Live show by Leeds indie rock band CUD, with hits 'Rich and Strange' and 'Purple Love Balloon', at The New Adelphi Club.
CUD are playing The New Adelphi Club on Friday 23 October, with support. They're a Leeds band that started in 1986, emerging from the same art and design scene that gave us Soft Cell, Scritti Politti and The Mekons. Back then, they played a pre-Britpop, fun-loving alternative to the doleful shoegazing bands of the day, and that spirit still runs through them.
Carl Puttnam leads on vocals with his deep-lunged voice, Mike Dunphy on edgy guitars, and the rhythm section of William Potter and Gogs Byrn. They first made a name for themselves with a quirky 1987 Peel session cover of 'You Sexy Thing', and their 1990 album Leggy Mambo led to an A&M deal in 1991 and Top 30 hits 'Rich and Strange' and 'Purple Love Balloon'. They stepped down in 1995, reunited in 2006, and came back again in 2012 with Dunphy returning on guitar, still drawing an army of 'Space CUDets'.
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The New Adelphi itself is one of Britain's most influential grassroots venues, and it's dog-friendly and accessible. Doors open at 8pm, and tickets are £25.
