It's the season for indoor intimate events, but that doesn't mean nights out need to be boring.
In fact, quite the opposite is true. Some of this month's most exciting events are inside from the chilly northern downpours and are offering a night out to remember.
We're talking drag brunch, all night raves, spooky Halloween specials and much more. Keep reading to find out our top picks for the month, including how to get your hands on tickets before they sell out.
Carl Cox Presents Awesome Soundwave Live
Friday 14 October 2022, 10pm-4am | O2 Academy Leeds, Millenium Square
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British House and Techno DJ Carl Cox will be taking over the O2 Academy all night long. With the DJ Award for Best Techno amongst a whopping 76 competitive awards under his belt, this non-stop night of hits is going to be one to remember.
Tickets cost £15 for students, £32 for general release or a group offer of three for £75 is also available, plus booking fees.
Get tickets for Carl Cox Presents Awesome Soundwave Live on Friday 14 October 2022 here.
You Look Nice: Solardo
Friday 28 October 2022, 11pm - 4am | The Warehouse, Somers Street
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Returning to Leeds for what is being called the city's biggest Halloween show, Solardo will be back in Leeds after a record sell-out show at The Warehouse last year. In the Main Room you'll find Solardo plus MAUR and Ammara, whilst the Loft will host BTAY and Tom Haigh. There's just over 10% of tickets remaining for this one, so make sure you grab tickets whilst you can.
Final tickets are now being sold at £25 each, plus booking fee.
Our House X Federation: Day Of The Dead Halloween Special
Saturday 29 October 2022 | Mint Warehouse, Water Lane, Holbeck
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Playing a fusion of club classics, funky house, nu disco and old skool tunes, the Our House X Federation is set to bring the house down on Halloween special. Themed around the Day of the Dead, the main room will feature funky house and classics from Dale Castell, Rob Tissera, Marc Leaf, Tony Walker, John Marshall and Stuart Robinson whilst the Loft will host Angel Lee and Alice Bailey for an all-night nu disco special.
Final release tickets are available for £20 each, plus booking fee- but be warned, there's less than 5% left.
Get Tickets for Our House X Federation: Day Of The Dead Halloween Special on Saturday 29 October 2022 here.
This Feeling
Saturday 5 November 2022, 7.30pm -11pm | The Lending Room, Woodhouse Lane, Woodhouse
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When Co-frontman of The Libertines Carl Barat has been quoted saying" “If you’re going to see the emergence of a new great band you’ll see them at This Feeling first", you know that you're on to a good thing. Bringing together a night of music spanning from alt-indie to rock and roll, This Feeling will be taking over The Lending Room with Shade, Champagne On The Rocks, Free Party and Red Shakes, next to The Library on Woodhouse Lane and offering the perfect alternative event on Bonfire Night.
Saturday 12 November 2022 | Chow Down, Temple Arches
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Chow Down is back for 2022, and this Winter Village is set to draw crowds with its brand new beer hall and highly anticipated return of drag brunch. Hosted by popular drag queens, there's a show-stopping performance on Saturday 12 November throughout the 12-3pm sitting, that will keep you entertained all afternoon.
Tickets cost £30 for a table of two, £45 for three etc, working out at roughly £15 a head plus booking fee.
Get tickets for Chow Down Drag Brunch on Saturday 12 November here.
To find more events in and around Leeds, including how to book tickets for the best of the city’s up-and-coming live performances, bottomless brunches and more, visit the Skiddle website and click on Leeds Events.
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Mercury Prize winners English Teacher announce HUGE gig in Leeds this year
Leeds breadwinners English Teacher are embarking on a UK tour with a date set for their hometown.
It has been quite a whirlwind experience for this four-piece Leeds based band recently and now they’re taking their hits on the road to play across the UK.
In September last year, they bagged the Mercury Prize for their landmark debut album ‘This Could Be Texas’, beating the likes of ‘Brat’ by Charli XCX and ‘early twenties’ by Cat Burns.
They kicked off 2025 with a bang too getting a spot on BBC Radio 1’s Sounds of 2025 list ranking at number 5 and performing a rendition of their track ‘Nearly Daffodils’.
The indie rockers have also managed to use their northern charm enough to bag a support act slot for Franz Ferdinand joining them for a one off gig in Glasgow this August.
And finally, the band are nominated for ‘Best Newcomers’ at the BRIT Awards 2025, they’re quite literally making history.
Now English Teacher have made their impact on music critics, they’re set to impress an even tougher crowd, the UK public, who have already grown fond of them.
This won’t be their first time educating a Leeds audience either as the band were billed on the Live at Leeds 2021 lineup with a slot at Brudenell Social Club.
English Teacher’s 2025 UK tour sees them travelling all around the country with stops at Nottingham, London, Newcastle and obviously Leeds.
Set to play songs from their ubiquitous LP, expect to hear favourites such as ‘R&B’, ‘This Could Be Texas’ and of course ‘The World’s Biggest Paving Slab’.
If the Leeds date isn’t you still have another chance to catch them as they’re playing just over the hill in Manchester two days earlier.
English Teacher are coming to O2 Academy in Leeds on 22 November with pre-sale tickets live on 26 February and general on sale 28 February both at 10am HERE.
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Sam Fender to play massive outdoor gig in Manchester this summer
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Sam Fender is set to play a massive outdoor gig at Wythenshawe Park this summer following the release of his next album.
The North Shields singer-songwriter has undeniably made a name for himself since bursting into the mainstream back in 2019 with the success of his debut album , followed the even more-successful release of his second, and so-called ‘coming of age’ record, Seventeen Going Under, in 2021, as well as several memorable festival headline slots and appearances, and arena and stadium shows.
Only recently, Fender blew the roof off Leeds' First Direct Arena, playing to thousands of adoring fans and cementing his place as one of the greatest live acts of the moment.
But now, with his forthcoming third studio album, People Watching, merely days away from release on 21 February, it’s been announced that he’ll headline Wythenshawe Park this summer.
Sam Fender 02 Academy Leeds;UK 28th November 2019Sam Fender will be playing a massive outdoor gig at Wythenshawe Park this summer / Credit: Wikimedia Commons | Live From Wythenshawe Park (via Facebook)
The 30-year-old indie rocker and his band will take to the stage at what is one of Manchester's most increasingly-popular outdoor venues in August.
Fender fans will get to sing along to the band’s most well-known hits, from title tracks ‘Hypersonic Missiles’ and ‘Seventeen Going Under’, to everything in between, as well as here the tracks from the upcoming People Watching album – which is being billed as “a collection of colourful stories and observations of everyday characters living their everyday, but often extraordinary, lives”.
Sam is currently gearing up for a sold-out tour of Europe in March, ahead of a US tour in the spring, and then a trio of sold-out shows at his boyhood football club’s stadium, Newcastle’s St James’ Park, as well as his biggest headline show to date at the London Stadium.
Support at Wythenshawe Park will come from acclaimed neo soul singer, Olivia Dean – with further supports to be announced soon, so keep your eyes peeled.
Sam Fender will play Wythenshawe Park on Saturday 16 August 2025.
Keen to get yourself some tickets then? Fans are advised to register or pre-order the album for the opportunity to get their hands on pre-sale tickets, with the registration period for this open now until Monday 17 February at 10am.
The pre-sale itself starts on Tuesday 18 February at 11am and concludes the following day on (Wednesday 19 February) at 10am.
All remaining tickets will then go on general sale on Friday 21 February at 10am, the same as the album release date.
Sophie Smith -
13th October 2022 
