Yo La Tengo at Church Leeds

Chris Horkan

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Yo La Tengo

Church Leeds, Leeds
3 May 2018

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Yo La Tengo courtesy of Leeds International Festival
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Over 30 years into their, New Jersey’s Yo La Tengo have established themselves as indie rock royalty.

Formed by couple Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley in 1984, with bass player James McNew joining eight years later, the critically acclaimed band have gone on to release 18 studio albums to date – including this March’s There’s a Riot Going On, their first long-player in five years.

For LIF, the trio play recently renovated venue Church Leeds for one of only five UK and Ireland dates.

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