The Vaccines have been announced as the headliners for this year's Live at Leeds which takes place on Saturday 5th May at various venues throughout Leeds.

Speaking about their headline slot at this year’s Live At Leeds, The Vaccines said:

“Whether at our own shows or at the festivals, Leeds has proved itself time and time again to be one of the best audiences in the world. We really mean that. It was the first chants of 'YORKSHIRE' in 2011 that made us feel like we'd truly arrived. Having spent most of last year living in Yorkshire too ,and recording our new album there, this will also be somewhat of a homecoming - even if only in our heads. We can't wait.”

Also added to the bill are Bristol punk starters IDLES, one of the most talked about bands of the year Superorganism, the commanding modern voice of Nadine Shah. Plus pop groover Rae Morris, blistering garage-rock favourites YAK, , the ramshackle sounds of Cabbage and alt-rockers The XCERTS.

Live At Leeds weekend are set to kick off on the Friday night 4th May with a showcase presented by PRS Foundation’s Momentum Music Fund Showcase at The Wardrobe - featuring appearances from supported artists such as Our Girl, Chelou, Fenne Lily and very special guest headliners to be revealed shortly.

General admission tickets are £36.00 + BF available from Lunatickets.

Artists announced today

The Vaccines, IDLES, Superorganism, Nadine Shah, Rae Morris, Yak, Bad Sounds, Cabbage, The Xcerts, Cosmo Pyke, The Night Cafe, King Nun, Sea Girls, Demob Happy, Mullally, Adam French, Boniface, Easy Life, Emily Capell, The Blinders, Low Island, The Van T’s, Krrum, Love Ssega, Fizzy Blood, P D Liddle, Pom Poko, Forever Cult, Oddity Road, Sheafs, Teischa, Wildes, Keir, Broken Witt Rebels, The Beach, Wildwood Kin, Hollow Coves, Lydmor, Aka George, Elle Watson, Haley Heynderickx, Avalanche Party, Kara Marni, The Modern Strangers, Abi Ocia, Georgie, The Tesky Brothers, Apre, Dream Nails, Emma McGrath, Giant Party, Kiol, Lily Moore, Loop, Phoebe Green, Roe, Ryan McMullan, Tors, Zapatila, Wild Front, Polo, Fehm, Magick Mountain, Tim Chadwick, Else Skogan, Cat Una, Honey Arcade, Koyo, Lelo, Snicklefritz, Talkboy, Tallsaint, JW Ridley, and The Big Wheel.

Live at Leeds 2018 line up