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wormboys summer tour 2026

Soon we will be embarking on a short summer tour with wormboys! You can see us play the following places in the last week of August and first week of September. Catch us if you can!

28 August 2026 – Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Gig from 8pm. Read more here.
Free event! With Eliza Beth.

29 August 2026 – Art Antics, Dundee
Doors 8pm. Buy tickets here.
With Icerink and Lime Grove.

30 August 2026 –The Cooperage, Glasgow
12pm-5pm. Read more here.
Free event! Glasgow Summer – all ages matinee show. With many other acts.

6 September 2026 – Wharf Chambers, Leeds
1:30pm – 4pm. Buy tickets here.
Youth Anthems – all ages, family-friendly matinee show. With Gravel and No Slugs.

Poster featuring a photo of a band in a practice room, titled "wormboys". It lists four tour locations: 28 August at Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge; 29 August at Art Antics, Dundee; 30 August at Some Great Reward, Glasgow, 6 September at Wharf Chambers, Leeds.



We’ve also got other shows coming up in the likes of Leeds, London, and Sheffield over the coming months.

You can keep up to date with this via the wormboys linktree, or my new see me perform page on this website.

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Gig: Glasgow Summer! August bank holiday

Following the success of A gig for Isaac (and it was a huge success! we raised £800), I’m very excited to announce Glasgow Summer, on Sunday 30 August.

I am fully back my nonsense, once again co-organising the gig and playing a set with wormboys. Because why not. Also I made a ridiculous poster, for which I am sure you will observe precisely zero genAI was employed.

There’s no specific cause this time. Or rather, the cause is: good music, good times. And it will be completely free to attend! We (Rolling Head Promotions) have teamed up with the fantastic Glasgow Southside record store Some Great Reward, who are supporting us to host the afternoon gig in the outdoor courtyard at The Cooperage (complete with a good bit of cover in case of rain).

Poster featuring a hand-drawn picture of a courtyard, with blotchy colours. Above the courtyard, an angry sun glares at a happy cloud, which is wearing sunglasses. Text on the poster reads as follows. Sunday 30 August, 12pm-5pm. Rolling Head Promotions and Some Great Reward present Glasgow Summer. With live music from: Pat's Soundhouse (lo-fi genius multi-instrumentalist), Crocodile Tears (queer grunge crew), wormboys (eclectic noise pop), Johanna and the Faeries (energising folk pop), Alexx Munro (sad punk fun), Cat Armour (transcontinental slop punk). Free matinee! the Cooperage. 674 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow Southside

The event will feature live folk, punk, pop, and grunge music from:

Pat’s Soundhouse
Legendary bedroom pop multi-instrumentalist – stepping out of the bedroom and into the street (well, courtyard) for this very special occasion!

Crocodile Tears
Queer grunge from Dundee!

wormboys
Noise-pop from Leeds! (and Glasgow)

Johanna and the Faeries
Local folk pop!

Alexx Munro
Folk punk from Paisley!

Cat Armour
Exciting new local punk band!


Accessibility:
The Cooperage is an outdoor courtyard location, with level access from Pollokshaws Road. The entrance does however feature somewhat uneven pavement and pavestones: you can see an image of this on google maps here. The courtyard has paving, gravel, and a handful of benches – you can see photos on the Cooperage website.

This will be an outdoor gig, although if there is much rain forecast we should have a marquee (obviously if there is a horrendous thunderstorm we will have to cancel). Food and drink is available from many local outlets, including the Cooperage’s very own Boca sandwich shop. All-gender toilets will be available, including an accessible toilet at Boca until 4pm.

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Gigs: summer shows for wormboys in Leeds

We have several very exciting wormboys shows coming up over the summer, the first two of which have been announced. Both will be in Wharf Chambers, the most excellent venue in the most excellent city of Leeds.

The first of these gigs takes place on Saturday 25th July. I’m actually also co-organising this one, as part of the crowdfunding efforts for Isaac, a Black trans kid whose family are raising money to pay for his healthcare costs.

We’ll be playing alongside three other brilliant West Yorkshire acts. There’s the alt-rock crew Faded Alchemy, who we played alongside for the incredible We Can Kick It football fundraiser at The Attic; Lucas Assagba, a singer-songwriter who pens biting rock tunes which I’m really hyped to hear live; and bughotel, who plays lofi folky indie music which has just got better and better since we last shared a stage a couple of years or so back.

Buy tickets for A Gig for Isaac here.

We’re selling tickets on a sliding scale: £10 standard, with alternative rates for people on low income (£5) and those who can afford to give a bit more (£20). We’ll be charging a bit more on the night, but also no-one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Gig poster, featuring a drawing of a black male torso and swirly patterns pink, blue, and ivory. Text reads as follows. A gig for Isaac: trans youth healthcare fundraiser. Wormboys, Faded Alchemy, Lucas Assagba, Bug hotel. Plus! Vegan bake sale. Saturday 25 July, Wharf Chambers, Leeds. 7:30pm doors. £5 to £10 in advance, £15 on the day. No one turned away for lack of funds.

The second gig will be on Sunday 6th September. I’m very excited that we have been booked for a Youth Anthems show, as this long-running series of family-friendly gigs really is a Leeds institution. I really admire that the organisers create this regular space for people of all ages to watch live music together, and respect their commitment to the idea that all kinds of music are appropriate and relevant for children to enjoy.

For this matinee show, we will be playing alongside indie-punks Gravel, who also feature wormboys drummer Jake on the skins (he’ll be having a busy night!), plus electro-pop artist No Slugs, for that maximum garden vibe.

Buy tickets for the September 2026 edition of Youth Anthems here.

