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Upcoming

Upcoming Shows at O2 Academy Leeds

Rainbow Kitten Surprise

Rainbow Kitten Surprise

Fri, 29 May 2026· 19:00

The Country Club

Sat, 30 May 2026· 17:00

Indie Thursdays

Thu, 4 Jun 2026· 23:30

Gareth Gates

Gareth Gates

Fri, 5 Jun 2026· 19:00

American Football

American Football

Fri, 26 Jun 2026· 19:00

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

Sun, 5 Jul 2026· 18:00

Alkaline Trio

Alkaline Trio

Tue, 7 Jul 2026· 19:00

All Day Indie Day Party

Sat, 15 Aug 2026· 17:00

Audrey Hobert

Audrey Hobert

Mon, 24 Aug 2026· 19:00

Gareth Taylor and his Queenies

Thu, 3 Sept 2026· 19:00

Tony Visconti

Tony Visconti

Fri, 4 Sept 2026· 19:00

The Tumbling Paddies

Fri, 11 Sept 2026· 19:00

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50 tracks from 25 acts who've played here or are coming through soon. Click any track to play it in the player.

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Chalk
Antony Szmierek
02
The Ride
Kingdom of Giants
03
The Aftergone (feat. CLEWS)
Holy Holy
04
Utzp
Angine de Poitrine
05
I like to touch people
Audrey Hobert
06
Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)
Gareth Gates
07
we should talk
Bleachers
08
The Altar/Mary
Silverstein
09
Danger! High Voltage - Soulchild Radio Mix
Electric Six
10
I Hate Myself for Loving You
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
11
Tell Her This
Del Amitri
12
Sollen es doch alle wissen
gore.
13
Lost Hills
Kingdom of Giants
14
No Soul to Save
American Football
15
Road To Nowhere
Embrace
16
A Vineyard for the North
Yard Act
17
silent treatment
Freya Skye
18
Tief gesunken
gore.
19
Crawl
Alkaline Trio
20
Seeds of Doubt
Inspiral Carpets
21
Redeemer
Yard Act
22
Lullabye
American Football
23
Spirit In The Sky - With Special Guests 'The Kumars'
Gareth Gates
24
Confession
Silverstein
25
The Funeral
Band of Horses
26
Bowling alley
Audrey Hobert
27
Walking In The Sunshine
Bad Manners
28
Synthesizer
Electric Six
29
You Go Down Smooth
Lake Street Dive
30
Road To Nowhere - Orchestral Mix
Embrace
31
Seventeen
Lake Street Dive
32
Rain
I Prevail
33
Violent Nature
I Prevail
34
The Heron
Antony Szmierek
35
Now You're Gone - Cow EP Version
Inspiral Carpets
36
dirty wedding dress
Bleachers
37
Angor
Angine de Poitrine
38
golden boy
Freya Skye
39
Youth
Billy Gillies
40
I Was A Prayer
Alkaline Trio
41
Six-Eight Instrumental
Fat Freddy's Drop
42
Riptide
Beartooth
43
Wicked Gil
Band of Horses
44
ATTN.
Beartooth
45
Trickle Down
Fat Freddy's Drop
46
Nothing Ever Happens
Del Amitri
47
How You Been
Holy Holy
48
Weeping an Wailing - Rerecorded
Bad Manners
49
Right Here All Along (feat. Hannah Boleyn)
Billy Gillies
50
Bad Reputation
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

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