Live At Leeds: In The City is now just a few weeks away.
And it's certainly one to get in your calendar (if you haven't already).
Celebrating the best in indie music, the intimate day festival has a habit of predicting huge global stars in the making.
In previous years, Stormzy, The 1975, George Ezra, Ed Sheeran and Yungblud have all played on the stage here in early parts of their careers - and if you want to a chance of being able to say 'I saw them in a tiny 500 person venue a few years ago' - then now's your chance to get down into Leeds and spot some new musical talent.
Image: Supplied, tinyraindropphotography via Live At Leeds
The full line-up has now been revealed with a whopping 35 new names added in the past week alone.
Joe Hubbard, Promoter, Live at Leeds: “We’re so proud to be bringing the best new music from around the country to Live at Leeds: In the City! I can’t wait to see what wonderful weirdness Jessica Winter has in store for us or have my face melted by the mighty Pigsx7 who I’m delighted to say are finally making their LAL debut. It’s also a privilege to be working with all of our stage partners this year, the lineups they’ve put together are just fantastic; having drawn from so many exciting new scenes you’re guaranteed to discover something amazing.”
The following names have now been added to the massive bill ahead of the day festival:
Arthur Hill
Artio
Ashley Singh
Bay Bryan
Brodie Milner
callinsick
Chalk
Cole LC
Cooper T
Cucamaras
Dee Rae
Delights
Ellie Bleach
Ellur
Ernie
Eyes of Others
Hohnen Ford
Home Counties
Honeymoan
Human Interest
Jessica Winter
Kid Kapichi
M4X
Mid City
Oscar Blue
Pixey
Prima Star Power
Somoh
Sfven
Tapir!
The Covasettes
The Kairos
The New Eves
Tiberius B
Unflirt
Us
Venus Grrrls
Ziyad Al-Samman
These new names will join the likes of post-punk band Shame and Newcastle favourites Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, and plenty of homegrown bands from Yorkshire.
Leeds’ own Tinyumbrellas, Rosie Miles, Oliver Asadi and Fig By Four have all been announced as performers for this year’s festival, as well as Bradford’s Drell and Hull’s Chiedu Oraka, will reaffirm the city why God’s Own County has some of the best musical talent around.
The day festival is set to take place across the city, with beloved indie venues and classic gig spots coming together to house music-lovers for 12+ hours.
Tickets are now on sale for this year’s Live At Leeds: In The City, starting form £46.20 for standard tickets and £61.60 for VIP tickets. All tickets are available to purchase from See Tickets here.
Feature Image - Georgina Hurdsfield via Live At Leeds
Hollywood Vampires are heading back out on tour, with a huge Yorkshire gig announced for this year.
The supergroup, which consists of one of the biggest names in Hollywood as well as one of rock’n’roll’s most iconic names, are set to perform at the AO Arena as part of a run of shows.
Hollywood Vampires is made up of A-lister Johnny Depp, as well as rock royalty including Alice Cooper, and Aerosmith’s Joe Perry, plus Tommy Henriksen.
They last performed with an arena tour back in 2023, making these their first gigs in almost three years.
Hollywood Vampires have now announced a return to the stage, with a show at the iconic Piece Hall in Halifax on 22 August.
They’ll be supported by The Jesus and Mary Chain, who marked their 40th anniversary in 2024 with a new album, Glasgow Eyes.
Johnny Depp supergroup Hollywood Vampires announce Manchester gig. Credit: Aaron Perry
Hollywood Vampires formed in 2012, named after Cooper’s celebrity drinking club of the same name where the aim was reportedly to ‘drink until no one could stand up’.
Over the years, the supergroup has worked with the likes of Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, and Zak Starkey (formerly the drummer for Oasis).
A Three Presale for tickets will take place from 10am on Wednesday 21 January, followed by a venue presale on Thursday 22 January, then general sale from 10am on Friday 23 January.
You can now apply to play at Tramlines Festival 2026 as part of programme to support emerging artists
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Ever wanted to play at Tramlines Festival? Well, now's your chance.
Applications are now open until Wednesday 28 January for Tramlines Festival’s 2026 Apply to Play programme.
This fantastic initiative offers emerging and unsigned artists the chance to perform at the festival, which is set to take place from Friday 24 to Sunday 26 July.
This year's Tramlines Festival will be headlined by Fatboy Slim, Courteeners and Wolf Alice - so it's safe to say that if you win, you'll be in great company.
Alongside a paid slot at the festival, the overall winner will also perform at Truck Festival, Y Not Festival and Victorious Festival.
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The talented winner will also receive an official endorsement with Epiphone, one of the most iconic guitar brands in the world, a professional electric guitar, 12 months of artist relations support, access to Epiphone’s London showroom and a performance slot at the Gibson Garage.
And it doesn't stop there as they will also get £500 in studio credit from Pirate Studios and a slot at the This Feeling industry showcase.
Finalists will receive paid performance slots at Tramlines and a second artist will be chosen through a public vote from a shortlist of 100 entries. That artist will also receive the full Epiphone package and secure a guaranteed place in the final selection.
Timm Cleasby, Operations Director at Tramlines, said: “Apply to Play is one of the things at Tramlines I’m proudest of. Every year we get blown away by the talent coming through, not just from Sheffield but from all over the UK.
"We’ve had artists start out on a small stage and come back a couple of years later to play a packed tent. That kind of journey means a lot to us and shows emerging artists there is a pathway for them to grow. It’s why we do it and I can’t wait to see who steps up in 2026.”
Sophie Smith -
19th September 2023 