It’s a bargainous fiver for adults, and free for under-18s to attend (when accompanied by an adult). The organisers say over half the tickets have sold already though, so get in there quick if you’re hoping to come!

Gig poster, featuring a colourful drawing of a contented tree with squirrels frolicking amongst its leaves. Text reads as follows. Youth anthems 47. Sunday 6th September. Wormboys, gravel, no slugs. Family friendly live music plus vegan cake. £5 for people over 18, free for under 18s. 1:30pm to 4pm, Wharf Chambers.

Like I said, there’s a lot more coming up for wormboys, both over this summer and beyond, so keep an eye out!

If you’d like to follow when I’m performing live, why not subscribe to my blog using the handy form below? Alternatively, I’ve set up a shiny new see me perform page, for people who’d like to keep track of my band, DJ, and spoken word gigs.

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Gig: inclusive football fundraiser in Leeds!

Next Friday I’ll be popping down to Leeds to play this amazing gig in The Attic with wormboys.

You can buy tickets here.

Friday 16 January 2026. We can kick it - a fundraiser for trans-inclusive football in Leeds. Live music, performances, DJ sets from Fig By Four, Faded Alchemy, Sophie and the Silhouettes, wormboys, Lick Quid Gold DJs, Shariz DJ, Ballz Deep, Plasma Anderson, Sunflower Thieves. Unwaged £5, face £10, solidarity £15. 7pm until late at The Attic, Leeds.

In the wake of the Football Association effectively banning trans women from playing even at an amateur level, it’s been heartening to see a lot of serious community organising happening around inclusive football. A lot of this has been led by women who have already been frustrated for years with the institutional sexism of the FA, and their effective control over many local pitches.

This gig will be raising money for those fighting back against a corporate, exclusionary approach to football, and working to build something much better in its place.

Plus, it’s a stonking line-up. If you’re local, come and see us all play!

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wormboys gigs: Greenbelt Festival + fundraiser in Leeds

We have a couple of very exciting events coming up for wormboys in a couple of weeks!

First, on Wednesday 20th August we will be playing a fundraiser gig at Hyde Park Book Club in Leeds. Themed around the film I Saw The TV Glow (which promises to be…weird) the event has been organised in support of The Hangout, a super awesome LGBTQIA youth project. We’ll be sharing a stage with oli reeves and Leeds Queers Against Fascism.

The TV is Still Glowing – Get your tickets here!
£8 waged / £4 unwaged + fees.

Event poster for The TV is Still Glowing, featuring an old TV and calm moon face against a blue and pink background. Text reads as follows: a fundraiser for LGBTQ youth club the Hangout. Inspired by I Saw The TV Glow. Wednesday 20th August, 7:30pm. Featuring wormboys, oli reeves and queers against fascism. Tickets £4 unwaged or £8 standard. Hyde Park Book Club.


Secondly, for the weekend of 22-24 August we will be whizzing down to the countryside near Kettering for Greenbelt Festival! This will be my second time performing at Greenbelt, as I gave a talk about trans feminism in 2023. The whole event had thoroughly excellent vibes, especially the Rebel Rouser stage in the woods. I’m excited to be returning there with wormboys this time around for a full set of live music – including lots of material written for our forthcoming debut album. I can’t wait for us to share it!

Greenbelt Festival – Get your tickets here!
Adult tickets £110 – £300: pay what you can.

Poster for Greenbelt festival, featuring many many artists and speakers. Key text reads as follows. Greenbelt: hope in the making. 21-24 August 2025 Boughton House. A festival of artistry, activism, and belief.

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Leeds gig! Wednesday 2nd April

Reminder that I am playing Wharf Chambers in Leeds as part of wormboys on Wednesday. We have written a lot of new material recently, and are excited to share it with a live audience. We’ll be supported by Tiger Island and Etheriel, with live visuals from Kit Watson, so it’s going to be a great night.

More information plus a ticket link can be found here.

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Upcoming gigs in London and Leeds

New year, new gigs! We have two headline shows coming up for wormboys. Come and see us if you can!

Thursday 23rd January
The Cavendish Arms, London
With the legendary Schande, plus exciting new supergroup Tomboy Grandpa.

£9 advance.
Tickets available here!

Gig poster, with information in green text on a yellow background. Information as shared in post.

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Wednesday 2nd April
Wharf Chambers, Leeds
With Tiger Island and Etheriel, plus live projections from Kit Watson.

£6 advance, £8 on the door, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Tickets available here!

Gig poster, with blobby red shapes drawn on white rectangles against a beige background. Poster text reads as follows. Wormboys, Tiger Island, Etheriel. Art by Kit Watson. 2nd April 2025. £6 online, £8 on the door. Wharf Chambers. Wharf Chambers is a member's club. You must be a member or a guest to go. It's £2 to join at wharfchambers.org.

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wormboys 2024 summer tour dates

I’m taking a much-needed break from *gestures wildly* many things in coming weeks, to spend some creative time with my friends in wormboys.

We’ll be playing several super cool gigs in England – you can catch us in Northampton, Oxford, Bradford, York, and Newcastle! We have a lot of new material to share, plus songs from our 2023 EP smalltime and our most recent single, mostly still.

Tickets for all our shows are (or will be) available through our Linktree.

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wormboys song featured in Leeds Queer Film Festival trailer

I’m hugely honoured that my band’s song “mostly still” has been used in the trailer for Leeds Queer Film Festival this year!


Leeds Queer Film Festival is an amazing, affordable, non-profit community event, which every year shows feature-length films and shorts from around the world. I cannot recommend it enough!

This year’s event runs from 20-24 March, and you can find all the information you might need on their website.