This week Ike talks about the public consultation into trams in Leeds. Have your say and drop us an email at ccb@clothcatleeds.org.uk

Spoken word and poetry - expect urban, gritty wordplay with Tom Priestley, who showcases the best from the local scene.

The best indie hits and underground tracks from around the region with Arthur Dailey!

More great gigs from around Leeds with Phil Rochester and the gang

01. The Beer Snobs – What’s Going Down?

- The Grove - Thursday 25th July

- Beer Snobs / Beth Kilburn

- Free Entry / Bucket Split

02. Acetate – What Went Wrong

- The Key Club – Fri 2nd August

- With: The Liabilities / Welfare State

- Tickets: £7.50

03. Bank Details - Undone

- Mabgate Bleach, Leeds

- Friday 26th July 2024, £6.00

- Bank Details / Substandards / Elwell

04. Substandards - Scratch

- Mabgate Bleach, Leeds

- Friday 26th July 2024, £6.00

- Bank Details / Substandards / Elwell

05. O'phantom - O'phantom

- Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds

- Sunday 28th July 2024, £6.00

- Playing with: Ava In The Dark

06. Ava In The Dark - Manic

- Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds

- Sunday 28th July 2024, £6.00

- Playing with: O'phantom

09. Absent Minded - Bite The Blues

- Oporto, Leeds

- Wednesday 31st July 2024, £9.00

- Casino Havana / Hüsk / Kid Nowhere

10. Kid Nowhere - The Door

- Oporto, Leeds

- Wednesday 31st July 2024, £9.00

- Casino Havana / Hüsk / Kid Nowhere

11. Sisterly - End Of The World

- Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds

- Friday 2nd August 2024, £7.50

- Celebrating Their Debut Ep Flowermound

12. The Wandering Summer - Waiting For The Kick In

- Royal Park, Leeds

- Friday 2nd August 2024

- Dignan Porch / Oort Clod / Wandering Summer / Captain Starlet

13. Captain Starlet - Self Portrait

- Royal Park, Leeds

- Friday 2nd August 2024

- Dignan Porch / Oort Clod / Wandering Summer / Captain Starlet

14. Dockwork - Reminiscing

- Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds

- Thursday 8th August 2024, £7.00

15. My Dreaming Hill - Hateful, Sinful

- Oporto, Leeds

- Thursday 8th August 2024, £6.00

- Playing with: My Dreaming Hill / Typhoons (Royal Blood Tribute) / Vaquelin (also known as VQLN)

16. Vaquelin - Voice Cracks & Blackjacks

- Oporto, Leeds

- Thursday 8th August 2024, £6.00

- Playing with: My Dreaming Hill / Typhoons (Royal Blood Tribute) / Vaquelin (also known as VQLN)

17. Concious Pilot - Halfway To Hockney

- Headrow House, Leeds

- Friday 9th August 2024, £10.00

18. Skelephant - Ash

- The Vinyl Whistle, Leeds

- Friday 9th August 2024, £7.50

19. Objections - The Lurker

- Wharf Chambers, Leeds

- Friday 9th August 2024, £9.90

- SANAM (tbc) / Objections / NIKA TICCIATI'S CATACLYSM ENSEMBLE

19B. GODETH - SOLACE

- Lending Room, Leeds

- Sunday 28th July 2024, £6.00

- False Hope, Witcheater, Reclaim, Godeth, Impale

19C. Impale - Sleep

- Lending Room, Leeds

- Sunday 28th July 2024, £6.00

- False Hope, Witcheater, Reclaim, Godeth, Impale

20. NIKA TICCIATI'S CATACLYSM ENSEMBLE - A joke without words

- Wharf Chambers, Leeds

- Friday 9th August 2024, £9.90

- SANAM (tbc) / Objections / NIKA TICCIATI'S CATACLYSM ENSEMBLE

21. Subhotic - For Silver

- Fox & Newt, Leeds

- Sunday 11th August 2024, £5.00

- Subphotic // Cloud of Flies // Mazza Geen

22. Beth Kilburn - Piece Of Home

- The Grove - Thursday 25th July

- Beer Snobs / Beth Kilburn

- Free Entry / Bucket Split

Tom is your local guide to all things poetry, spoken word and some of the best open mic nights from around the region. Expect gritty, raw and heartfelt wordplay.

