O2 Academy Leeds

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

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Curfew 3am

This is THE night of freshers week, The one you can’t miss. One massive venue and thousands of students. The wildest party to kick off your uni life the right way.

Expect special guests and live performances, CO2 cannons, confetti drops and insane light shows.

This is your ultimate icebreaker, your first legendary night out, and the only way to start freshers with a bang.

Curfew 4am

Calling all disco divas. It's time for Bobby’s Disco Club's truly fabulous and massive annual freshers disco show.

Get ready for the most incredibly special start to the new academic year for all students, expect amazing disco tunes, big confetti showers and the most wonderful atmosphere.

This is a student based event you may be asked by security to provide student ID (physical university issued student card) if you are unable to do so when requested you may be turned away from the event

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 3:30am

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)

The biggest ever celebration of all things ABBA and disco, expect a huge ABBA wonderland transformation as we welcome ABBA Revival, the UK’s Number 1 ABBA tribute act to perform live on stage alongside Bobby’s Disco Club who will be providing all his greatest disco tunes.

This is going to be an epic way to end the month with confetti showers, a fully immersive ABBA performance, glittery disco balls and all of Bobby's favourite disco songs.

Curfew 3.30pm

Party101 came to life in 2022 through the mind of Nickelodeon star Matt Bennett. Matt has taken these shows to 30 plus cities, gaining the attraction of tens of thousands of concert-goers from the United States all the way to England.

They introduced special celebrity guests such as Elizabeth Gilles, Daniella Monet, and Marilyn Harris Smith. These shows feature a massive dance party with music from both Disney and Nickelodeon.

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

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.

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

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.

Hailing from Western Massachusetts, GRAMMY Award-nominated Killswitch Engage harness all of their strengths on their ninth full-length LP This Consequence. 

They’ve distilled the hallmarks of their signature sound into a bruising, often brutal, and at times brilliantly bright body of work.

Global music superstar JADE heads out on tour in celebration of her debut solo album THAT’S SHOWBIZ BABY!.

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

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.

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

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!

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)

Alt-hip hop duo Joey Valence & Brae head back out tour with their latest album HYPERYOUTH, as they skillfully blend 1990s hip hop, drum ‘n’ bass and decades-spanning pop culture references while remaining undeniably themselves.

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

Halloween is upon us, the dead are rising, the monsters are growling and Dr Frankenstein is cooking up something special in the lab. Cooking up the Halloween Ball that is. Expect amazing stage shows, scare actors, a trick or treat station, murder mystery photo-booth and more at this all our spooky party.

Music on the night will be brought to you by Milkshake residents between live horror show performances. 

Curfew 3.30am

Bob Vylan hit the road  for the 'We Won't Go Quietly' tour, with their searingly original blend of punk, hip hop and grime influences resonating louder and more widely than ever before.

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. 

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

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)'.

South London singer, songwriter and cultural powerhouse Joy Crookes returns with her second album Juniper.

A stunningly candid and fearless body of work, Crookes delivers a record that is both emotionally raw and sonically rich; humorous, heartbreaking and profoundly human.

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. 

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

Electronic music pioneer, revered songwriter and renowned musician, Gary Numan heads out on his UK tour to celebrate the 45th anniversary of his seminal album Telekon.

Performing the album live in its entirety, fans can expect to hear classic tracks "We Are Glass", "I Die: You Die" and "This Wreckage", along with a selection of greatest hits from across his iconic back catalogue. 

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.

Baxter Dury returns with his ninth studio album Allbarone, his most melodically direct, futuristic collection yet.

Curfew 10pm

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.

One of the most talked-about groups in the world, Kneecap, are mobilising a generation in moshpits and on dancefloors, in fields and in clubs with their undeniably exhilarating tunes. 

Kneecap’s message and mode of unity, community, collective action and the power of raving, punk, and rap, is all underscored with a revolutionary sound, and blistering live performances that have built a global wave of fans unified in the joy of solidarity.

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

One of the most talked-about groups in the world, Kneecap, are mobilising a generation in moshpits and on dancefloors, in fields and in clubs with their undeniably exhilarating tunes. 

Kneecap’s message and mode of unity, community, collective action and the power of raving, punk, and rap, is all underscored with a revolutionary sound, and blistering live performances that have built a global wave of fans unified in the joy of solidarity.

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.

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

Manchester art-rock band Everything Everything head out on tour in celebration of the tenth anniversary of their third album ‘Get To Heaven’, which features hit singles “Distant Past”, “No Reptiles” and “Regret”.

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.

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

One of the best loved UK bands of the last four decades, The Charlatans kick off a new era with their 14th studio album, We Are Love. 

The Charlatans’ career spans 13 albums including era-defining anthems like “The Only One I Know”, “North Country Boy” and “One to Another”. We Are Love launches a bold new era, one that finds them at peace with their past whilst looking forward to a bright future. 

