IDLES Block Party – Queen Square, Bristol - Fri 1 & Sat 2 August 2025

“Are you ready to collide?” echoed around Queen Square in Bristol twice, and twice 15,000 bodies answered the barked question in the emphatic affirmative. IDLES were back in town, making their only UK gigs of the year into full-scale block parties across the first Friday and Saturday in August for an exquisite homecoming.  

Natalie Wildgoose (Supporting Chris Brain), The Attic, Leeds - 21/07/25

 

An instant hush descends over The Attic’s seated audience as Natalie Wildgoose serenely takes her place at the piano. It’s the kind of quiet respect - only to be punctuated by rapturous applause after each delicately crafted song - I wish could be bottled and distributed at will at other events. However.