Elliot Minor - It Wasn't Just a Phase

An anniversary tour by British rock band Elliot Minor, with American bands Madina Lake and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus sharing the support slot at O2 Academy Leeds. The bills mark twenty years since the three acts emerged from the same alternative scene.

Elliot Minor are a British rock band formed in York in 2005, and their self-titled debut album appeared in 2008. Their sound blends classical influences with orchestral rock, alternative and pop-punk. They first attracted attention independently in 2007 with the song Parallel Worlds, followed by several UK chart singles and a Top 10 album. After more than a decade apart, the band returned in 2025 with reunion shows and an appearance at Download Festival.

Madina Lake, an American post-hardcore band formed in Chicago in 2005, released their debut album, From Them, Through Us, to You, in 2007. The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, an American rock band formed in 2003 and playing emo, alternative rock and pop rock, issued their first album, Don't You Fake It, in 2006 on Virgin Records. Both bands join Elliot Minor on every date, alternating as the main support act.

The tour is presented as a celebration of the songs, shows and scene that linked these three acts with their fans. It is aimed at listeners who followed the late-2000s alternative rock scene, and the Leeds date takes place at O2 Academy Leeds, a venue that hosts concerts and shows in the city.