With over 100 acts at 21 venues across Leeds, Live At Leeds is back. But with only 2 ears, what bands to choose? There are loads and loads of tempting bands we haven’t sampled live – and live is where a good band really takes off but we’ve been lucky enough to catch a few of the offerings.
Looking over the Vanguard archives, we have a few favourites that you really shouldn’t miss – just be sure and leave some room for us!
Drenge
On record, Drenge are loose, relaxed and fun. Live, they step it up a notch and turn into a sloppy-tight rock band, hitting note-perfect feedback and giving a well-turned impression of walking the line between falling apart and nailing the groove.
She Drew The Gun
They nailed it. With solid songs, a trenchant attitude and very polished arrangements, the band showed why this gig was sold out.
She Drew The Gun have a solid set of fully formed songs and powerful agit-prop lyrics.
The Lottery Winners
Perhaps it was the packed venue (a large living room), performing in front of a huge glass window open to the street, or perhaps it was near the end of a long tour. Or maybe it was the recent signing to Sire Records, home of many legends. Whatever it was, this was pure fun – fantastic pop, touching songs and a non-stop stream of banter and self-deprecating jokes from Thomas Rylance, the front man.
And here’s the times:
LIVE AT LEEDS FESTIVAL 2019
STAGE 1 – BELGRAVE MUSIC HALL
12pm – 12:30pm – Hellos Cosmos
1pm – 1:30pm – Dan D’Lion
2pm – 2:30pm – Upsahl
3pm – 3:30pm – Oli Fox
4pm – 4:30pm – Jesse Jo Stark
5pm – 5:30pm – Millie Turner
6pm – 6:30pm – Jvck James
7pm – 7:30pm – Kwassa
8pm – 8:30pm – Elli Ingram
9pm – 9:30pm – Orla Gartland
10pm -11pm – Lauren Aquilina
STAGE 2 – BRUDENELL MAIN ROOM (DR.MARTENS BOOT ROOM)
12pm – 12:30pm – Tallsaint
1pm – 1:30pm – Childcare
2pm – 2:30pm – Ed The Dog
3pm – 3:30pm – The Jungle Giants
4pm – 4:30pm – Benin City
5pm – 5:30pm – Altopalo
6pm – 6:30pm – Chappaqua Wrestling
7pm – 7:30pm – Fur
8pm – 8:30pm – Another Sky
9pm – 9:30pm – The Murder Capital
10pm – 10:45pm – Indoor Pets
11:15pm – 12am – Easy Life
STAGE 3 – BRUDENELL COMMUNITY ROOM (DR. MARTENS COMMUNITY ROOM)
12:30pm – 1pm – Halfnoise
1:30pm – 2pm – Honey Harper
2:30pm – 3pm – Rachel Chinouriri
3:30pm – 4pm – Swimming Tapes
4:30pm – 5pm – Wooze
5:30pm – 6pm – Bailen
6:30pm – 7pm – Lowly
7:30pm – 8pm – Walt Disco
8:30pm – 9pm – Gently Tender
9:30pm – 10pm – Kawala
10:30pm – 11:15pm – Mini Mansions
STAGE 4 – CHURCH (DANCE TO THE RADIO STAGE)
3:15pm – 4pm – Cavetown
4:30pm – 5pm – Shadowlark
5:30pm – 6pm – The Mysterines
