LIVE: THE LEISURE SOCIETY – 20/04/2015

– THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – Tonight the Deaf Institute is not the thermal pressure cooker that has become its trademark during its reign as the crown jewel of Manchester’s small music venues. It is more gently packed, still busy, but comfortable. The Leisure Society are repeat visitors themselves, and like so many before them, […]
The Leisure Society are the Brighton band that are likely to always be remembered as the band that, against all the odds, secured two consecutive Ivor Novello Award nominations, the first of which for ‘The Last of the Melting Snow’, a modern pop masterpiece. That is a claim to fame for anybody to be proud […]

Album Review: The Leisure Society – The Fine Art of Hanging On

LIVE: THE LEISURE SOCIETY / KESTON COBBLERS CLUB – 21/04/2013

   – THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – The Leisure Society are an often overlooked, UK folk-indie outfit.  Formed in 2009 and twice Ivor Novello nominated, the band count Brian Eno and Guy Garvey as big followers (not present tonight). The line-up includes the super talented Nick Hemming and band-mates that include members from stellar indie […]
Symphonic pop band The Leisure Society have released a Bandstand Busking session on the eve of their support tour to Laura Marling’s UK Cathedral tour. Full details of all the dates are below. The Bandstand Busking session shows what people can expect from the current tour, which will be an acoustic set featuring band leader […]

NEWS: THE LEISURE SOCIETY – NEW SINGLE /VIDEO & ALBUM REISSUE DETAILS

LIVE: THE LEISURE SOCIETY – 10/04/2009

– THE RUBY LOUNGE, MANCHESTER – Tonight is one of those nights when there are two gigs on at two different venues that you don’t want to miss. Fortunately for me, the first band I wanted to see is due to play at eight fifteen and the second at nine thirty. So I am glad […]