O2 Academy Leeds

Fishies, the home of Wednesday night, back for another term of madness.

Curfew 3am

Spinning all your favourite classics to make you want to dance all night... It's indie rock’n’roll for us!

This is a student-based event, you may be asked for student ID (18+)

Curfew 3am

The Pogues are back with their first headline tour in 13 years to celebrate 40 years of their iconic album Rum Sodomy & the Lash, a cornerstone of punk and alternative rock, renowned for its raw energy, poetic lyrics and infectious melodies.

An Evening with The Flaming Lips celebrates 20 years of their breakthrough record Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots. The Lips will be playing two full sets: the Yoshimi record in its entirety and another set of greatest hits and fan favourites. All humans are urged to attend.

Please be aware there will be no support for this show, The Flaming Lips first set starts at 8pm. 

Projekt is the North's largest night dedicated to the house music scene. Get ready for an electrifying experience with top-tier DJs, pulsating beats, and an unbeatable atmosphere with the finest house tracks from both established and emerging artists. 

With state-of-the-art sound systems, next level production, stunning performers and mind-blowing visuals, Projekt promises non-stop euphoria and the ultimate house music celebration that's redefining the clubbing experience. 

Curfew 4am

This sought-after daytime clubbing experience, exclusively for those over the age of 30, will bring its high-energy party atmosphere, spectacular production, world-class sound and lighting, top live DJs, confetti blasters, Co2 cannons, UV glow sticks, and much more.

Over 30s Only 

Curfew 9pm

Spinning all your favourite classics to make you want to dance all night... It's indie rock’n’roll for us!

This is a student-based event, you may be asked for student ID (18+)

Curfew 3am

The Clone Roses return, performing all the Madchester anthems we all know and love. 

From selling out Blackpool Empress Ballroom to performing the iconic Spike Island site on the banks of the river Mersey in front of a sell-out 15,000 strong crowd, the band have become hugely popular amongst Roses fans old and new and will be inviting some of the UK’s finest tributes as guests on tour.

The show will also feature Oasis tribute Definitely Mightbe, Happy Mondaze, and The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience. 

Merseyside’s indie four-piece The K’s return with their latest album Pretty On The Internet, the follow up to their debut I Wonder If The World Knows?.

Curfew: 22:00

Age restriction standing: 14+

Age restriction seated: 8+, under 14's w/ 18+ at all times

Spinning all your favourite classics to make you want to dance all night... It's indie rock’n’roll for us!

This is a student-based event, you may be asked for student ID (18+)

Curfew 3am

Holy Holy are the authentic sound of David Bowie’s early songs, starring Woody Woodmansey, legendary Spider from Mars & David Bowie’s drummer from 1970-1973, and Tony Visconti, Bowie’s long-time producer, friend and bass player on The Man Who Sold The World. Together, they dragged the whole world through musical technicolour – in a career that defined a generation and inspired countless others. This phenomenal show will take you through Bowie's biggest hits and more.

Pixies return with their tenth album The Night the Zombies Came the follow up to 2022’s acclaimed Doggerel LP.

The Night the Zombies Came features country-tinged ballads and furious punk numbers, taking inspiration from surf rock, gargoyles and the distinctive dry drum sounds of 1970s Fleetwood Mac. 

Supergrass head out on tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their UK No. 1 debut album I Should Coco, which feature classic tracks “Alright” and “Caught By The Fuzz”.

Politics takes a backseat as the UK’s metro mayors hit the decks for the ultimate DJ battle. Spin City Showdown brings together Andy Burnham, Ben Houchen, David Skaith, and more—plus special guests—for a night of head-to-head musical mayhem.

Expect an energetic clash of styles, from disco anthems to indie classics and house bangers, as mayors swap speeches for spinbacks in a high-stakes contest for DJ supremacy. With dazzling production, surprise selectors, and a crowd-powered vote, this is more than just a party—it’s a movement.

Curfew 12am

Spinning all your favourite classics to make you want to dance all night... It's indie rock’n’roll for us!

