After a stint of huge festival sets and arena support slots this past summer, Loathe are thrumming with excitement over the prospect of a no barrier show. Tonight, the heavy metalgaze quartet are set to perform to a packed-out crowd in The Warehouse - and fans are in for a treat, it’s not often that the group’s immense, awe-striking soundscapes are able to unravel within such an intimate space these days. But, most importantly, it’s an evening with a purpose.
The sold-out show is to be the first of many upcoming gigs raising funds for beloved local venue Boom Leeds, currently under threat of closure. “We always want to support grassroot venues, and Boom’s history within hardcore music is so important,” guitarist and vocalist Erik Bickerstaffe explains ahead of the band's set. “Boom is such a communal place for musicians,” frontman Kadeem France adds. “Those spaces are so vital. Like, the practice room we used when we were 16 is just an accommodation block now but we met so many people in that space. So many bands wouldn’t exist without communal spaces.”
