The indie folk darlings are coming to Leeds this autumn.
Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay (Tunng) have announced they'll be coming to Leeds' Brudenell Social Club for a special show on 2nd September.
The announcement comes as the pair, who collaborate together under the moniker LUMP, share their first new music of the year with fans.
The new album Animal is the pair’s first new release since their acclaimed eponymous 2018 debut and is due to be released on Chrysalis/Partisan Records on the 30th of July.
To coincide with the exciting new release, they'll also be undertaking a short UK tour - making stops at just 5 UK cities on the way, Leeds included.
Due to appear at the Brudenell Social Club on 2nd September, they'll open the tour at Manchester's Gorilla on 31st August before finishing at London' venue Scala on September 6th. Other stops include Bristol and Brighton.
Brudenell Social Club
For those unfamiliar with LUMP's debut LP, it veers away rather drastically from the work each artist creates apart. Described as sonically “vivid and sort of psychedelic,” Lindsay's music often falls into strange time patterns - inspired by the sea on his doorstep and their waves, which he says "go in circles of seven."
Recorded whilst Marling was working on her Mercury Prize and Grammy Award-nominated album Song For Our Daughter, she says working on LUMP material felt liberating and distinct.
“It became a very different thing about escaping a persona that has become a burden to me in some way,” she says.
“It was like putting on a superhero costume.”
Recorded at the Lindsay’s home studio in Margate, Kent, both felt the pressure to create an album as instinctive and magical as their first.
“There’s a little bit of a theme of hedonism on the album, of desires running wild,” says Marling.
“And also it fed into the idea we had from the start of thinking of LUMP as a kind of representation of instincts, and the world turned upside down.”
Tickets for the Leeds headline show is on sale now via www.lump.world.
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Get Baked’s viral ‘Bertha’ cake has a sister on the way – and she sounds just as cheeky
She's big, she's green and she's ready to ruin your figure.
A lot of you will have seen the viral ‘Bertha’ cake by Leeds born beloved sweet treat specialists Get Baked.
They recently opened another site in Manchester's Northern Quarter, where queues literally formed round the block of hungry punters wanting to get their hands on the infamous sugary treats.
And now it's going to happen all over again, as they've recently unveiled their newest flavour which is sure to go down a storm.
We’ll give you a hint: it’s a current food and drink trend that’s about as big as Bertha herself – it’s not matcha, it’s not hot honey (duh), and it’s not Guinness…
Images: Get Baked
Yes—scratch that; HELL YES!Get Baked is set to welcome Bertha’s equally beautiful twin sister, and she’s officially a pistachio girlie.
Having started out life simply as ‘Bruce’, after taking inspiration from the iconic scene from Matilda, this thing has become a phenomenon in its own right, and who doesn’t like more flavours of a good thing?
Probably one of the biggest foodie crazes going at the minute, thanks to the popularity of pistachio cream, cookies, lattes and the similar social media sensation that is the ‘Dubai Pistachio Bar' people are rather fittingly going nuts for this particular flavour of almost absolutely anything.
With that in mind, the Leeds-born bakery and dessert shop – founded by Rich Myers over in Headingley back in 2011 – have shown no hesitation in hopping on the bandwagon and creating a new twist on their own viral menu item.
Teasing the full details in a post on their Instagram this week, they wrote: “What’s big, green, and is going to destroy your life in a couple of weeks’ time? Pistachio Bertha. Strictly limited to 5,000 slices. Coming oh so soon. GB.”
In case you were wondering just how mad those with a sweet tooth could possibly go for a slice of cake, just look at the recent queues when they finally launched in Manchester city centre:
Speaking on the grand opening here on our turf and his partner Amy’s hometown, Myers said simply: “Manchester, what a launch. Thanks for much for the warm welcome. Stay baked.”
Leeds Tattoo Expo to return to the First Direct Arena for 10th anniversary
Clementine Hall
The tenth annual Leeds Tattoo Expo will showcase some of the best in tattooing both local and internationally.
If you fancy getting yourself a fancy new bit of ink, then look no further than the iconic Leeds Tattoo Expo that will be returning to the First Direct Arena this June.
Taking place on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June 2025, over 200 tattooists and 70 traders will be flocking to the city to show off their skills.
And not only that, but there’ll also be a whole host of market traders for you to browse as well as live music to have a boogie to.
The artists will be tattooing with options for both pre-booked appointments and walk ups available throughout the weekend.
Image: Leeds Tattoo Expo
There will also be a piercer, tooth gems and a henna artist ready to adorn your body.
Alongside getting tattooed, there’s plenty to do and to see over the whole weekend; there'll be an alternative drawing class, an illustrators market with kids’ workshops provided by Art Gecko, an art fusion event on the main stage, burlesque performances and competitions, a small vintage clothing pop-up, fire breathing and break dancing demonstrations in the square outside the arena.
The annual tattoo competitions will also be taking place each evening, where tattooists showcase their work to a panel of judges, sponsored by Killer Ink!
To celebrate Leeds Tattoo Expo's tenth anniversary, they'll be hosting a Pre-Party at Belgrave Music Hall on Thursday 5 June which is a completely free entry event complete with live music and free pizza.
You can find out more about the event and book your tickets here via the First Direct Arena's website.
Georgina Pellant -
11th May 2021 