Here we go again with another fabulous show from Arthur on The Dailey Fix heavily featuring the best music from Leeds and the surrounding area, but also from further afield too:

1 The Beta Band – She’s The One

2 Bentley Rhythm Ace – Bentleys Gonna Sort You Out

3 Jimmy Andrex – Inspiration Pawn

4 Tom Priestley & Martin Trippett – Nowhere Street

5 Skint & Demoralised – Breakfast At Silvias

6 The Research – The Way You Used To Smile

7 The Cribs – Men’s Needs

8 The Crookes – Backseat Lovers

9 The Clint Boon Experience – Crawling Back Inside The Dream

10 World Of Twist – Sons Of The Stage

11 Narcs – Coast To Coast

12 Belle & Sebastian – Judy & The Dream Of Horses

13 Jon Budworth - All Is Quiet

14 Jim Mackie – Pontefract Cakes

15 The Howl & The Hum – Human Contact

All the best upcoming bands on the Leeds live music scene in the next few weeks featuring:

00. Brand New Bag - Gettin' Cheeky. - Pack Horse - Thursday 11 th July - Free Entry – Mos Eisley Cantina

01. Nature Kids - Free Falling - Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds - Friday 5th July 2024, £8.00 - Pys Melyn, Nature Kids And Anneka Shelley

02. Anneka Shelley - See Me Now - Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds - Friday 5th July 2024, £8.00 - Pys Melyn, Nature Kids And Anneka Shelley

03. Sighthound - Wall Of Flesh - Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds - Saturday 6th July 2024, £5.00 - Sighthound / Fiver / Bathing Suits - Part of: Pandemonium's Summertime Soirée

04. Sunliner – 4AM - Boom, Leeds - Friday 12th July 2024, £8.00 - Sunliner / THE LOCK & KEYS / TIGER ISLAND / GOO (after bands DJ from Keighley)

04. Marinduque - Meanwood Park - Pack Horse – Thursday 4th July - Free Entry – Cloth Cat Open Mic Night

05. The Lock & Keys - Hold Me Down - Boom, Leeds - Friday 12th July 2024, £8.00 - Sunliner / THE LOCK & KEYS / TIGER ISLAND / GOO (after bands DJ from Keighley)

06. Tiger Island - Wait 4U - Boom, Leeds - Friday 12th July 2024, £8.00 - Sunliner / THE LOCK & KEYS / TIGER ISLAND / GOO (after bands DJ from Keighley)

07. Frankie Statham - That's Life - Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds - Saturday 13th July 2024, £4.50

09. Master the Crown - Forever Grey - Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds - Friday 19th July 2024, £10.00

09B. Flowers of Evil - Mop The Floor feat. Maria Uzor. - Pack Horse - Thursday 18th July - Free Entry – Cloth Cat Open Mic Night

10. Offended – Coloniser - Royal Park, Leeds - Friday 19th July 2024, £9.00 - Offended / Garden Of Humans / Tall Audio / The Magsman

11. Inflicter - Time Wasters

- Boom, Leeds - Saturday 20th July 2024, £5.00 - Part of a big all dayer Boom fundraiser with: Stiif Meds / Spit / Flesh Creep / NOX / Test Of Patience / Ruined Virtue / Feral State

11B. Jimmy Andrex - Seven Deadly Bins - Pack Horse - 25th July - Free Entry – Cloth Cat Open Mic night - Plays as Johnny Panic & The Bible Of Dreams

12. The Kingcrows - My Heart My Life - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds - Saturday 20th July 2024, £5.00

13. Pedraum Agahi - 'Naye Naye' - live at Seven Arts with Murat Savaş - Armenian Duduk-Ney + Santour duo - Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds - Saturday 20th July 2024, £8.50 - Playing with: Dylan Sluiter

14. Omoia - The Sickness - Wharf Chambers, Leeds - Saturday 20th July 2024, £8.80 - Playing with: Eat Your Own Head + Slung + Tiger Island

15. THE NORTH – She - Royal Park – 21/07 - £7 adv / £10 otd - Supporting Sof_Signal along with Chief Springs

16. Tulpa - Something’s Biting My Arm - Royal Park, Leeds - Monday 22nd July 2024 - Supporting Lightheaded along with Mt. Misery

17. The Liabilities - Want you so bad - Oporto, Leeds - Thursday 25th July 2024, £8.00 - The Liabilities / No Redemption / Trepidation

18. No Redemption - Little By Little - Oporto, Leeds - Thursday 25th July 2024, £8.00 - The Liabilities / No Redemption / Trepidation

19. Trepidation - Fractured Mind (Live at The Key Club, Leeds) - Oporto, Leeds - Thursday 25th July 2024, £8.00 - The Liabilities / No Redemption / Trepidation

20. Moonfleet Chamber Ensemble - Turn Back Home - Wharf Chambers, Leeds - Thursday 18th July 2024, £8.80 - Playing with: Dead Cosmonauts

21. The Soul Shebangs - SOS Jeremys - The Jug & Barrel (Stanningley) – 6th July - Also: Venue (Horsforth) - 20th July