Bombay Bicycle Club @ Leeds Cockpit

So this was my first little jaunt into the famous Leeds Cockpit, and it's always nice to check out other venues further a field than trusty London or Guildford. Tonight it was time for London based indie-rockers Bombay Bicycle Club to strut their stuff, and this was the early days of a mostly sold-out tour around the UK, following the release of their debut EP I Had The Blues But Shook Them Loose earlier this summer.


I only really got into them about 6 months ago, but having seen them a few times at various festivals, it would be great to see them in a venue of this size to a crowd that were fully devoted to them. They came out to a flurry of screams and cheers, cracking out old favourites such as The Hill from their first EP, with tracks from the new album, such as the huge single Always Like This, which had the crowd singing along and dancing away.

They rounded off their hugely impressive set with How Are You, a not often heard track from their first EP released back in 2007, which even involved the guitarist and bassist swapping their instruments. Fans left satisfied, but hungry for more. BBC clearly enjoyed these sort of sets more than festivals, and I can see why.

Mark Allen