¡Forward

¡Forward is an indie rock quartet from Leeds, performing at Brudenell Social Club in Burley. The band's catalogue spans a debut split single, two albums and a spell on a national tour circuit in the mid-2000s.

¡Forward, Russia! formed in Leeds in 2004 as an indie rock quartet: Tom Woodhead on vocals and synth, Rob Canning on bass, Katie Nicholls on drums and Whiskas on guitar. Canning and Woodhead had previously been in Black Helicopters, while Nicholls and Whiskas are siblings. The group ran their own label, Dance to the Radio, and their sound draws on post-punk.

Their debut was a split single with This Et Al in spring 2005. The first album, Give Me a Wall, followed in May 2006, and the second, Life Processes, came out in 2008 on Cooking Vinyl. That record was produced by Matt Bayles, whose earlier work includes Mastodon and Pearl Jam. In spring 2006 the band joined the NME New Music Tour alongside the Automatic, the Long Blondes, Howling Bells and Boy Kill Boy.

The concert takes place at Brudenell Social Club, a concert and performance venue in Burley, Leeds, the band's home city.