This is a student-based event, you may be asked for student ID (18+)

Curfew 3am

Projekt is the North's largest night dedicated to the house music scene. Get ready for an electrifying experience with top-tier DJs, pulsating beats, and an unbeatable atmosphere with the finest house tracks from both established and emerging artists. 

With state-of-the-art sound systems, next level production, stunning performers and mind-blowing visuals, Projekt promises non-stop euphoria and the ultimate house music celebration that's redefining the clubbing experience. 

Curfew 4am

Isle of Wight five-piece Wet Leg have spent the last few years on the road, evolving into a feral, electrifing live force. Their latest record moisturizer captures that energy, delivering a sound that's tighter, bolder, and more self-assured, yet still brimming with the same quick wit and raw, unrefined energy. Expect brash guitars, heavy beats, and a fearless devotion to feeling everything - all at once.

Spinning all your favourite classics to make you want to dance all night... It's indie rock’n’roll for us!

This is a student-based event, you may be asked for student ID (18+)

Curfew 3am

Multi-platinum selling singer and songwriter Kip Moore has blazed his own trail as he heads out on his ‘Solitary Tracks World Tour’.

Spinning all your favourite classics to make you want to dance all night... It's indie rock’n’roll for us!

This is a student-based event, you may be asked for student ID (18+)

Curfew 3am

An early club night take-over at O2 Academy Leeds for people aged 25 and over. 

Expect the sounds from the Arctic Monkeys, Biffy Clyro, The Black Keys, Blossoms, Blur, Catfish & The Bottlemen, Circa Waves, The Clash, Courteeners, The Cribs, Foals, Gorillaz, Jamie T, Kasabian, The Killers, The Kooks, The Libertines, Nirvana, Oasis, Pulp, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Sam Fender, Slaves, The Smiths, The Stone Roses, The Streets, The Strokes, Two Door Cinema Club, The Vaccines, The Wombats, The White Stripes, The 1975, plus many more...

Over 25s only

Curfew 12am

2024 saw Magdalena Bay release Imaginal Disk, a slick, radical and conceptual synth-pop album.

Join the duo for a massive and immersive show from some of the biggest names in indie pop.

Led by Scottish singer and guitarist Mike Scott since the 1980s, The Waterboys and have evolved through countless line-ups, winning a fearsome concert reputation along the way. 

The 2025 group line-up features double keyboard players Brother Paul and James Hallawell, joined by Aongus Ralston (bass) and Eamon Ferris (drums). 

This tour will celebrate their audacious recent album Life, Death And Dennis Hopper, which tells the story of the maverick American actor and trailblazer. Expect The Waterboy's classics, new directions, drama, improvisation and musical fireworks. 

Bright Eyes, comprised of Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott, are back with the tenth studio album Five Dice, All Threes. 

Five Dice, All Threes is a record of uncommon intensity, tenderness and personal excavation with songs that exude a visceral thrill like nothing they have attempted before.

Sorry, this show has been cancelled and there aren't any plans to reschedule. You'll be able to get a full refund from wherever you bought your tickets, and your ticket agent will be in touch to tell you more.

Father John Misty, also known as Josh Tillman, returns with his sixth album Mahashmashana, the follow up to universally acclaimed Chloe and The Next 20th Century.

Brutus Gold’s Love Train has earned a reputation as the ultimate Disco night: a multi-dimensional bundle of 70’s iconography, tongue in cheek comedy and sheer fun. Get ready for the greatest Disco party, an immersive evening complete with an all-star cast of crazy characters, spectacular production and of course the best music from the grooviest decade.

Curfew 7pm

Get glittered up for a fun, fab and feel-good night of dancing to all your favourite disco, pop and dance classics at the legendary Disco For Grown Ups 70s, 80s and 90s disco party.

Curfew 6.30pm

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory share their self-titled album, fusing timeless themes with a mystical mix of electronics and analog textures.

Curfew 4am

The Welsh and Japanese duo Feeder celebrate their fourth studio album Comfort In Sound, with a run of very special UK shows performing the album in full for the first (and possibly only) time.

