http://www.leedstickets.com/ Up-to-date information about events at Leeds University Union en-gb Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:01 BST Copyright: (C) Leeds University Union 60 http://www.leedstickets.com/eventinfo/1179/Brighton-Beach Brighton Beach is a club night tailor made for lovers of sixties style and music with a modern twist. In Room 1, DJs play a mixture of Classic 60’s Soul, R&B & Garage alongside Britpop, Indie & current Guitar Sounds, while in Room 2 DJs spin 60’s Soul, Northern, Jazz, Psych & Freakbeat all on beautiful 45s. The club is open to everyone and attracts a hip sociable crowd of Mods, Students and anyone into the scene and music. Price: 5.50 http://www.leedstickets.com/eventinfo/1194/The-Wendy-House Playfully dark alternative night every third saturday of the month from 15th Jan. Floor 1 - party darkly to Alternative and 80s Floor 2 - the mutate room... hard dance & industrial beats Price: 5.00 http://www.leedstickets.com/eventinfo/1160/Oliver-Mtukudzi-The-Black-Spirits Called the Grand Master of Zimbabwean traditional pop, Oliver Mtukudzi is truly one of Southern Africa's greatest musicians. With a career spanning twenty-six years, 'Tuku' (nicknamed by his fans) has composed an impressive 46 original albums. As an established producer, arranger, song writer, and performer, this prolific and socially conscious artist blends southern Africa’s rural Shona and urban Zulu beats into his own original afro-pop mix. Tuku’s innovative style and techniques have become widely known as ‘Tuku Music.’ Although distinct from other Zimbabwean styles, Tuku Music embraces the traditional drumming patterns of the Korekore clan and is reminiscent of the traditional forms of the mbira, the South African mbaganga style, and the popular Zimbabwean music style called jiti. Together with his band The Black Spirits, Tuku has toured all over Africa and the world. Notable stops in the US include an appearance on the David Letterman Show, and a memorable performance at the New Orleans Jazzfest. Price: 23.00 http://www.leedstickets.com/eventinfo/1207/Rock-Of-Ages Two rooms of rock and metal every 1st Saturday of every month at Leeds University's Mine Venue. We have 2 rooms, one playing rock, one playing metal (duh). The Rock room plays: Ac/dc to Wildhearts via Aerosmith Bon Jovi, Guns N Roses, Kiss, Led Zep, Motley Crue, Ozzy, Pearl Jam, Queen, Rainbow, Skid Row, Terrorvision, Thin Lizzy, Velvet Revolver... hell you get the idea. It's a rock n roll party playing everything from the 60's to good rock stuff now but a good 50% is based in the best rawk years ever - the 80's Hell yeah! The Metal room plays: Archenemy to Rob Zombie via Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet For My Valentine, Children Of Bodom, Disturbed, Dragonforce, Fear Factory, Killswitch Engage, Machine Head, Megadeth, Metallica, Nightwish, Nine Inch Nails, Pantera, Rammstein, Slayer, System Of A Down, Tool, Trivium and lots of other good metal shit including power, death & thrash metal. Featuring the best rock & metal bands we can get playing before the club night: We have had The Glitterati, Rattlesnake Remedy, Conquest of Steel, Kid Ego, Red Star Rebels and loads of others play for us in the last year!. Add to this draught bitter & lager is only £1.50 a pint before 11pm & Double Jack Daniels & mixer is £2.95 all night. What more do you want!? Price: 4.50 http://www.leedstickets.com/eventinfo/1183/Nouveaux-NYPC-DJ-set-more After smashing Leeds in June with the electronic battle weapon that was RITON, and from the night that has brought you Party Shank, Alex Metric, Bloody Beetroots, Skull Juice and Mowgli, NOUVEAUX has returned to Leeds to give you a regular aural treat. Bringing you the absolute best in electro, french house, indie, new rave, fidget & wonky jackin' house, and some huge names coming up already over the next few events, we're ready to stir up your Saturday night into a musical frenzy. Get yer glowsticks out and put on your dancing shoes - NOUVEAUX LEEDS is ready to ruffle some feathers... Line-up --------- NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB (Modular) ------------------------------------------ In between Modular parties in Vienna and Japanese Festivals under the name of SummerSonic, the fantastic New Young Pony Club have come to NOUVEAUX - LEEDS to perform an exclusive DJ Set. These electro/pop rockers have been stirring up the electronic scene for a couple of years, and supported none other than Daft Punk at last years 02 Wireless festival, and have now come to pay us a visit in the North for a proper pony-style party. TREVOR LOVEYS (Machines Dont Care/Switch/SpeakerJunk) ------------------------------------------- This will be a very special and exclusive appearance by arguably one of the best DJs Britain has produced in recent