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Cockpit, Leeds

Swinegate
Leeds
LS1 4AG

0113 2443446

The Cockpit opened in 1994, before which it was the "Cock of the North" pub. At that time the pub was separate from the venue in the same way as the bar is separate from the venue today.

Bands to have played the venue include Rancid, Reef, Placebo, Kula Shaker, Mansun, Embrace, Death in Vegas, Feeder, Backyard Babies, Elastica, Bloodhound Gang, Less than Jake, New Model Army, The Music, White Stripes, The Hives, Korn, At The drive in, Cornershop, Shed 7, Paradise Lost, Ash, Sugar Ray, Mercury Rev, Boy George, Top Loader, Cast... and many more.

The Cockpit also features bands at the grass root level with a number of unsigned nights as well as encouraging local unsigned acts to play with established artists.

Saturday, 5th July

Paul Heaton + Attic Lights

Tuesday, 8th July

The Voltaires + These Monsters + I Concur

Wednesday, 9th July

Jaguar Love

Thursday, 10th July

The Rocket Summer + Outline

Friday, 11th July

Brian Jonestown Massacre + The Blakes

Saturday, 12th July

Red Cells + Pulled Apart By Horses + The Humour

Wednesday, 16th July

Solus Locus + The Dead Eyes Of Quint + A Lot Like Eskimos

Friday, 18th July

The Stations + Kram + Dinosaur Pile-up

Saturday, 19th July

Armstrong + Red Go Green Stop + And The Return

Wednesday, 23rd July

Hella Cholla + Fran Rodgers + The Bacchae

Friday, 25th July

The Little Ones

Saturday, 26th July

Jon Jones and the Beatniks Movement + Picturehouse

Tuesday, 29th July

Johnny Truant + Cotheria

Wednesday, 30th July

Pushbike Army + Mr and Mrs + Killing Fields Of Ontario

Friday, 1st August

Twisted Wheel + The Stolen

Thursday, 7th August

Cruxshadows + John Merrick's Remains

Friday, 8th August

The Dharma + The Moccasins + Little Thoughts

Tuesday, 12th August

Freefall Felix + Over & Out + Make It Better Later

Friday, 15th August

Pavilion + Last Gang

Saturday, 16th August

The Voltz + Royal Vendetta

Saturday, 30th August

Armstrong + Enjoy Destroy + Saving Time

Thursday, 4th September

Crystal Castles

Saturday, 6th September

Das Wanderlust + The Velvet Orchestra + Solus Locus

Saturday, 13th September

Underoath

Sunday, 14th September

Gotye

Saturday, 20th September

Cobra Starship + Forever The Sickest Kids

Sunday, 21st September

Attack Attack

Monday, 22nd September

Royworld

Saturday, 27th September

Kill Hannah

Sunday, 28th September

The Duke Spirit

Thursday, 2nd October

Cajun Dance Party

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