The Beta Band tour for the first time since their split in late 2004, featuring the classic line up of Steve Mason on guitar and vocals, Richard Greentree on bass, John Maclean on keyboard and Robin Jones on drums.

Age Restrictions

Standing: 14+

Seated: 8+ (Under 14s with an adult 18+ at all times)

20 years into a career of indie bangers and amazing live shows The Pigeon Detectives bring the definitive tracks from across their catalogue onto one album - Still Not Sorry!. 

Feeling like a band reborn The Pigeon Detectives have never really gone away. Finally all the biggest hitting songs from across their six album career come together on one record, along with three surprise alternative versions and a UK tour. 

International pop star. Writer of songs. Fearer of bugs. Girlboss of the Very Sexy CMAT Band. Once, twice, three times a loser at 2024’s BRITs, Mercury Music Prize and Ivors. Heading out on the 'It's the Euro-Country Tour!' with newest album Euro-Country, which will rectify these errors.

UK born and Canadian raised singer and songwriter Lauren Spencer Smith returns with her second full-length offering The Art of Being a Mess, a collection of soulful sky-high pop anthems that you can sing along to at the top of your lungs.

One of Ireland’s most popular music acts, song-writing and original material is a major part of the success of The Tumbling Paddies, with hit songs include “Pretty Girl”, “Night On The Town” and “The Way I Am”; which topped the Irish charts for 10 consecutive weeks. With an exuberant, energy-filled, live show, they’ll perform a mix of original songs and classic Irish hits, in what promises to be an incredibly uplifting night of live music.

Tour de force of British new-wave The Stranglers marked their 50th anniversary in 2024, and it has been full throttle ever since.

The ’51’ tour celebrates making it past the big five-o, as they navigate their way through a varied set of six decades worth of hits, hidden gems and fan favourites.

Elvana is the world’s finest Elvis tribute to Nirvana! From the bowels of Disgraceland, rock ‘n’ roll icons of the afterlife are raised from the dead. Rock ‘n’ roll meets grunge as Elvis fronts Nirvana and gives the band the front man it’s been missing since 94. 

Elvana tear through Nirvana’s catalogue whilst splicing in grunged up sections of the king of rock ‘n’ roll’s finest moments, culminating in a whopper mash up of overdrive and old school rockabilly. 

It smells like cheeseburgers and teen spirit, daddy-o!

Curfew 10pm

Multi-platinum, GRAMMY-nominated rock band Counting Crows return with ‘The Complete Sweets! Tour’ in support of their forthcoming album Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets!. 

The tour will bring the band’s legendary live show to fans, delivering the timeless storytelling, raw emotion and rich melodies that have defined their career for over three decades.

Curfew: 23:00

Age Restrictions

Standing: 14+

Seated: 8+ (Under 14s with an adult 18+ at all times)

Brighton-based alternative musician and multidisciplinary creative James Marriott heads out on his 2025 UK Tour.

Glastonbury rockers REEF celebrate 30 years since the release of their album Replenish with a special headline UK Tour to mark the occasion.

Thirty years later, with number one albums, countless tours and a string of massive hits under their belts, REEF are shining bright as ever, passion undimmed and thoroughly looking forward to revisiting where it all started. 

American singer and songwriter Role Model’s been in love. He was so in love he wrote his entire debut album Rx about it. But not all romances last forever, and the singer’s grieving of his last relationship is at the center of his folky sophomore album Kansas Anymore. Join Role Model as he heads out on 'No Place Like Tour (The Longest Goodbye)'.

Sheffield legends Heaven 17 head out tour with a difference. Joining them on across the UK is by BAFTA-nominated director James Strong, who will document their touring journey and chat to some of the group’s biggest fans. 

Join Heaven 17 in their momentous celebration of the band, the fans and the endless classic hits they have created. 

Cast are back with their tour ’30 Years of All Change’, celebrating their debut album All Change.  

This tour will see the band play the album in full, expect to hear the uplifting melodic rush of “Alright” and “Finetime”, their two top ten hits “Sandstorm” and “Walkaway” and many more.

