First Direct Arena

An absolute belter of a gig! ES never fail to put on an absolutely amazing show and it’s great to see them in a larger arena venue- lighting crew are stars!!!

Really loved this gig it was worth the wait due to the pandemic . I finally got to see one of my favourite bands . Loved the fact everyone at times were singing with the band , loved that they zoomed into different areas of the crowd and saw the crowds reactions was entertaining , before the gig and loved Caleb’s interaction with the crowd , I was part of the lively bunch at the top haha , from what I remember him saying . the lights were amazing , even though I was on the highest seating I got a great view . Great night a lot of dancing , amazing songs played and a night I won’t forget

Superb show DD had the whole arena up excellent evening Le Bon still has tbe voice to hit all the notes and rolled back tbe years Band was tight and in it stage set was really cool We all thoroughly enjoyed it and said tbe best gig of the year so far

Who is going to leave anything less than 5 stars!?! Superb gig, DD were fantastic and the set list didn't disappoint. Arena event staff were brilliant, the place is modern clean and well organised. Loved every minute of it, took me back to Leeds Queens Hall 1983 where we had to queue all day for the sprint to the front of the stage. The life was nearly squashed out of me. I felt like I was 14 all over again, so exciting.

Don Broco never fail to bring the best energy to their shows. Put on an incredible performance. This was the second time I saw them and they were just as good as I remember. Great setlist and did the songs justice so well as always. Will always recommend seeing them 🦖🔥

These guys always kick ass. All the charisma and prowess of the best. If only the Foo Fighters could have someone up front who could capture an audience this well, they might be as large. Gigs should be overblown, they should be epic and they shouldn't ever take the thing too seriously. In a world that seems to have forgotten how to collectively enjoy themselves, we have The Darkness to remind us all once more.

Two and a half hours of swirling pop-goth-rock-indie-acouticic-electronica. From the dark, broody, heavy sounds of 'Burn' 'A Forest' and "Edge of the Deep Green Sea" to the shimmering melodic pop perfection of 'Friday I'm in Love', 'Push' and 'Just Like Heaven' it was all absolutely awesome!

Rob lost his voice at the end of the gig, but he gave the audience their money’s worth. Some tracks went on too long and it felt like being at a prog rock gig, rather than a goth gig. Really enjoyed it overall.

I was expecting it to be good, but just how good it was kinda blew me away. The band were excellent and Amy's piano playing was a delight. She's still got the voice as well. Looking forward to Download.

Absolutely amazing night a life changing experience out of all my gigs definitely one that will stick with me above all, couldn't take anything away so glad I finally got to see them and share the experience with my dad who missed them 20 years ago

Amazing show as usual They only get better and better Sharon’s voice is complimented by the guys fab music xxxxx

Absolutely fantastic night from start to finish Kaiser Chiefs certainly lifted the arena. The home crowd joining in. Best kaiser yet.

The backing singers, brass section and Mince were absolutely faultless and put a huge effort into entertaining the crowd, however, it felt like Barry and Jon were “going through the motions” and didn’t really want to be there. Jon barely engaged with the crowd and Barry spent most of the gig with his back to the crowd. Whistle for the Choir - probably the most well loved of their tunes, was barely recognisable as it was delivered in a very dark acoustic fashion. The crowd responded with gusto to Chelsea Dagger but I’m sad to say that we were left feeling a bit deflated after looking forward to the gig immensely. Kaiser Chiefs and the support band The Sherlocks were superb, however, and really entertained on the night.

From the banging dance intro through a non-stop barrage of hit songs, great vocals, costume changes, a tech glitch and a huge amount of fun to the closing bars this was just feel-good at its best. What an amazing performance. Never seen Barry live before but understand the responses I’ve heard now. He is phenomenal. The laughter and excitement he showed when his piano didn’t work “this has NEVER happened before!” was total joy, no diva. He danced across the stage and the when they called him back he was in amazing spirits. Song after song landed with the hit accuracy of a master showman. No 5 minute pause for ovation, but tbh he had so many looooonnnng applauses throughout that we’d have still been going at midnight. What a way to end the UK Hits 2022 tour. It SAID Farewell on the posters originally but that ain’t happening any time soon!!!!

Best gig ever. Malevolence, Sleep Token and Architects were all heavy but each gave something uniquely different which made it the perfect gig. So amazing. Best night of my life.

Incredible. Great sound and lighting. Fab playlist full of new album and older tracks. Loved it. Will see them again. Amazing return to love gigging!

Absolutely blown away by The War On Drugs @ Leeds. Excellent lighting, superb sound - brilliant! Lo Moon supporting were fantastic too!

The performance was incredible! When she started singing How far I'll go, literally everyone was crying. It was so amazing, all her songs are so powerful and relatable. Definitely recommend. X

Brilliant gig. First time seeing them as a headliner and they were fantastic. Tobias Forge is one of the top frontmen of this generation and the band were extremely tight. Travelled from London to see them and the trip was well worth it.

Not too keen on the venue, Charlatans were great as always, James were good tho I don't really know much of there new stuff. 🤘