimate BLINK-182: Leeds Irish Centre

After a SOLD OUT show at Brudenell Social Club as part of the Punk@50 Tour, Ultimate Green Day are back at Leeds Irish Centre with Ultimate Blink-182.

The Drifters

The Drifters are back on tour in the UK performing all their classic hits. Celebrate this incredible and everlasting story of The Drifters.

Bishops + Dear Scarlett / Phoebe-Rose

Blending elements of Post-Punk, Dance Music and Britpop to craft a distinguishable sound.

Oasish/ Made Of Stone Roses: LEEDS plus indie afterparty til 1am

Voted the Best Oasis tribute, Oasish return to Leeds Irish Centre for a 6th year running, its a Double Bill to beat them all with Made Of Stone Roses!

Gidiki - Leeds

This is not bouzouki and plate smashing. This is Greek folk fire at its most genuine.

SKA FACE - LEEDS 14th Nov - Ska & 2 Tone Tribute - Old Woollen

The brilliant Ska Face play all your Ska & Two Tone favourites!!! From Toots in the 60's to Madness in the 80's!!!

Fieldsy at The Leeds Irish Centre

Fieldsy is heading back to Leeds with her Irish ballads and rebel songs show Nov 29

Seyi + Andréia Wilson / KRS

A singer-songwriter whose music sits at the crossroads of soul, emotional honesty, and human connection.

Tom Meighan Raw 26

Ex lead singer of Kasabian returns to The Garrison, bringing his stage presence that made Kasabian one of the best bands in the UK.

U2UK | Leeds | Sat 21st Nov | The Old Woollen |U2 Tribute

Europe's best tribute to U2 play The Old Woollen for the first time!! Hear U2 classics with few deep cuts thrown in!! You will not be disappointed!!!

4am Kru From The Ground Up Tour

4am Kru bring the From The Ground Up Tour to Leeds Beckett Students' Union on Thursday, 4th March 2027!

Character Actors + We Can't Stay Safe / Brides Hill / NOD

In publications from Distorted Sound to Punk Rock Theory, they've been compared to The Menzingers, Jeff Rosenstock, PUP, Joyce Manor and more.

Space Cowboy - A Tribute to Jamiroquai - Leeds

Space Cowboy bring the music of Jamiroquai live to Pyramid Canteen, Leeds on Saturday 17 April 2027.

Darrell Smith 19.12.2026

Direct from the BBC Proms Darrell Smith makes his return to Barnsley. Live solo performance with pre show and after party

Max Cooper 3D/AV Live + Rival Consoles

3D/AV Live is Max Cooper's immersive audio-visual performance system is coming to Testbed, Leeds.

Special Kinda Madness: Leeds

2 Bands ... 2-Tone ... 1 Fantastic Night. A Specials Tribute Band and a Madness Tribute Band, all on one stage. That's Special Kinda Madness.

The Garrison NYE Party 26

Live music from 3 bands taking us to 2027 Headliners- Here's Jonny 2 more tbc

Kijuana + Valinor / Ducter / Luster

Raw, loud, and tense alternative rock for fans of Queens of The Stone Age, Arctic Monkeys, and Royal Blood.

The Jam'd live at Leeds Irish Centre +Mutant Movement afterparty

Since January 2023, The Jam'd have packed out The Hairy Dog, Derby each year, this year we bring you their full set covering The Jam's back catalogue.

The Slates - Leeds

"The best club in the UK for future rock & roll stars" Noel Gallagher

Emilio Santoro as Elvis: 50th Anniversary

2024 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist World Champion Emilio Santoro celebrates the legacy of Elvis in a spectacular live show.

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