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The Radio X Indie Night with Rich Wolfenden 7pm - 11pm
1 August 2024, 06:00
Celebrate Yorkshire Day with some of the biggest tunes and greatest acts to come from that fine county.
The Jarvis Cocker-fronted band hail from Sheffield in South Yorkshire.
Sorted For E's & Wizz
The Monkeys, who formed in a suburb called High Green, follow a long line of talented Sheffield bands.
Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down (Official Video)
The band’s signature single, I Predict A Riot, depicted a night out in their hometown of Leeds.
Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict A Riot (New Lighter Version)
Shed Seven weren't formed in a shed, but their name does come from a railway shed they spotted in York.
Twin Brothers Gary and Ryan Jarman, joined by younger brother Ross, make up the Wakefield trio.
The Cribs - I'm A Realist
Bridghouse, West Yorkshire is the home of Danny Mcnamara and co.
Embrace - All You Good Good People
Bring Me The Horizon may hail from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, but their earliest influences come from the American metalcore genre.
Bring Me The Horizon - Medicine (Official Video)
The band from Rothwell in Leeds came up with their name after a in-joke which apparently stuck.
The Pigeon Detectives - This Is An Emergency
Heavy Metal band Def Lep are still rocking out today, coming from humble beginnings in 70s Sheffield.
Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me (version 1: UK concept)
Despite singer Ian Astbury hailing from Merseyside and guitarist Billy Duffy coming from Manchester, Bradford was where the goth rockers formed and were based. Astbury now lives in LA.
The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
Originally named The Spoilt Bratz, Terrorvision formed in Keighley, West Yorkshire, before making Bradford their base.
Terrorvision - Tequilla
The Human League - best known for their No.1 hit Don't You Want Me - formed in Sheffield in the late 70s. They were early UK adopters of synth technology and produced two albums of stark electronica before going full on “pop”.
The Human League - Open Your Heart
The Leeds synth-pop duo of Marc Almond and Dave Ball’s greatest hit was a cover of Northern Soul track, Tainted Love.
Soft Cell Tainted Love (1981)
Post punk pioneers Gang Of Four formed in Leeds in the late 70s.
Gang Of Four - At Home He's A Tourist (1979)
Best known for their hit, Temptation, which featured in the cult film Trainspotting, Heaven 17 were formed in Sheffield in the early 1980s from former members of The Human League. They get their name from a fictional band in the movie A Clockwork Orange.
Heaven 17 - Temptation (Official Video)