Emerging London-based singer and songwriter Arthur Hill welcomes us into the whimsical world of his ‘Stella Artour UK Headline Tour’.  

Arthur’s undeniably entertaining personality, accompanied with his eclectic blend of indie/pop sounds, certifies him as a must see artist.

Just so you know, this show was moved from Stylus on the same date, but all original tickets will still be valid. If you’ve got tickets already, your ticket agent will be in touch to tell you more.

Indie rock four-piece English Teacher won the Mercury Prize for their debut album This Could Be Texas, full of shifting time signatures, needle-point guitar riffs and soaring melodies.

Curfew 10pm

Embark on an extraordinary musical journey with The Wailers as they commemorate the 40th anniversary of their acclaimed compilation album, Legend. Legend remains the best-selling reggae album of all time, featuring timeless classics such as "One Love," "No Woman, No Cry," "Redemption Song," and "Three Little Birds." The album's enduring impact has introduced generations of fans to Bob Marley's music, spreading his messages of love, unity, and resistance worldwide.

No one quite operates in the realm of the visionary Everything Everything. Setting dystopian 'Black Mirror'-style concepts to songs which thrillingly find the sweet spot between esoteric experimentation and art-pop accessibility, the band have earned critical acclaim and a devoted following in equal measure.

Peter Hook & The Light head out on a UK tour during which they will perform New Order’s seventh studio album Get Ready in its entirety, alongside a selection of the most seminal tracks from the rich back catalogues of both Joy Division and New Order.

Detroit rockers Electric Six are back with their unique blend of garage-rock, disco, punk and exhilarating live show.

English rock band Inspiral Carpets are built to last. They've brought a musical sophistication and a poetic language to much loved sixties garage rock and updated it into every decade they have existed in, including the current one. Join the reformed classic jukebox band as they continue their musical journey.

Cian Ducrot returns with his second album Little Dreaming, the follow up to 2023’s debut Victory.

Little Dreaming sees the singer showcase dazzling ‘70s and ‘80s-tinged sounds –– all the while baring his soul through heartfelt, authentic songwriting.

Get set for the ultimate emo and pop punk night with The Black Charade (My Chemical Romance tribute) and Fell Out Boy (Fall Out Boy tribute), playing all the hits and fan favourites.

Nirvana UK are one of the world’s premier tribute bands to Nirvana, who strive to be as close to the real deal as possible. From the sound to the style, their live sets cover a whole spectrum of Nirvana’s back catalogue and deliver the ultimate 90s throwback.

Daft Funk Live are one of the world's most prestigious Daft Punk tribute bands, diligently constructing a 'live' accolade of Daft Punk’s legendary performances and appearances. 

They incorporate their own synchronised light shows together with multiple instruments to give a truly immersive and unique experience. Their stage production is meticulously crafted, paying the utmost respect to the infamous and illusive ‘robots’.

The Southmartins are a talented crew of musicians fronted by a vocal dead-ringer for Paul Heaton. They produce a lively take on the back catalogue of The Beautiful South and The Housemartins; expect to be treated to the likes of “Happy Hour”, “Perfect 10”, “Rotterdam”, “Don't Marry Her”, “Me and The Farmer”, “Song For Whoever”... and many more.

Guns 2 Roses are the only tribute band of Guns N Roses to be approved by Axl’s Axe Warriors and have performed live with four different members of Guns N Roses over the years.

A cornerstone of the UK tribute scene, Antarctic Monkeys’ live show has the power, passion and creative edge to whip audiences into a frenzy while delivering the powerful tunes of Arctic Monkeys the way they should be.

Curfew 10pm

In 2010, Scouting For Girls amplified the success of their self-titled debut album with their follow-up Everybody Wants To Be On TV, which featured hits including “This Ain’t A Love Song” and “Posh Girls”.

Now Scouting For Girls commemorate the album’s 15th anniversary with a special celebratory tour which will see them mix songs from the album with all of their biggest hits.