6:30pm – 7pm – Cassia
7:30pm – 8:15pm – Fatherson
8:45pm – 9:30pm – Seafret
10pm – 11pm – The Slow Readers Club
STAGE 5 – THE CHAPEL
12pm – 12:30pm – Tranqua Lite
1pm – 1:30pm – Dancing On Tables
2pm – 2:30pm – The Collier
3pm – 3:30pm – Patawawa
4pm – 4:30pm – Inhaler
5pm – 5:30pm – Swimming Girls
6pm – 6:30pm – Retro Video Club
7pm – 7:30pm – Declan Welsh & The Decadent West
8:15pm – 8:45pm – The Dunts
9:30pm – 10pm – Fuzzy Sun
STAGE 6 – HEADROW HOUSE
12pm – 12:30pm – Barny Fletcher
1pm – 1:30pm – Delilah Montagu
2pm – 2:30pm – Tertia May
3pm – 3:30pm – Aeris Roves
4pm – 4:30pm – Brunswick
5pm – 5:30pm – Mae Muller
6pm – 6:30pm – Le Boom
7pm – 7:30pm – Max Rad
8pm – 8:30pm – Kojaque
9pm – 9:30pm – 404
10pm – 10:30pm – Big Wild
11pm – 11:30pm – Everyone You Know
STAGE 7 – HIFI (YORKSHIRE MUSIC FORUM STAGE)
1:30pm – 2pm – Tall Talker
2:30pm – 3pm – Sea Legs
3:30pm – 4pm – Talkboy
4:30pm – 5pm – Dead Naked Hippies
5:30pm – 6pm – ørmstons
6:30pm – 7pm – Faux Pas
7:30pm – 8pm – The Golden Age Of TV
8:30pm – 9pm – Team Picture
9:30pm – 10:15pm – Menace Beach
STAGE 8 – HYDE PARK BOOK CLUB
12pm – 12:30pm – In Your Prime
1pm – 1:30pm – The Pearl Hearts
2pm – 2:30pm – These New South Whales
3pm – 3:30pm – Kingswood
4pm – 4:30pm – VC Pines
5pm – 5:30pm – Wasuremono
6pm – 6:30pm – Body Type
7pm – 7:30pm – Hotel Lux
8pm – 8:30pm – Squid
9pm – 9:30pm – Average Joe
10pm – 10:30pm – BILK
STAGE 9 – LEEDS BECKETT SU (MOMENTUM STAGE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE INDEPENDENT)
3:30pm – 4:15pm – Dream Wife
4:45pm – 5:15pm – Gengahr
5:45pm – 6:15pm – Hak Baker
6:45pm – 7:30pm – Elder Island
8pm – 8:45pm – Ibibio Sound Machine
9:30pm – 10:45pm – Kate Tempest
STAGE 10 – LEEDS BECKETT SU STAGE 2 (GIGWISE STAGE)
12pm – 12:30pm – Curb
1pm – 1:30pm – Horror My Friend
2pm – 2:30pm – Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard
3pm – 3:30pm – Wovoka Gentle
4:15pm – 4:45pm – Saltwater Sun
5:15pm – 5:45pm – Heavy Rapids
6:15pm – 6:45pm – Be Charlotte
7:30pm – 8pm – Lion
8:45pm – 9:30pm – Lady Bird
STAGE 11 – LUU STYLUS (NME STAGE)
4pm – 4:45pm – Skinny Living
5:30pm – 6pm – C Duncan
6:30pm – 7:15pm – She Drew The Gun
7:45pm – 8:30pm – Goat Girl
9pm – 9:45pm – Confidence Man
10:30pm – 11:45pm – Metronomy
STAGE 12 – LUU REFECTORY (FARAH STAGE)
4:45pm – 5:30pm – Sea Girls
6pm – 6:30pm – Whenyoung
7pm – 7:45pm – The Academic
8:15pm – 9:15pm – Black Honey
9:45pm – 11:15pm – Tom Grennan
STAGE 12 – NORTHERN GUITARS CAFE BAR
12:30pm – 1pm – Mollie Coddled
1:30pm – 2pm – Trueman
2:30pm – 3pm – Luckie
3:30pm – 4pm – Aaron Smith
4:30pm – 5pm – Tom Joshua