years. Playing internationally and just back from a USA/World tour, Trevor Loveys is part of the Machines Don't Care crew, an impressive Musical force bearing names like Herve, Detboi, FAKE BLOOD, Toddla T and Sinden. This dance music star was part of the original outfit SWITCH, heavily backed by Annie Mac & Radio1, and one half of the sound system destroying SPEAKER JUNK. Expect ridiculous basslines, inspirational remixes and wobbly break beat madness from the off. ANDY GEORGE (Moda/Radio1/Ibiza) ------------------------------------------ Also kick starting your term with a bang, and as a very special treat, we will be bringing you the hottest DJ/Producer of the moment ANDY GEORGE. In between starting up a club night backed by Mixmag as one of the best nights in the UK, MODA, and playing massive Radio1 parties with Kissy Sell Out & Hot Chip, this up & coming DJ has been jetting off to Ibiza to play some of the biggest clubs in the world. He's featured on line ups and supported by Herve, Sinden, Crookers, Annie Mac, Mystery Jets & Boy 8 Bit, and is ready to set the scene on fire with his unique jackin' house and wonky fidget sound. ------------------------- NOUVEAUX RESIDENTS A.L.F. // DeBauchery // Uncle Bulgaria --------------------------------------- These fellas have been throwing insane parties and creating new nights for the past few years. Bringing you the absolute best in electronic music, alternative dance, french house and indie remixes, if anyone knows how to make a crowd smile and jump around its these guys. Expect loud noises, ridiculous basslines and fist in the air party tunes to really get you in the mood. Price: 8.50 http://www.leedstickets.com/eventinfo/1187/WaxOn-SMD-Xpress-2-more Wax:On, now in its fourth year, is one of the best club nights in the UK. Hosting countless sell-out events with amazing artists and live acts such as 2ManyDJs, Soulwax, Richie Hawtin, Erol Alkan, Plump DJs, Chromeo, Hot Chip, Annie Mac, Justin Martin, Luciano, Mystery Jets, Pendulum, Scratch Perverts, Ricardo Villalobos and Justice to name but a few! Don't miss our massive launch party for the new academic year in Leeds, across Stylus, Pulse and Mine at Leeds University Union. The purchase of advance tickets is strongly advised! Line up: Simian Mobile Disco Xpress 2 Evil Nine (live) Filthy Dukes Toddla T People Get Real Plus more to be confirmed! Price: 15.50 http://www.leedstickets.com/eventinfo/1164/Sergeant-Cut-Off-Your-Hands Presenting an evening of some of the hottest breakthrough bands this year playing live in the intimate surrounds of Mine. Indie four-piece Sergeant have been garnering praise from left right and centre. After signing with Mercury Records in 2007, the band played both T in the Park and Glastonbury festivals and have attracted a fanbase and media attention extending well outside their Scottish base. Xfm Scotland’s Jim Gellatly has marked the band as one of his favourites for 2007 and they have recently drawn further praise from former Creation Records boss Alan McGee. The NME have likened their latest release to "…summer bursting out of a fruit and barley bottle, "K Ok" is the most perfect jingle-jangle pop anthem we can imagine being penned." Also on the bill are Cut Off Your Hands, otherwise known as Nick Johnston (vocals), Michael Ramirez (guitar), Philip Hadfield (bass), and Brent Harris (drums). The Auckland based band include Gang of Four, The Cure, Death From Above 1979, Whirlwind Heat, Joy Division, Split Enz, and James Chance & The Contortions among the chief influences on their skittering brand of proto-punk styled indie rock. Their self produced debut EP “Shaky Hands” was released in August 2006 on Speak N Spell, and includes the singles “You and I” and “Expectations.” Keep your eyes peeled for details about a special guest to be added to the line up…. you won’t be disappointed! Price: 5.50 http://www.leedstickets.com/eventinfo/1173/The-Subways The Subways big break came when they won a competition to perform at the other stage at Glastonbury in 2004. With a stripped down live show honed by relentless touring, the band won many new fans, a slot on the bill at the Carling Weekend Reading and Leeds 2004 and support duties for tours by bands such as the Von Bondies, Dogs Die in Hot Cars and Kings of Leon. The band's first album Young For Eternity was released in 2005 and with a debut headlining UK tour completed in spring 2005, the Subways look set to be around for a long time to come. Price: 13.00 http://www.leedstickets.com/eventinfo/1090/DragonForce DragonForce are the metal sensations of recent years, making their mark right across the globe with a colossal run of shows to promote one of the genres most remarkable releases. ‘Inhuman Rampage’ left the press in a state of critical meltdown. “While most bands want to be bigger than Metallica, DragonForce