Leeds weekend gig guide: Steve Gunn, Beaver Works summer all-dayer, and live music across the city

It’s been a massive week for Leeds live music announcements.

With alt-rock icons Weezer, pirate metal legends Alestorm, and dream-pop singer Yndling all confirming dates in the city over the next 12 months, our future gig calendars are already looking stacked.

But while those big arena and club dates might be a little way down the line, what about the next three days right here in the city?

Whether you're looking to kick off your weekend with late-night tech-house at Mint Warehouse, catch oldskool rave energy at the Beaver Works summer all-dayer, or wind down on Sunday with acoustic guitar virtuoso Steve Gunn at the Brudenell Social Club, Leeds is packed with options.

Here is your guide to some of the live music across Leeds this weekend.

This weekend’s concert highlights

Steve Gunn (Sunday - Brudenell Social Club)

Widely regarded as one of modern folk and fingerstyle guitar's finest virtuosos, former Kurt Vile & the Violators guitarist Steve Gunn brings his intricate, hypnotising compositions to Hyde Park's iconic Brudenell Social Club.

Blending expansive fingerpicking with ambient, psych-infused folk soundscapes, Gunn's live performances are a masterclass in atmospheric songwriting—making this rare intimate gig the weekend's standout live booking.

He is joined on the bill by atmospheric folk project Big Warm Bed and singer-songwriter Milly Renu.

Rejuvenation Summer All Dayer (Saturday - Beaver Works)

Rejuvenation is a true Yorkshire clubbing institution, and their multi-room summer all-dayer at Beaver Works is a high-water mark on the region's dance calendar.

Taking over both the indoor rooms and outdoor courtyard, it’s a marathon celebration of oldskool, hard house, trance, and classic rave culture, drawing legendary selectors and pure dance energy to one of Leeds' best underground venue spaces.

The stacked bill features heavy-hitting scene stalwarts including Rob Tissera, Lisa Pin-up, Jane Angel, Jason Fubar, DJ FAYDZ, Si Frater, Greenbins, General Bounce, and Tommy G.

Boss Priester (Friday – Mint Warehouse)

Kicking off the weekend's electronic lineup in style, Boss Priester takes over the decks at Mint Warehouse - one of Leeds' staple music destinations.

Renowned for its industrial space and crisp sound system, Mint Warehouse provides the ideal backdrop for a night of heavy basslines, tech-house grooves, and late-night party energy.

A prime Friday night outing for the city's clubbing crowd looking to get the weekend started on the dance floor in Water Lane.

This weekend’s concerts in Leeds

Friday

• Boss Priester – Mint Warehouse
• Kirk Barley and Elsa Hewitt – Hope House
• The Luke Combs Experience – The Old Woollen
• Polite Bureaux, Augustin Bousfield, Flash Cassette, and The Gloop – Wharf Chambers
• SOUNDS FAMILIAR MUSIC QUIZ – Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen
• Coupdekat, samxemma, and Lucky Iris – Hyde Park Book Club (HPBC)

Saturday

• Rejuvenation Summer All Dayer (Rob Tissera, Lisa Pin-up, Jane Angel, Jason Fubar & guests) – Beaver Works
• Ey Up Maiden – Duck and Drake
• TjTUCKER, Skott 3ree, The TwentySix, Will McPherson, Seth Oraeki, Ducklin Curls, Ilion, and Linda-Ray – Lot, Wakefield
• Hitlist, Dachshund, Leeroy Salmon, Monroe, Bedworm, lets av it, Crater, Jamie Collier Music, and Slick Cage – The Primrose (The Primmy)

Sunday

• Steve Gunn, Big Warm Bed, and Milly Renu – Brudenell Social Club
• The Flukes – The Grove Inn
• Ben McElroy, The Midsommars, and Black Brunswicker – The Fox & Newt

All information regarding this weekend’s show are correct as of the time of writing.

In the event of any 11th hour changes, please refer to the venue or promoter for more information.