Quiet Steps Festival

Date

Saturday 18 July 2026

Start time

12:00

Venue

Project House

9 Armley Road, Leeds, LS12 2DR

About this gig

A compact emo and post-hardcore festival in Leeds featuring Braid, Faraquet, Hey Mercedes, Delta Sleep and local acts across two stages. No clashes and a heavy focus on musicianship and melodic songwriting.

Line-up

Braid

Influential Chicago emo with bite

Chicago, USA, United States

Emo Post-hardcore

Faraquet

Angular D.C. post-hardcore mathematicians

Washington, D.C., United States

Math rock Post-hardcore

Hey Mercedes

Melodic emo with driving hooks

Milwaukee, USA, United States

Emo Indie rock

Delta Sleep

British math rock with finesse

United Kingdom

Math rock Progressive indie

Crash of Rhinos

Leeds emo with melancholic heft

Leeds, United Kingdom

Emo Post-hardcore

Tangled Hair

Melodic math rock from the north

United Kingdom

Math rock Instrumental

Pennines

Norwich band returning after reform

Norwich / London, United Kingdom

Emo Punk

Pancho

New supergroup from scene members

United Kingdom

Math rock Supergroup

Promoters

Quiet Steps Fest

person

Dirty Otter

person

DIY Leeds promoters running small shows since 2006.