Bradford's own Bad Boy Chiller Crew will be back in Yorkshire, only miles from where their journey all began.
The hip-hop group will be back in Leeds, having just announced their 2023 UK tour. The 13 date tour across the month of May 2023 is set to follow from the release of new album Influential, which is due to go on sale earlier in the new year.
The news was shared this morning by Bad Boy Chiller Crew themselves via Instagram, as the band asked "Who's ready for a BBCC Tour!!! Get ya ticket early now from O2 Priority".
The Yorkshire lads began as a group that uploaded comedy and prank videos online before shooting to fame in 2020, becoming a huge lockdown success. Since then, they have been nominated for both the NME Award for Best New British Act and NME Award for Best New Act in the World, releasing album Disrespectful alongside EP Charva Anthems and a number of hit singles.
The full tour dates are as followed:
Thursday 11 May 2023 at Leeds O2 Academy
Friday 12 May 2023 at Leeds O2 Academy
Sunday 14 May 2023 at Liverpool Guild of Students
Tuesday 16 May 2023 at Bournemouth O2 Academy
Wednesday 17 May 2023 at London O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
Thursday 18 May 2023 at Nottingham Rock City
Friday 19 May 2023 at Sheffield O2 Academy
Saturday 20 May 2023 at Manchester O2 Victoria Warehouse
Tuesday 23 May 2023 at Newcastle O2 City Hall
Wednesday 24 May 2023 at Glasgow O2 Academy
Thursday 25 May 2023 at Edinburgh O2 Academy
Friday 26 May 2023 at Birmingham O2 Academy
Saturday 27 May 2023 at Cardiff International Arena
Tickets go on sale via Ticketmaster for O2 Priority tomorrow morning on Tuesday 22 November 2022 with general sale beginning on Thursday 24 November 2022. There will also be an artist presale, which will take place on the Wednesday, between the two dates.
The famous Day Fever is back and this time it’s set to be bigger and better than ever before.
If you haven’t heard of Day Fever before, then we are about to blow your mind.
Launched in early 2024 by actress Vicky McClure and frontman of Reverend & The Makers Jon McClure, Day Fever has become somewhat of a cultural sensation.
From its debut her in Sheffield to a tour that sees thousands of ravers hitting the dance floor each month, the message is clear: people want to dance and let loose, but still be in bed before 9pm. And to be honest, we don’t blame them.
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Running from 3pm to 8pm, Day Fever provides a proper night out that doesn’t completely write you off for the entire weekend.
Heading to Sheffield City Hall on Saturday 6th June, this edition of Day Fever will be filled with nothing but wall-to-wall hits courtesy of DJs Stars & Stace, Olly Hayes and Christian Carlisle.
"If you look back at the first Sheffield one to what we are now, the evolution of it is amazing," says Vicky McClure. "It was still the same people that wanted the same thing; they just wanted to go out in the day… and just have a dance!"
Think less nightclub, more joyful chaos. “It feels like a massive house party at your nan’s,” Vicky laughs. “No drama, no egos, just people acting daft, getting dressed up, and having the best time."
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"It’s stories that we hear that really sum up what it's about," says Vicky McClure. "We’ve had people going through chemotherapy… people grieving… and all of a sudden you just feel this room filled with love."
Inside Pardon Me – Leeds’ newest neighbourhood record bar inspired by Japan
Clementine Hall
Farsley is now home to an ultra-cool record bar with coffee, cocktails and an unbeatable sound system.
Tucked away in the beautiful Sunny Bank Mills, Pardon Me is a record bar built around 'music, atmosphere, and detail'.
It's been launched by Scott Rapson, who grew up in the Scottish Highlands and fell in love with music around the time of the arrival of hip hop in the early 80s.
He then spent time travelling for raves, and visiting venues like Glasgow’s Sub Club and London’s Plastic People, giving Scott an appreciation for how 'music can shape a room, not just fill it'.
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Scott and his partner Laurie have then spent the past three years travelling, visiting listening bars across Europe to shape the foundations of Pardon Me.
Listening bars, also known as hi-fi bars, originated in 1920s Japan - and you can really see the Japanese influence within the space and it's super cool interiors.
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Bartenders here create a small but perfectly formed menu of cocktails and pour natural wines from Wayward Wines in front of a wall of vinyl, while a collection of Scott's records play as a soundtrack to your evening.
The sound system Scott claims is one of the "best in the North East", which he says has a "real sense of depth and balance to it" with a "coverage that stays incredibly consistent across the room".
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Whether it's for coffee during the day, or drinks into the evening, they want Pardon Me to be a place to spend time, looking out across Sunny Bank Mills.
Pardon Me is open Thursday - Sunday, and you can find out more about this wonderful new opening here.
Sophie Smith -
21st November 2022 