5:30pm – 6pm – Liz Lawrence
6:30pm – 7pm – Tamu Massif
7:30pm – 8pm – Katie Pruitt
8:30pm – 9pm – Ruston Kelly
STAGE 13 – NATION OF SHOPKEEPERS
12pm – 12:30pm – Tamzene
1pm – 1:30pm – Eve Bell
2pm – 2:30pm – Bessie Turner
3pm – 3:30pm – Sam Tompkins
4pm – 4:30pm – James Gillespie
5pm – 5:30pm – Ruthanne
6pm – 6:30pm – Malena Zavala
7pm – 7:30pm – Balcony
8pm – 8:45pm – APRE
STAGE 14 – O2 ACADEMY LEEDS (LEEDS FESTIVAL PRESENTS)
3:15pm – 4:15pm – Drenge
4:45pm – 5:30pm – Marsicans
6pm – 6:45pm – Sam Fender
7:15pm – 8:15pm – The Sherlocks
9pm – 10:30pm – Sundara Karma
STAGE 15 – OPORTO (BBC MUSIC INTRODUCING WEST YORKSHIRE STAGE)
12pm – 12:30pm – La Rissa
1pm – 1:30pm – Cruel World
2pm – 2:30pm – Household Dogs
3pm – 3:30pm – Sophie and The Giants
4pm – 4:30pm – Thyla
5pm – 5:30pm – Pizzagirl
6pm – 6:30pm – Lauren Hibberd
7pm – 7:30pm – Far Caspian
8pm – 8:30pm – Zuzu
STAGE 16 – THE KEY CLUB
12pm – 12:30pm – Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam
1pm – 1:30pm – Brand New Friend
2pm – 2:30pm – Saint Agnes
3pm – 3:30pm – DBOY
4pm – 4:30pm – Spielbergs
5pm – 5:30pm Hot Milk
6pm – 6:30pm – Death By Unga Bunga
7pm – 7:30pm – Lice
8pm – 8:45pm – Heavy Lungs
9:15pm – 10pm – Special Guest
11pm – Late – The Garage Club Night – Rock, Metal & Guilty Pleasures
STAGE 17 – THE LENDING ROOM
12pm – 12:30pm – Teeff
1pm – 1:30pm – Ivory Wave
2pm – 2:30pm – Alex Francis
3pm – 3:30pm – Sun Silva
4pm – 4:30pm – Big Society
5pm – 5:30pm – The Skinner Brothers
6pm – 6:30pm – Alligator
7pm – 7:30pm – Wild Youth
8pm – 8:30pm – Sad Boys Club
9pm – 9:30pm – Giant Rooks
10pm – 10:45pm – Larkins
STAGE 18 – THE SOCIAL
12:30pm – 1pm – Green Gardens
1:30pm – 2pm – Sam Wilde
2:30pm – 3pm – Lucas Watt
3:30pm – 4pm – Odina
4:30pm – 5pm – Pip Hall
5:30pm – 6pm – Luvia
6:30pm – 7pm – Beabadobee
7:30pm – 8pm – Archie Faulks
STAGE 19 – THE WARDROBE (DORK STAGE)
12pm – 12:45pm – Vant
1:15pm – 1:45pm – The Hubbards
2:15pm – 2:45pm – Bloxx
3:15pm – 3:45pm – No Hot Ashes
4:15pm – 4:45pm – The Lottery Winners
5:15pm – 5:45pm – Spinn
6:15pm – 6:45pm – Redfaces
7:15pm – 7:45pm – Sports Team
8:15pm – 9pm – The Snuts
9:30pm – 10pm – Swim Deep
11pm – Late – Bigmouth Presents The Official Live At Leeds Aftershow Party
STAGE 20 – THE WARDROBE BAR
12:45pm – 1:15pm – Ferris & Sylvester
1:45pm – 2:15pm – AK Patterson
2:45pm – 3:15pm – Sinead Campbell
3:45pm – 4:15pm – Jake Germain
4:45pm – 5:15pm – Shey Baba
5:45pm – 6:15pm – ADMT
6:45pm – 7:15pm – Jeffe
7:45pm – 8:15pm – John Buckley
9pm – 9:30pm – Matt Bowman
11pm – Late – Bigmouth Presents The Official Live At Leeds Aftershow Party