Back To Back Festival 2027

Back To Back Festival 2027 is a one-day festival of emerging bands at Brudenell Social Club in Leeds, held as part of Independent Venue Week and built around Leeds acts and newer names from across the UK.

Back To Back began as a showcase of bands from Leeds and has grown into a line-up that also draws on upcoming acts from across the UK, with a share of places kept for local artists. The 2027 edition returns to Brudenell Social Club as part of Independent Venue Week, and the bands perform on separate Home and Away stages.

Normal Village are a Leeds DIY rock band, described as combining chaos and charm in an oddly coordinated way, whose sound owes most to the scene around them. Other announced names include The Cindys, a Bristol power-pop quintet whose full-length debut, Love Century, was released by Breakfast Records; Oscar Browne, with alt-folk; Rhiannon Hope, whose delicate, jazz-tinged folk draws on soundscapes; Ladylike, a Brighton post-rock and folk outfit; and Laughing, a new Leeds act making their debut live appearance. More acts are still to be announced.

Brudenell Social Club began as a working men's club and mainly hosts pop, rock and indie concerts. The line-up is built around emerging acts, so the festival suits anyone keen to discover new bands.