Yard Act
NX Newcastle, Westgate Road, NE1 1SW Newcastle Upon Tyne Directions
Tue 10.11.2026 19:00
Live Nation Presents
Yard Act
Plus Special Guest Lava La Rue
Since first steering their golden rover into swift public acclaim back in 2020, Leeds quartet Yard Act have become one of the great UK indie success stories of the decade so far. With two top five albums, a Mercury Prize nomination, and countless shows and festival appearances spanning the globe, they’ve grown from their minimal post-punk roots into a truly muscular and expansive outfit. Currently working in the studio with producer Justin Meldal-Johnsen (known for his work with Beck, Nine Inch Nails, Wolf Alice) and with album three on the horizon Yard Act look set to make 2026 their own.
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Yard Act
Yard Act formed in Leeds late 2019 when Ryan Needham found himself temporarily living in James Smith’s spare bedroom. bedroom. Settling into a system of programming, looping and layering, the alchemy between the two created a base from which to build their complex and ever expanding narrative world. With just three hometown shows under their belt, world events intervened, ut rather than letting the pandemic derail them Yard Act set up their own imprint, Zen F.C. and across the course of 2020 and into early 2021 released four increasingly coruscating, hilariously dark singles. Subsequently expanded to a four-piece, joined by Sam Shjipstone (guitar) and Jay Russell (drums), their debut album “The Overload” was released in January ’22, landing a number 2 album in the UK, a Mercury Prize nomination, and making them one of the most talked about bands on the planet.
