Artist: Super Furry Animals
Support: Bis
Venue: The Duchess of York, Leeds
Date: 20.2.96
Talking to the band back stage after the gig, Super Furry’s lead singer (Gruff Rhys) revealed that they were taking it easy as they had to be up early the following morning to record an interview with Zig & Zag for The Big Breakfast.
Artist: The Colours
Venue: The Duchess of York, Leeds
Date: 23.12.95
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Artist: Menswear
Support: Limousine
Venue: Leeds Polytechnic
Date: 17.10.95
Artist: The Colours
Venue: The Duchess of York, Leeds
Date: 16.9.95
Artist: Supergrass
Venue: Brighton Beach, The Cockpit, Leeds
Date: 4.8.95
A secret show. No ticket stub for this gig, as those in the know simply headed down to Brighton Beach at The Cockpit, and paid on the door. The length of the queue implied that the word was out, but even as the band took to the stage, many of the in-crowd were unaware that Supergrass were about to play.
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Artists: Pulp / Menswear / Marion / Salad / Whiteout / Puressence
Venue: Roundhay Park, Leeds
Date: 22.7.95
Free admission, free beer, free Britpop.
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Artist: Dick Dale
Support: The Stairs
Venue: Leeds Irish Centre
Date: 11.7.95
Riding high on a wave of popularity following ‘Misirlou’ being used as the title music for Tarantino’s ‘Pulp Fiction’.
Artist: The Colours
Support: The Very Tall Buildings
Venue: The Duchess of York, Leeds
Date: 24.6.95
Artist: Menswear
Support: Clockwork Dogs / MK13
Venue: The Duchess of York, Leeds
Date: 22.4.95
Menswear wanted to lead the Britpop mod revival. They were nothing like a mod band, but deserve more credit than they ever got for a few half-decent pop songs.
Artist: The Real People
Support: The Colours
Venue: The Duchess of York, Leeds
Date: 22.3.95
Artist: Supergrass
Support: The Bluetones
Venue: The Duchess of York, Leeds
Date: 25.2.95
At the time, Supergrass and The Bluetones were making their names on the Britpop scene. Both bands attracted something of a 90s mod revival following. The Bluetones played a great support slot, after which roughly a third of the audience left. Those who stayed did so wisely and saw an excellent (very loud) set from Supergrass, who would excel to stardom over subsequent years. No ticket stub for this gig, as in those days you could still queue and pay a few quid on the door.
Artist: The Colours
Venue: The Fenton, Leeds
Date: 22.2.95
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Artist: CUD
Venue: The Duchess of York, Leeds
Date: 25.8.94
Artist: The Inept
Venue: The Duchess of York, Leeds
Date: 27.12.91
Artist: The Telescopes
Support: Scorpio Rising
Venue: The Duchess of York, Leeds
Date: 19.9.91
Artist: Utah Saints
Venue: Ark, Leeds Polytechnic
Date: 13.9.91
I remember very little about this one – but I was there.
Artist: The Windowpanes
Support: The Scene / Gary Morton’s Rhythm Stance
Venue: The Duchess of York, Leeds
Date: 26.8.91
Artist: The Inept
Support: Wild Spice
Venue: The Duchess of York, Leeds
Date: 12.8.91
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Artist: Ride
Venue: Leeds Polytechnic
Date: 25.7.91
Setlist: Leave Them All Behind / Like a Daydream / Unfamiliar / Beneath / Dreams Burn Down / Going Blank Again / Vapour Trail / Perfect Time / Chrome Waves / Taste / Nowhere / Seagull / Time of Her Time / Drive Blind / Chelsea Girl
Artist: The Primitives
Support: The Belltower
Venue: The Duchess of York, Leeds
Date: 18.7.91
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Artist: The Inept
Support: Gary Morton’s Rhythm Stance / Corn Exchange / Indigo Prime
Venue: The Gallery, Leeds
Date: 16.7.91
Leeds indie extravaganza! (according to the ticket & poster).
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Artist: Top
Venue: The Duchess of York, Leeds
Date: 12.7.91
Artist: BOB
Venue: The Duchess of York, Leeds
Date: 4.6.91
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Artist: Happy Mondays
Support: The Farm / The La’s / Northside / Stereo MCs / The High / Mike Pickering [DJ Set] / Paul Oakenfold [DJ Set] / Jam MC’s [DJ Set]
Venue: Elland Road Stadium, Leeds
Date: 1.6.91
A full on baggy invasion of the Yorkshire heartland, as Happy Mondays and friends hosted their ‘Match of the Day’ at the home of Leeds United. The gig was temporarily halted, as some nutter climbed to the top of the floodlights for a better view and a bit of a dance. The crowd obligingly chanted “jump”, and the show went on.
In 2025, Café Royal Books issued an excellent booklet of photos by Richard Davis. Back in the day nobody had a mobile phone and few of us took cameras to gigs. This is therefore a rare and marvellous memento of the day.
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Artist: The Wedding Present
Support: Buffalo Tom
Venue: Leeds Polytechnic
Date: 28.5.91
‘Once More’: The second of two consecutive gigs at Leeds Poly. Again, the ticket says The Colosseum, so the gig must have switched venue.
![042_Wedding Present [270591]](https://mygigography.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/042_wedding-present-270591.jpg)
Artist: The Wedding Present
Support: Buffalo Tom
Venue: Leeds Polytechnic
Date: 27.5.91
The first of two consecutive nights at Leeds Poly. The ticket says The Colosseum, so the gig must have switched venue beforehand.
