What's On in Leeds

Encoded & Hi Oktane - Let's Get Vicious + Official After Party — Starting as early as 2:00pm, this one is for the dedicated — the kind of people who treat Saturday like a full-contact sport. Beaverworks is one of Leeds's most beloved industrial-chic venues, all exposed brick and serious sound systems, and with an official after party baked right into the ticket, you are signing up for a full day and night of business. Prices from just £8 make this an extraordinary amount of bang for your buck.

Comedy Club with Rob Rouse & Guests — If your Saturday needs a dose of proper, warm-blooded laughter, The HiFi Club at 5:30pm is the place to be. Rob Rouse is a reliably brilliant circuit favourite — the kind of comedian who makes a room feel like a living room — and the promise of guests keeps things deliciously unpredictable. At £19 for a night of genuine stand-up in one of Leeds's most atmospheric small venues, this is an easy yes.

Volk Soup and MPTL Microplastics Co-Headline — For just £6, Mabgate Bleach is hosting what might be the most intriguing live music bill of the weekend, with Volk Soup and MPTL Microplastics sharing the top spot in a proper co-headline show from 7:30pm. Mabgate Bleach has earned its reputation as a scrappy, brilliantly curated space where exciting things happen, and a bill with names this distinctive promises something you will not find anywhere else in the city tonight.

GAIA Opening Party @ MiNT "The Loft" - TOMMY FARROW — An opening party always carries a special electricity, and GAIA's debut at Mint Warehouse's intimate Loft space with Detroit and Chicago-influenced selector Tommy Farrow behind the decks is the kind of event that feels significant from the off. Doors at 8:00pm and tickets at £12 make this an accessible entry point into what could become one of Leeds's essential new club nights — get in early and be part of the story.

Retro Heaven @ Space >> Leeds — Sometimes you just want to dance to music you already love, sung at full volume with a room full of strangers who feel like old friends by the end of the night. Retro Heaven at The Space does exactly that from 4:00pm, with £18 buying you a guaranteed floor-filling, nostalgia-soaked evening that is genuinely inclusive — this one draws everyone from students to people who were there the first time around.

Lv LEEDS presents FILTH — Landing at The Society Leeds from 10:00pm, FILTH is the kind of unapologetically bold club night title that tells you exactly what energy to expect — this is late, loud, and proudly on the wilder end of the spectrum. Check the website for ticket details and make sure you have already had a nap, because this is strictly for those who want to see Sunday morning arrive from the dance floor.