After months of speculation, Babyshambles return after eleven long years with shows this autumn and winter.

The tour coincides with the 20th anniversary of Babyshambles’ much-loved, critically lauded debut album Down In Albion. 

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

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.

Enigmatic exponents of the West Coast psych rock scene, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club return to the UK to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their 2005 seminal album, Howl. 

The band will perform songs from their iconic album Howl, along with many other fan favorites from their illustrious catalogue. 

Pop punk band Neck Deep head out on tour to celebrate ten years of their album Life’s Not Out To Get You.

Neck Deep will be joined by British rock band, Boston Manor.

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 live 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.

Internationally recognised singer of Queen’s music, Gareth Taylor is known for his remarkable and uncanny resemblance to the vocals of Freddie Mercury.

Gareth Taylor and His Queenies head out on tour for a series of UK dates for what will be their most exciting shows to date. This world-class band have their own image but specialise in performing deep cuts as well as all the greatest hits.

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

Over the last 6 months, creator of online sensation Mammy Banter, Serena Terry has tried and tested 22 different types of therapy in a bid to improve her physical and mental health and calm the chaos that comes with being a busy mum on the cusp of turning 40, resulting in some diverse, embarrassing and hilarious outcomes.

She’ll take you through her journey of self-improvement, hailing what worked, calling bullshit on the rest and revealing how amid the madness, her search for solace has left her husband and children regularly bewildered.  

Scottish indie rockers The Fratellis head out on tour in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their debut album Costello Music.

Filled to the brim with catchy riffs and brash vocals, the record featured some of the band’s most enduring tracks, including the cheeky “Henrietta”, the slightly softer “Whistle for the Choir”, and the truly iconic “Chelsea Dagger”.

2025 sees Maxïmo Park's beloved debut album A Certain Trigger turn 20 years old. The band will be celebrating the anniversary by performing songs from A Certain Trigger and their greatest hits across the UK. 

A Certain Trigger has installed itself as a scene staple, and a curiosity of the 2000s that packs as much power today as it did 20 years ago. 

Franz Ferdinand return with their sixth studio album, The Human Fear, coursing with an energy that makes you feel very much alive.

Maybe this is a set of songs about fear. Maybe this is just a set of bangers from an era-defining band continuing their unquestionably living legacy. Is that something to be afraid of?

Icelandic indie-folk collective Of Monsters and Men’s fourth album All Is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade explores how love and pain intertwine. 

It’s another epic yet intimate affair from a band entering a new chapter while celebrating where they came from – still at heart those same friends that penned the colossal "Little Talks".

Ska-punk veterans and live-show ringmasters Less Than Jake are bringing the party back to the UK with their headline ‘Winter Circus Tour 2026’.

Promising a full-throttle night of punk anthems, brass blasts, and big energy, the tour will also feature an all-star supporting cast of The Bouncing Souls, The Aquabats! and The Bar Stool Preachers.

The Vaccines return with their 2026 UK tour to mark the 15th anniversary of the release of their iconic debut album, What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?. The tour will see the band perform the album in full, alongside a selection of fan favourites from their wider catalogue.

Joining The Vaccines will be special guests, Brigitte Calls Me Baby.

Legendary 80s DJ and host of BBC Radio 2’s Sounds of the 80s show - ‘woo’ Gary Davies has teamed up with Discos For Grown Ups to bring you an unstoppable, high-energy 80s party, packed with iconic 80s hits and floor-shaking anthems from the decade that defined pop culture.

Sing, dance and party like it’s 1985, dust off your shoulder pads, tease that hair, and dig out your old Wham and Frankie t-shirts for a fabulous night of 80s fun. 

It’s your best 80s party night out ever.

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.

BRIT Award-winning, multi-platinum selling artist Jessie J returns with ‘The No Secrets Tour’, a string of intimate acoustic nights with Jessie J. These special performances will give fans the first chance to experience her new music live, alongside a selection of fan favourites, and her captivating humorous personality which over the years has built a strong fanbase.

So you know, this show has been rescheduled from Thursday 16 October 2025. If you’ve already got tickets, they’ll still be valid, so hang on to them; your ticket agent will be in touch to tell you more.

American alt-rock four piece Rainbow Kitten Surprise head out on tour in support of their latest album bones, the follow up to 2024’s Love Hate Music Box.

Get ready to scream like it’s 1999. Boyband in the Buff is the ultimate throwback concert - starring pop heartthrob Gareth Gates and a cast of ripped and ridiculously talented performers. With nothing but harmonies, dance moves, and a whole lot of skin, the boys belt out the biggest hits of the ‘90s and ‘00s - from Backstreet Boys to NSYNC, Blue to Take That - in a show that’s as nostalgic as it is naughty.

It’s a celebration of pop, passion, and pecs, where the clothes come off and the heat turns up. This is the ultimate night out for anyone who’s ever swooned over a boyband.