Weekend gig guide: Embrace, Artio, Master Boot Records and your guide to the next three days

It has already been a massive week for live music in Leeds following the landmark news that rock titans Muse and Nothing But Thieves will headline the second edition of Roundhay Festival in summer 2027.

With festival tickets going on general sale today, the city's venue line-up for the weekend ahead is equally stacked with top-tier talent, energetic local artists, and touring heavyweights.

From major stages like the O2 Academy and City Varieties to the legendary rooms of the Brudenell Social Club and grassroots independent spots, Leeds is serving up an incredible cross-section of live talent this weekend.

Whether you are after nostalgic indie singalongs, cutting-edge synth-rock, or genre-defying underground sets, there is every reason to get out and support our local stages.

Here are our top live music picks taking to Leeds stages from this evening.

This weekend's gig highlights

Embrace - O2 Academy Leeds (Friday)

West Yorkshire indie rock icons Embrace return to the O2 Academy for a massive homecoming-style celebration.

Armed with a timeless catalogue of chart-topping anthems like ‘All You Good Good People,’ ‘Gravity,’ and ‘Ashes,’ the Baildon-formed outfit remain one of the UK’s most formidable live singalong bands.

Support comes from rising Manchester rockers The Rolling People and Bunny Suit.

Artio - Brudenell Social Club (Saturday)

Leeds-based synth-rock powerhouse Artio headlines the main room at the iconic Brudenell Social Club on Saturday night.

Renowned for their fierce energy, heavy electronic hooks, and genre-defying soundscapes, the local group has built a dedicated grassroots following across the North.

Expect an electric, high-intensity set showcasing their latest material.

MASTER BOOT RECORD - Brudenell Social Club (Sunday)

Closing out the weekend in truly unique fashion, MASTER BOOT RECORD brings their heavy metal and 8-bit chiptune synthesis experiment to the Brudenell.

Blending classic MS-DOS operating system aesthetics with thrashing guitar riffs and retro computing soundscapes, the project delivers an intense visual and sonic spectacle.

Support comes from Italian death metal outfit Fulci and chiptune punk act Arottenbit.

Leeds gig guide - November 13 - 15

Friday

• Embrace (w/ Rolling People, Bunny Suit) - O2 Academy Leeds
• ERRA (w/ Currents, Caskets, Aviana) - Stylus, Leeds University Union
• Hugh Cornwell - City Varieties Music Hall
• Liz Lawrence - Brudenell Social Club
• Common Goldfish - Brudenell Social Club
• Kings Of The Rollers - The Warehouse
• Rhythm Of The 90s - Project House
• Petrol Girls (w/ Yakkie, Sunliner) - Boom
• Babe Haven - Boom
• Petrol Bastard (w/ MATT HART) - Santiago
• bby (w/ Garage Flower) - Oporto
• about-faces (w/ Masi Masi) - The Key Club
• MeeK - Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen
• 60 juno - Headrow House
• The Manor (w/ The Dutch) - HiFi Club
• Bushbaby - Mint Warehouse
• Caravel - The Attic
• Plot 32 (w/ The Roughneck Riot, Grail Guard, Redeemon, OLD CHASE, Period Drama, Queer of Hearts) - Wharf Chambers (membership required)
• Rossi (w/ Traumer, Reeshy, Josh Demello) - Testbed
• Dave McCabe - Guiseley Theatre

Saturday

• Little Angels (w/ Luke Morley) - O2 Academy Leeds
• Ellur (w/ Little Dog Star, Kayla Grace) - Stylus, Leeds University Union
• Panic Shack (w/ Cowboy Hunters, Ain't, Brodie Milner) - Brudenell Social Club
• Artio - Brudenell Social Club
• Seventh Sun Festival 2026 - Brudenell Social Club
• The Soup Dragons - Hyde Park Book Club
• Keg - Hyde Park Book Club
• Meltdown - Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen
• O'Flynn - Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen
• Michael Gray (w/ Ian Ossia, Jaegerossa) - Archive
• portrayal of guilt (w/ Spike Hellis) - Boom
• House of Heavy - Boom
• Morgan Seatree - Mint XL
• Rob Tissera (w/ Lisa Pin-up, Jane Angel, Greenbins, Si Frater, Hixxy, Sam Mitcham, MC Magika, Sharkey, Mark Breeze, Butty & Recca) - Beaver Works
• London Concertante - Leeds Minster
• Shingo Nakamura - Fibre
• Braxton (w/ Boxer, SOBAH) - Fibre Penthouse
• Solow Choir - Guiseley Theatre
• Insider Trading - The Packhorse

Sunday

• The Sheepdogs - Brudenell Social Club
• MASTER BOOT RECORD (w/ Fulci, Arottenbit) - Brudenell Social Club
• Mad Dog Mcrea - Brudenell Social Club
• chloe slater - The Wardrobe
• hey, nothing (w/ Aubory Bugg) - The Key Club
• Niall McNamee - Oporto
• Keli Holiday (w/ Oliver Marson) - Headrow House
• Morgan Seatree - Mint XL
• Waterlines - Boom
• The Jive Aces - Bibi's Italianissimo
• Giulio Stermieri (w/ Ben Gaunt, namke communications) - The Fox & Newt
• Corporation Pop - The Grove Inn

All information correct as of the time of publication.

For any 11th hour cancellations or delays, please refer to the promoter or venue platforms for further information.