It had been a long time coming and Yannis Philippakis knew it. One pandemic and two cancelled tours later, Foals were finally able to take to the Millennium Square stage on Friday night to kick off Leeds’ Sounds of the City run, which finally sees live music return to the open air stage in the middle of Leeds.
‘It’s good to be back,’ was something of an understatement from the Foals frontman after his band arrived on stage on a perfect summer evening, with Yannis and company getting straight out of the blocks.
Pints were immediately thrown in the air and a mosh pit formed as the Leeds crowd got it on from the very first bars of opener Wake Me Up, the first song of a set teeming with anthemic singalongs.
