The Cords

Brudenell & Please Please You & Hey! Leeds Presents...


With only a cassette and a flexi single released so far, both of which sold out in a matter of hours, The Cords (Eva and Grace Tedeschi) have honed their skills by playing a whole series of gigs with some of the biggest names in Scottish pop. Their first show was with The Vaselines, and since then they have played with Camera Obscura, Belle and Sebastian, BMX Bandits and others, while also sharing stages with the new generation of indiepop stars: the Umbrellas, Chime School, Lightheaded.
Like all great pop bands, The Cords have taken familiar ingredients and created something utterly fresh. Older indie fans may hear echoes of The Shop Assistants, The Primitives, Tiger Trap and Talulah Gosh, but they will hear something else too: a yearning, dreamy melodic power that takes the songs into darker, stranger places. Younger pop fans won’t care about these old reference points: what they will hear is the sound of two young women doing something utterly exciting: playing loud guitar and loud drums, taking analogue instruments and hitting them hard in the service of immediate and infectious pop tunes, and not giving a second thought about the digital world that wants to own everything we do. The Cords sound free: they remind us that pop music, played right, is expressive, liberating, joyful and deeply personal.

- Not publicly listed
- Contact venue via University of Leeds student services

- Located at venue entrance
- ID required for ticket pickup
- Arrive 30 minutes before event start time

- Limited street parking on Woodhouse Lane
- University parking lots nearby
- Pay and display parking zones
- Public transportation recommended

- Wheelchair accessible ground floor
- Limited mobility seating available
- Advance notice required for special accommodations
- Companion seats provided

- University student ID may be required
- No outside food or drinks
- Quiet during performances
- Respect venue property

- Most events 18+ or university students
- Some daytime events may allow children
- Parental supervision required
- Age restrictions vary by event type