![041a_The Inept [230591]](https://mygigography.uk/wp-content/uploads/1991/05/041a_the-inept-230591.jpg)
Artist: The Inept
Support: The Playground Chairs / Big Tex
Venue: The Duchess of York, Leeds
Date: 23.5.91
The Inept go from strength to strength, making their mark of the Leeds music scene and headlining The Duchess.
Artist: Revenge
Support: The Inept
Venue: The Duchess of York, Leeds
Date: 28.3.91
‘Hooky and the Boys’ return to The Duchess, supported by some local talent and good friends.
Setlist:
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Artist: CUD
Support: The Poppy Factory
Venue: The Warehouse, Leeds
Date: 14.3.91
‘Once Again’: The second of two consecutive gigs at The Warehouse, Leeds.
Artist: CUD
Support: Pralines
Venue: The Warehouse, Leeds
Date: 13.3.91
The first of two consecutive dates at The Warehouse, Leeds.
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Artist: The Farm
Support: Top
Venue: Leeds University
Date: 1.3.91
The scally scousers joined the ‘baggy’ scene for their ‘Spartacus’ album tour. ‘All Together Now’ became a national anthem during the early 90s.
Artist: BOB
Support: The Kennedy Pill
Venue: The Duchess of York, Leeds
Date: 23.1.91
Artist: Power of Dreams
Support: Kingmaker
Venue: The Duchess of York, Leeds
Date: 17.1.91
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Artist: The Wedding Present
Support: The Three Johns
Venue, The Warehouse, Leeds
Date: 18.12.90
Artist: Saint Etienne
Support: The Moonflowers
Venue: The Duchess of York, Leeds
Date: 11.12.90
An early Saint Etienne line-up, performed tracks from their first album, ‘Foxbase Alpha’, with Moira Lambert on vocals. ‘Only Love Can Break Your Heart’ brought a little bit of Ibiza to a winter’s evening in Leeds.
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Artist: The High
Venue: Leeds Polytechnic
Date: 10.12.90
Including former members of The Stone Roses and Inspiral Carpets, with latter production by Martin Hannett, The High joined the ‘Madchester’ scene a little late, and never really shared the notoriety of fellow bands.
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Artist: The La’s
Support: Top
Venue: The Irish Centre, Leeds
Date: 19.11.90
The La’s performed songs from their perfect but concise eponymous album. As a result, it was a fairly short set. However, the band did a proper encore, replaying whichever songs the audience requested. ‘There She Goes’ was played at least 3 times during the gig!
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Artist: The Bridewell Taxis
Support: The Windowpanes
Venue: Leeds University
Date: 10.11.90
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Artist: CUD
Venue: The Colosseum, Leeds
Date: 3.11.90
Leggy Mambo tour. Nice low ticket number. Setlist written on the back of a comic strip.
Artist: The Bridewell Taxis
Venue: Peace Festival, Roundhay Park, Leeds
Date: 1.9.90
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Artist: Revenge
Support: Mad Love
Venue: The Duchess of York, Leeds
Date: 26.7.90
On hiatus from New Order, Peter Hook’s rockier sideline played gigs at smaller, intimate venues. Revenge were also the house band on ‘The Mrs Merton Show’ – referred to as ‘Hooky and the Boys’ by his then wife, Caroline Aherne.
Setlist: Jesus (I Love You) / 7 Reasons / Deadbeat / Bleachman / Soul / Pineapple Face / Slave / Cloud 9 / Venus in Furs
![023b_Revenge [260790] SL](https://mygigography.uk/wp-content/uploads/1990/07/023b_revenge-260790-sl.jpg)
![022_Bridewell Taxis [240790]](https://mygigography.uk/wp-content/uploads/1990/07/022_bridewell-taxis-240790.jpg)
Artist: The Bridewell Taxis
Venue: The Warehouse, Leeds
Date: 24.7.90
Artist: James (Signing Session)
Venue: HMV, Leeds
Date: 13.6.90
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Artist: CUD (Signing Session)
Venue: Jumbo Records, Leeds
Date: 30.5.90
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Artist: CUD
Support: The Family Cat
Venue: Leeds Polytechnic
Date: 25.5.90
Goodbye art school, hello pop charts. The rise of the mighty CUD.
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Artist: The Wedding Present
Venue: The Colosseum, Leeds
Date: 17.5.90
This gig was filmed and live footage released on The Wedding Present’s *punk video (VHS).
![019b_Wedding Present [*punk]](https://mygigography.uk/wp-content/uploads/1990/05/019b_wedding-present-punk.jpg)
Setlist: Don’t Talk, Just Kiss / I’m Not Always So Stupid / Give My Love to Kevin / Granadaland / My Favourite Dress / Bewitched / Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft / What Have I Said Now? / Brassneck / Take Me! / Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
In latter years, The Colosseum became the Town & Country Club, and then the O2 Academy Leeds.
Artist: BOB
Support: The Rainkings
Venue: The Duchess of York, Leeds
Date: 3.5.90
Support band, The Rainkings featured Stephen Holt, original vocalist of The Inspiral Carpets.
Artist: Inspiral Carpets
Support: Ashley & Jackson
Venue: Leeds University
Date: 27.4.90
Another ‘baggy’ night.
Artist: The Bridewell Taxis
Support: Bennyprofane
Venue: The Duchess of York, Leeds
Date: 22.3.90
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Artist: The House of Love
Support: The Parachute Men
Venue: Leeds University
Date: 16.3.90
The gig was preceded by a signing session at HMV Leeds, to support the launch of the band’s ‘Fontana’ album.
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