have the capacity to exceed Star Wars,” gushed the UK’s Metal Hammer magazine. “How DragonForce will ever top this album remains to be seen,” agreed its gobsmacked sister title, Kerrang! had already got in on the act, declaring: “DragonForce are only getting bigger. Prepare for the onslaught.” Price: 15.25 http://www.leedstickets.com/eventinfo/1138/Spiritualized Following a major breakdown in relations between Spacemen 3 co-frontmen Peter Kember and Jason Pierce, the group's bassist Will Carruthers, drummer Jonny Mattock and guitarist Mark Refoy decided to form a splinter group, before persuading Pierce to join alongside local friend Steve Evans to create Spiritualized. The band took their name from an adaptation of the text on the back label of a bottle of Pernod. Due to formation from a majority of Spacemen 3 members, a technical clause meant that Spiritualized had to maintain the Spacemen 3 recording contract with Dedicated Records. The first Spiritualized release, in 1990, was a cover of The Troggs' Anyway That You Want Me; the record heralded the official split of Spacemen 3 following contractual wrangles over the band's name and its use in Spiritualized-related promotional material Evans was replaced on keyboards by Pierce's then-girlfriend Kate Radley for the follow-up single, Run/I Want You. A number of singles followed, before the band, in early 1992, released their first LP Lazer Guided Melodies, which had been recorded in Rugby over the previous two years. A second album, Pure Phase, was released in 1995, and a third Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space emerged in 1997 to notable critical acclaim and commercial success. The musical style of Spiritualized relies heavily on sustained 'pedal' notes and drones. Lazer Guided Melodies and Pure Phase incorporate elements of the shoegazing style, drones and tremolo. The landmark Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space saw the influence of African-American gospel and blues beginning to show, while walls of sound modeled after the production styles of Phil Spector and Brian Wilson also made their presence felt. Such influences dominated Spiritualized's next album, Let It Come Down which included over 120 musicians. Amazing Grace favoured a more stripped down sound with the gospel, blues, and soul influences even more dominant than before. After several years of work and a serious illness on Pierce's part in July 2005, the forthcoming Spiritualized album was completed in September 2007 and is scheduled for release this year. Price: 17.25 http://www.leedstickets.com/eventinfo/1159/Does-It-Offend-You-Yeah An electronic-based rock four-piece from Reading and London, Does It Offend You, Yeah? made a mark with their raucous live shows and high-energy music that drew comparisons to !!!, LCD Soundsystem, and Digitalism. The band signed to Virgin and released its first album, You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into, in 2008. Members Rob Bloomfield (drums), Dan Coop (synth), Morgan Quaintance (vocals, synth, guitar), and James Rushent (bass) took their show on the road in early 2008, supporting the Cribs on the NME Awards Tour. Price: 10.50 http://www.leedstickets.com/eventinfo/1180/Alex-Wilson-The-Salsa-Con-Soul-Orchestra New CD Launch Party! The UK's no.1 salsa pianist and bandleader Alex Wilson brings his contemporary 12 piece latin dance band to Leeds for the first time launching his brand new CD "Salsa Con Soul" released 20th October. The band are famous worldwide for their modern fusion of salsa and soul, featuring sets of Spanish and English lyric songs. Their last CD "Inglaterra" produced the worldwide salsa hit of 2007, the latin version of Chaka Khan's anthem "Ain't Nobody". "Salsa Con Soul" once again features many big crossover hits as well as some cracking pure salsa moderna with Colombian and Venezuelan vocalists. Support from the North's very own La Combinacion Perfecta DJ crew (Viva Cuba/Carnaval/Juntos - Leeds) Lubi Jovanovic, Fabio Bahia, DJ Silvao plus dance teacher tbc! STRICTLY 500 limited tickets due to space - buy one now. The Leeds salsa event of the autumn 2008! Price: 14.50 http://www.leedstickets.com/eventinfo/1202/Seu-Jorge Seu Jorge comes to Leeds for an evening of intense urban samba and big-band Brazilian funk. Seu Jorge was the subject of a recent ITV South Bank Show, which told his extraordinary story from favela street kid to starring roles in the internationally acclaimed City of God and Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, for which Jorge famously put a bossa nova spin on the David Bowie songbook. A welcome return to the silver screen in Brit-flick crime caper The Escapist coincides with a brand-new Seu Jorge album América Brasil, an infectious mix of blues-tinged bossa and exuberant samba funk. Catch 'the coolest man on the planet' (The Times) in action as Seu Jorge and his seven-piece Brazilian band bring a little bit of Río live to Yorkshire. 