“We are all 60something - but if we have the energy to do things, let’s go. To keep this motivation after 40 years, it’s like, ‘Envoyé, go for it and fuck off!”

Stereo Mc’s are probably best known for their international Top 20 hit single ‘Connected’, which was released in 1992 and taken from the ‘Connected’ album of the same year. The album reached #2 in the UK Album Chart and also contained the aforementioned hits ‘Step It Up’, ‘Creation’, and ‘Ground Level’, and led to the group winning two Brit Awards for Best Group and Best Album in 1994.

Being childhood friends and neighbours, Rob and Nick formed Stereo MC’s in the mid-eighties, with the pair inspired to make music by their combined love of early hip-hop, funk and electronic music.

One of the most talked-about folk bands of the 21st century, Talisk have been tearing apart stereotypes and redefining the genre for almost a decade.

NME’s ones to watch, Eades, combine the creative values of Wilco, Sonic Youth and Sparklehorse, with the immediacy of The Velvet Underground and The Clash. Eades have evolved over years of continually touring around the UK and Europe, finely poised between indie rock and alternative 90s. Their tight self-produced sound is glued together by the vocal swapping and storytelling partnership of Harry Jordan and Tom O’Reilly.

Flamingos Queer Open Mic Night returns!

We've had some delightful performances from some incredible local queer creatives, and are so excited to invite you all back for another dose!

Music, spoken word, poetry, comedy, storytelling and more!

If you're looking to perform, shoot us an email at aiden@flamingoscoffee.co.uk to book in your 15 minute slot!

The Tom Sharp Jazz Orchestra are a brilliant 20-piece line up performing classic Big Band Jazz from the 20th Century, as well as arrangements from members of the band. They release their debut album of the same name, supported by Leeds Conservatoire's Big Band, and celebrate with us at The Attic on Sunday 27th April.

Join us on Chapeltown Road as Canned Heat brings you another dose of Liquid Drum & Bass. We're rolling through the day and into the night with an incredible selection of local talent:

edv3ctor
Funktional
RCH
Ruff
Scroll
Sublynk
TMPZ
Vanella

Free Community Event - Everyone is welcome / 3pm-10pm
 

Headline composer-performer Laura Jurd's unique voice as an improvising trumpet player is at the heart of everything she creates. Her music celebrates and innovates the rich traditions of jazz and folk music, digging into something primal and earthy, whilst taking twists and turns that prove Laura to be one of the UK's most distinctive composer-performers in contemporary music.

The Joint is a weekly jazz night curated by a rolling roster of student/newbie promoters, supported by Sela and Not a thing. 

The promoters select two of the freshest jazz acts from all across the Leeds jazz scene every week! 

This will be a Leeds Jazz Festival special so we're sure to have an even more incredible line up than usual.