Mini psych-fest headlined by acclaimed Brazilian band BIKE, plus Thee Lucifer Sams, The Dead Zoo & others. A real trip

About this event

ACIDFEST LEEDS brings acclaimed Brazilian psych-rockers Bike as headliners of this mini psych fest at Wharf Chambers, featuring three bands and three solo acts that offer a diverse mix of farout sounds. Bike have toured around the UK and the world with their unique brand of tropical psychedelia, which found influential fans such as Anton Newcombe (they’ve recorded with Anton and opened for Brian Jonestown Massacre). Always nothings less than brilliant live, BIKE are for sure one of the best psych bands in activity today. Thee Lucifer Sams are true visionaries, refusing to put their music on platforms such as Spotify or having social media. Their mix of semi-improvised psychedelic noise draws equally from the abstraction of Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd, Lemmy’s Hawkwind and Sonic Youth noise – with no songs just a full-on psychedelic rollercoaster of sound. The Dead Zoo are a proudly trans led, corn fed noisy post-punk band from London, making their live debut in Leeds. Always putting on an energetic live set, they are always worth watching. Madonovan is the best shoegaze artist you’ve never heard before, and an unique concept – a tribute to itself, covering songs written, but never released, over 30 years ago. A cathartic ode to lost youth, dreams and rock’n’roll itself. Esa Shields is a truly one-of-a-kind artist, creating melodies and sounds the likes of which never heard before or since.