'Glorious funked up samba anthems and sultry bossa nova.' Daily Telegraph on América Brasil Price: 18.50 http://www.leedstickets.com/eventinfo/1190/Nitin-Sawhney One of the most talented and recognized producers and songwriters within the British electronic and fusion music scene, Nitin Sawhney is also a respected actor, writer, and scriptwriter. Conceiving daring theme combinations of electronica-style beats with gleaming pieces of Asian inspirations driven within the trip-hop and jazzy styles, Sawhney delivers exclusive and overwhelming sound pieces, enlightened by his indubitable creative insight. Sawhney first joined James Taylor, with whom he played a series of dates across the U.K. alongside Taylor's quartet. Following the experiment, Sawhney decided on forming his own band, the Jazztones, by that time playing on concerts headlined by DJs like Gilles Peterson. After yet another collaboration, by then with Talvin Singh with whom he assembled the Tihai Trio, the British creator decided to make it on his own, releasing his debut album, Spirit Dance, on his own label in 1993. A few months after, he signed a contract with Outcaste Records, for which he released one of his most acclaimed recordings, Migration, in 1995. Following a year of incessant work, the album Displacing the Priest arrived record stores, again subliming his exceptional creative skills. During this period, Sawhney also continued to dedicate part of his time to writing soundtracks for acclaimed TV series and theater plays, or accomplishing remixing works for artists like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. At the same time, during the following months, Sawhney recorded his long-awaited fourth album, Beyond Skin, offered in late 1999. Coming after an extensive touring season across the U.K. and Europe alongside artists like Sting, Sawhney recorded what turned out to be his fifth studio record; Prophesy arrived in 2001, again achieving exalted reviews from the media. Sawhney remained busy for the rest of the 2000s, releasing works such as Human and Philtre as well as mix albums like In the Mind of Nitin Sawhney and Fabriclive.15. Price: 17.00 http://www.leedstickets.com/eventinfo/1175/Damnation-Festival-2008 The true face of the UK metal underground has finally clawed its way onto the festival map and no amount of imported Euro or US talent can plaster over the wound! Featuring: Carcass (exclusive UK show) Sigh (exclusive UK show) The Berzerker Taint Plus many more bands to be announced across three stages at Leeds University Union. Ticket holders over the age of 18 will be able to attend the official aftershow party in Stylus after the live performances finish. Price: 30.25 http://www.leedstickets.com/eventinfo/1135/The-Rifles Joel Stoker (vocals), Lucas Crowther (guitar), Rob Pyne (bass), and Grant Marsh (drums) create the jaunty garage rock sound of the Rifles. With their Jam-like swagger and matched playfulness to the Kooks, the Rifles came together in London in 2003. They made their performance debut a year later and praise from NME and BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe quickly championed the Rifles' boyish rock & roll fun. Their debut 'When I'm Alone' arrived in May 2005 and did moderately well among their growing fan base, however 'Local Boy' gave the Rifles their first U.K. Top 40 hit that fall. Other chart hits such as the Strokes-like 'Repeat Offender' and 'She's Got Standards' added to the band's heightened popularity in 2006. Produced by Ian Broudie (the Coral, the Subways, I Am Kloot), No Love Lost marked the Rifles' debut full-length in July. Additional U.K. club shows and appearances at the annual V Festival in Chelmsford and Staffordshire followed in August. Price: 12.50 http://www.leedstickets.com/eventinfo/1161/The-Wedding-Present “The boy Gedge has written some of the best love songs of the Rock n Roll Era. You may dispute this, but I’m right and you’re wrong!” John Peel. The Wedding Present have had eighteen UK Top 40 hit singles… not bad for a band that has, from its inception, stubbornly refused to play the record industry's game. That was back in 1985 when David Lewis Gedge boarded a National Express coach in London with 500 records packed into a pair of his mother's suitcases. In this fashion, the debut single Go Out And Get 'Em Boy! was collected from the pressing plant, delivered to the distribution company, and The Wedding Present was born. That pioneering spirit has been at the core of the band's philosophy ever since. From George Best, the first full-length release on their own Reception Records onwards, the band has charted an appealing, if often eccentric, course of its very own. Price: 15.50